Brighton’s Doggie Bloggie

Believe it or not, I actually look forward to my “Spa Day”. 

Dis is da day where Mom gives me a BATH (although I do not care too much for that part) and a haircut and all other things that go with being a Yorkie.

Here I am BEFORE my bath and haircut.

After da bath is my favorite part. 

Mom lets me go crazy in da towel.  She think I am rubbin to get dry, but really I am smearin my face all over to try to get rid of da CLEAN smell.  Who wants to smell CLEAN anyways???!!??  Give me a pile of gecko poop to roll around in, and I will be MUCH HAPPIER!!

I do love the blow~dry part too.  Mommy does very well makin sure I stay warm, but not too hot.  Da only part I hate is when she try to do my face.  But usually, if I hold relatively still and be a good boy, that part is over before I know it, and den I end up lookin like dis:

And now my VERY FAVORITE PART of Spa Day!!!  Da HAIRCUT!!

I bet alot of Yorkies do not like da haircut, but I LOVE it.  I hop up onto da platform an don’t move a muscle, while Mommy razors away all da hot stinkin’ hair.  Da more she take off, da better.  In fact, if there was a “Bald” setting I would tell her use it.  I do not like hair, I want to be as nekked as possible.  Mom says good thing I am not a GIRL yorkie.  Since I am a boy, I can get away with lookin like a little rat more easily.

So, here I give you da final product of a Mommy Spa Day.  I can finally see again, an I feel WONDERFUL!!!

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

So, once again, Mom And Dad were not here on my special Birthday.  While I was busy turning six years old, they were out having fun on da slopes of Brighton, snowboarding da day away.

How rude, ya?

Well, I am not so upset because although they were not here, they didn’t forget about me.  No Way!  When they came home, they brought me a new little buddy.  It is Mr. Mooooooose.

Mom and Dad get to see plenty moose when they go to Utah, and this trip was no different.  There was actually a moose right along the snowboard trail snacking on some bushes. 

Mom thought I should have a moose of my own, so this is my Birthday present.  I love him.  He is soft and cuddly, an I know just where to squeeze him to make a loud “Moooooooooooooo…. Mooooooooooooo…. Mooooooooo” sound come out!!! 

Drives mom and dad crazy after the 50th time or so… That’s the whole idea, isn’t it?

Thanks for da cool moose Mom and Dad, but no thanks for not being here to help me celebrate my Birthday….. I forgive you tho, cuz that’s the kinda Yorkie I am.

Me an my new bud, Mr. Moooooose.

 AAALLLLOOOHHHHHAAAAAA !!!!!!

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Aloha Evewybody!!! 

Recently, Mom has been taking me for long walks on the beach early in da morning.  It is good fun, and the scenery is so beautiful, thought I’d share some of da sites wit you.  We walk about 2-3 miles or so, an it is really good exercise havin to walk in da soft sand.  Mommy likes it cuz she get to get a tan at da same time.  I like it cuz da morning sea breeze keeps me nice and cool.

Da water is da most BEAUTIFUL shades of aqua and turquoise.  We never get tired of looking at it. 

It helps inspire Mom to go home and paint.

Isn’t dis just gorgeous?  I can’t believe I am so lucky to live in such a beautiful place.

After we walk, we usually just sit and veg for a while.  Watching da waves,  almost getting hypnotized as they roll in to shore.  

There is dis wonderful outrigger canoe that Mommy an I just love.

C’Mon Mom!  Let’s paddle to da South Pacific. It shouldn’t take too long. 

I can be known as “Bryster Pup~i~tala de Tahiti”

ALOHA FROM HAWAII !!!!

Hope you have a wonderful day.

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Check out my website: www.superbry.com

Today I got to do something very fun, fo’ sure.  I got to go with Mom an Granma an Grampaw to da Beach!  We went very early in da morning, jus as da sun was rising.  It was so pretty, da waves was crashin on da rocks an da sand was sparkling.  Den, guess what I saw?  A Hawaiian Monk Seal!  He was jus layin on da sand, he look just like one ROCK.

Mommy don’t let me get too close, I wanted to go over an say “Aloha Mr. Monk Seal” but Mom say they are endangered an we gotta give them their space.  At least mom snapped a pic of me with Mr. Monk, that was pretty cool.

So, as you know, Mom and Dad love to hike.  They recently visited the Grand Tetons in Wyoming, and the wonderful peaks of Brighton, Utah this past month.  (I may or may not blog about that adventure later.  Depends what kind of mood I am in.  I am a little mad that I did not get to go along, yet again, but I know I am not allowed to visit da mainland because of stinkin’ Hawaii Quarantine Laws, so I wasn’t AS mad as not gettin’ to go to Maui with them!). 

While hiking, Mom and Dad came upon many cute little creatures they call Pikas.  They are smaller than me, about 6-8 inches long, and weigh about 6 oz. or so.  Although many people think they are a big funny-looking mouse, or maybe a hamster, they are actually the smallest member of da rabbit family.  “What’s Up Doc?” Sorry, I couldn’t resist!

When mom and dad would stop to take a hiking break, they would usually find a little Pika scurrying around the trail between the boulders, collecting wildflowers, and carrying them off to their secret stash for winter munching.  Pikas make a funny bird-like scream noise, and after mom and dad finally realized it was Pikas making that sound, not a bird, they would smile when they heard it.  They say da Pikas reminded them of ME.  They had funny personalities an was always on da go…go……go!  They were glad da pikas was around to keep them company SINCE I WAS NOT!!!

Here is a PIKA:

Another cute little critter that mom and dad really like is da Pine Marten, which they also call me. It has very soft, shiny fur, and lives in da snowy forests.

Here is a Pine Marten:

When they came home from their great hiking adventure, they brought me back some little critters.  I now have a pet Pika and a pet Pine Marten. We like to hang out on da warm bridge that overlooks da fish pond.

Nothing beats a nice sunny day with nothing to do but veg with your buddies.

  They are great little guys and they like to go play out in da yard with me, although, I always have to keep a close eye on Mr. Pika, he likes to wander off and try to pick all Mommies flowers!

“Now you get back here and play with us, Mr. Pika, an stop eating all Mommies Flowers!”

Mr. Pika usually lives in higher elevations than Hawaii, more like 8,000 - 13,000 ft.  So, sometimes he gets a little annoyed with da warm sea level altitude and goes in search of cooler spots.

I guess we had enough sun.  Will make Mr. Pika happy (before he start to throw a screaming temper tantrum) an hang out in da nice cool shade da rest of da afternoon.

“Here, Pine Marten, buddy, I will take you to a cooler spot.”

“Hey Mr. Pika!!  Where you stay?  I think he over there in da cool shade, Let’s go over there.”

Pine Martens… Pikas….. and Pups….. OH MY!!!

 I do think I am evewy bit as cute as da Pine Marten:

An lookie ma.  I can even be a PIKA!  See!  

To see a cool little PIKA video, click here: CUTE PIKA VIDEO

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Just wanted to share the fun I had last evening.  Mom and Dad took me on a shorter hike (about 4 miles) up da Kuliouou Ridge Trail.  We went later in the day, near evening, so it wouldn’t be so hot out. Here I am at da Kuliouou trailhead.

The trail is all uphill, but is not TOO strenuous, and not alot of climbing over rocks and stuff.  It is pretty mellow and cool with lots of pine tree coverage, and we seen plenty neat birds along da trail (They was too fast for me to get any pictures of them though - Dang!).  We weren’t planning on hiking to the very top of da ridge, but rather about 2/3rds of da way up.  There is a nice spot we know of, and Mom and Dad wanted to try out their new backpacking stove and cook dinner up there.

The tippy top of da mountain (you can’t even see it in dis picture) was in complete black rain clouds!  Oh no!  But, we weren’t planning on going all the way up, so we might be ok.  The air on the hike up was SO muggy, it must have been about 99.99999% humidity.  The most you can get before rain.  Mom and Dad was drippin’ sweat, but lucky for me, I don’t sweat.  On we went, up the trail. 

At one point, mom kinda freaked for a second because she thought she saw a HUGE SNAKE in a tree up ahead!!  Then, I reminded her Hawaii don’t have snakes.  Upon closer examination, we found out it was a root of some other plant wrapped around da tree. 

Finally, we made it to da area where we wanted to eat, but it was really windy cuz it’s kinda up on a ridge.  Mom didn’t like it, so we got to do something real fun and go OFF TRAIL lookin’ for a more sheltered spot!  And I, BryGuy, Little SuperYorkie, got to lead da way!

“FOLLOW ME, MOM AND DAD !  I will find us da perfect spot!”

Here is a little trail I found after some intense searching.

I made them follow me thru all kinds of brush an mini-Norfolk pines an they probably thinkin’ “Where is this little dude goin?”.  But then, we came to this rather large pine needle covered clearing!  I did it!  I found da perfect picnic spot!

It was totally sheltered from da wind, and we even had a semi-ocean view!  Unreal!  Dad got da alcohol stove set up an started cookin da Johnsonville Brats. 

Ouuuhhhh dey smell SO GOOD!  An after a long uphill hike, I WAS HUNGRY!  Mom got da buns an sauerkraut ready (I am not a fan of da Sauerkraut - it smells like a FUT to me!!!) an finally da big Wienerdogs was finished!

“Ouuu Mommy, dat sure smells good.  Can I have a small bite?  Paw-eeze??”

We grinded!  Mom let me have some of da Johnsonville - yum! yum!

It started to get cold out an we was hopin’ it wouldn’t start raining yet.  Sunset would be soon and we wanted to finish eating before it started to get dark out.  Mom let me wrap up in her fleece jacket an I was snug as a bug in a rug.

Soon, we were on our way back down da mountain.  Dis way of da hike was easier since it was all downhill.  It started getting dark out, an mom and dad had to use their headlamps.  I didn’t need one for me, I have super-yorkie night vision built into my perfect little package!

“C’mon guys, da trail is this way.  I will lead you back down…. no problem!”

  Only thing I was a little scared of in da dark was running into da Hawaiian Obake (ghosts).  I heard plenty stories of several different Obake, especially in dis area.  We heard a couple really strange noises, but mom said it was just birds an not to worry.

“Hey MOM! Did you hear that?  Was that Obake?  Huh? Huh? Huh?”

I stayed close to mom and dad da whole way down, an soon we was back to da trailhead. (Whew!) 

We drove back home an I fell asleep on da way.  Luckily, I didn’t have to help Mom and Dad clean up all da hiking stuff afterwards.  I sure am one lucky little pup!

What a fun hike, an da Johnsonville made it yummy!!!

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Check out my website: www.superbry.com

MOM AND DAD WENT TO MAUI, AN ALL I GOT WAS DIS STINKIN’ SHIRT!!

 O.K. O.k., I tryin’ not to be selfish, but c’mon!  I at least expected a new Yorkie-Sized Maui Boogie Board from Honolua Surf Co. or maybe a HUGE slice of ONOLICIOUS HULA PIE from Kimo’s (YUM YUM, I droolin jus thinkin about it !!!), but no…. jus dis stinkin’ shirt.  I don’t even LIKE wearin’ clothes.  An “MAJOR TROUBLE”??  What da heck???!!???  I da BEST most WELL behaved pup in da Islands. 

You want Major Trouble, mom?  I show it to you…. Nah jus jokin!  Hee hee.

At least da CAMO is WAY COOL !!!

Thanks Mom N Dad!!!

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Check out my website: www.superbry.com

Many years ago, one of Mommy’s friends had a Plumeria tree that had some of da most BEAUTIFUL flowers I have ever seen. Deep red pink that turned to golden yellow in the center. Her friend gave her a stalk of the tree to see if mom could grow her own. She brought the cutting home and tried to propagate it (”propagate” is just a fancypants word for “grow”.  I so intellectual, ya??).
It did start to take root, and about two years later, we had something that resembled a very small plumeria tree with a few leaves, but no flowers. A few more years passed and the tree grew larger with many more branches and leaves, but still no flowers. What da heck???  You sure you know what you are doin, Mama?? I was beginning to think it would never bloom.

Finally, last month, after FIVE YEARS of patient waiting (which is almost since da time I was BORN!!), flower buds started to appear on the ends of the limbs. Our Plumeria finally gave us it’s beautiful flowers we had so longed for. It was definitely worth the wait….. at least I think it was.  Mommy sure has some strange ideas about what to do wit deez flowers though.   Oh well, they smell absolutely wonderful an I am a real Hawaiian Boy anyways!!! ALOHA !!!!

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Check out my website: www.superbry.com

Last weekend, Mom and Dad took me on another very fun (and very hard) hike.  It goes to da top of Hawaii Loa Ridge in da Koolau Mountains.  It has the most awesome Island views along da way, as well as at da top.  For a while, I almost thought I was in da most remote reaches of da South Pacific.  No houses, no peoples, jus trees and plants and birds and beautiful cliffs everywhere you look! Here are a few pics, but you must visit my Bite Site to get da full tour.  There, you will also find out da AMAZING ANIMAL that I encountered only 10 minutes into da hike.  You won’t want to miss it!

ALOHA!
Here I am at da VEWY TOP of da Koolau Mountain ridge! Right behind me is a cliff that goes STRAIGHT DOWN!!! Scary!

Some of da awesome views fwom da top.  Good thing da clouds stayed away for a while.

Below is a great view of all of Waimanalo and da Mokulua Islands at Lanikai.
(Both of which can also be visited on my BITE SITE).

Mt. Olomana, Kailua, and Kaneohe views.  SO PRETTY!

To see this days adventure in full, click here :
Brighton’s BITE SITE HAWAII LOA RIDGE HIKE

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Check out my website: www.superbry.com

So yesterday, Mom and Dad let me go hiking with them.  I just LOVE it.  Da day was picture perfect here in Hawaii, so we decided to do da Koko Head Trail which hikes up over Hanauma Bay.  What fun it was to be out in da fresh air, exploring nature and seeing da most beautiful scenery imaginable.  I sure am lucky I live in Hawaii.  I will include a few “sneak peek” pictures here on my blog, but if you want to read about my days hike in more detail, be sure to visit my BITE SITE.   I have da full days events and plenny kine neat pictures too!
ALOHA!

Hanauma Bay from above

Wow!  Such a perfect day, it look like one big swimming pool !

“Hey Ma!  Can I go SKINNY DIP???”

What da heck is dis??

(To find out, you’ll have to visit my “Bry’s BITE SITE”)

Wanna see more of my fun day of hiking in Paradise?

Click here: Brighton’s BITE SITE Koko Head Hike

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Check out my website: www.superbry.com

I got to do sumthin’ really fun this past weekend. Mom and Dad taught me how to surf ! Yep ! Das right ! They took me to this beach called Sherwoods. It was a perfect day and mom took me out on da Boogie Board. Da waves were not big in human standard, but Yorkie size, I say they was a good 2 ft. overhead (over my head, at least). I wasn’t scared though — no way. The water was so warm and turquoisy blue, and not a cloud in da sky !! I caught wave after wave with Mom and she was so proud of me. People on da beach was pointin’ an laughin’ — I don’t think they ever saw a surfin’ Yorkie before ! Can’t wait to go back to da beach again next weekend !! HANG 20, DUDE !!

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Check out my website: www.superbry.com

Wee hee ! Hey there ! I know I never BryBlog in a while, been busy with all da Holidays and stuff, but I am just so excited today ! It is da first day that it actually feels cold here in Hawaii ! Yep, das right. Da news say it might not even get up to 80 degrees today ! WOW ! That is really cold ! I woke up dis morning and went outside with Mom, and I actually started shiverin’ my little tail off. Usually I am a HOT DOG an NEVER get cold, but today was different. Mom was ready with a nice fleece for me, she was happy that I finally get to use it !

So, not only is it cold today, but it’s also rainy out. Can’t go outside to play, so we had fun staying inside, and gettin’ in da Christmas Spirit. I know it’s not even December yet, but hey, you can never be too early for Santa Paws !! An’ you KNOW that Christmas is a Yorkies favorite time of year ! I have been really good all year long. Mommy tells me every day what a good boy I am. “Santa, Are You Listening ???”

So, da first thing we do is start playing some Christmas music. Mom let me pick, so that was an easy one cuz I always choose da SAME CD every time. “Jingle Dogs ~~ Christmas Unleashed”.

That is my very favorite, and I love to sing along with all of those crazy hounds !!

Mom can only take about 3 hours of it before she’s ready to pull her hair out, so then we gotta put on her Christmas Music. Now that I am a big boy, she lets me help more with the decorating. She even let me hang my stocking already ! I sure hope Santa Paws sees it, wouldn’t want him to miss that !

Well, it’s time for my afternoon snooze. I had some leftover Thanksgiving Turkey, and I don’t know why, but that dang thing makes me feel so sleepy afterwards ! I think I’ll just jump in with all my little Christmas Buddies, they are all real good guys. I love them very much.

I love Christmas very much. I do not love very much da silly Santa Hat that Mommy thinks I look so cute in, but I will wear it awhile just to make her happy. “I hope you are seeing this Santa !!!”

Yep, it’s beginning to feel like Christmas in Hawaii !!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS !

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Check out my website: www.superbry.com

So, today we go out to eat at dis place called Kiawe (say KAY-AH-VAY) Grill on King Street. Gwama n GrampaW took us there. To look at it, you may think to yourself “No Thank You, I’ll pass”. It a very, very small little place (I been in public restrooms bigger den dis - not to imply it is a public toilet or anything). It mostly is for take-out kine food, but they get like 3 tables or so for if you wanna eat there. We hear they are known for havin’ really GREAT burgers !! We readin’ down da menu — Hamburger, Teri Burger, Angus Burger, Kobe Burger….BUFFALO Burger, OSTRICH Burger, VENISON Burger !!! What the heck is dis ? We are in HAWAII ! We don’t get no Buffalos roamin’ around - well, except fo’ my brother Boomer, he look like one Buffalo !! (Hee hee - sorry Boomiez). I never notice no ostrich, or deer in da neighborhood either. Hmmmm….. Dis is vewy strange fo’ sure. Mommy isn’t brave enough to try, even tho’ they get RAVE reviews from all da Island Folk. She chicken out an order da Grilled SALMON! Grilled Salmon? What a WUS! Gettin’ Salmon at a place known fo’ burgers is like gettin’ a pizza pie at Wally’s Golden Wok of China - whatever dat means. Daddy, da brave man, go fo’ da Buffalo Burger. YEA Daddy! You are fearless! Unkle asked da waitress “How is da Ostrich?” She say “It taste like chicken.” Right…. That’s what they all say….. Unkle decide to twy it. YOU GO, Unkle!

So, da food comes, an everything look SO good ! Mommy’s salmon is big enough to feed a small country, or at least da state of Connecticut (which, by da way, is da third smallest state in da U.S. I picked dat one because that is where my Auntie Bettie Pasketti lives. Like you care.) So anyways, Daddy bite into da Buffalo burger an say it one of da best burgers he ever had. Him an Mommy once tried Elk Burger when dey stayed on a workin’ ranch in Montana, an that was da #1 BEST burger they ever had - actually, they said that in hopes of gettin’ a discount on their room during their stay, but it didn’t work. Unkle tried his Ostrich Burger, an he also say it very good an very “lean”. Whatever dat mean ??? Maybe that it didn’t have no feathers? Does it taste like Chicken, Unkle? It didn’t look like no chicken, it look like beef. Maybe they jus pullin’ our leg an really servin’ ground round. Nah — it musta been da real thing. Mommy say da salmon was really good too, an everythin’ gets GRILLED with kiawe (remember now KAY-AH-VAY) wood for a “ono-licious” (dat is hawaiian for “OH SO GOOD”) smokey flavor.

Mom never let me sample any at da table, even tho I promise I wouldn’t lick da plate or do a famous BRY BELCH, but after we left, she gave me a bit of her leftover salmon cuz I was such a good boy. Hey ? What about da OSTRICH n BUFFALO, mama ? I ain’t no wus, I like try dem TOO !! Oh well, maybe next time. So, if you ever in Hawaii an wanna try sumthin’ other than poi -n- lau lau, give Kiawe (let’s do it together: KAY-AH-VAY — vewy good !!) Grill a try. Da price is cheap too, I tell you, an da LARGE size soda could have doubled as a swimmin’ pool fo’ me, it was so big. HEY ! Speakin’ of swimmin’ — MOM - you suppose to take me skinny dippin’ again !!!

Wanna kno’ more about Kiawe Grill ?
Click on dis guys link: Kiawe Grill BBQ.
Now don’t let da looks of da place deceive you.
It really is a gweat little hole-in-da-wall……
uh, I mean… Hamburger Joint !!

TANK YOU, GWAMA n GWAMPAW !!

Kiawe Grill B.B.Q. & Burgers
2334 South King Street
808-955-5500

Brighton
Hawaiian Yorkie Dog Blog

Check out my website: www.superbry.com