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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Wordless Wednesday???
But if you said something, I'd hear you!
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| Birds have wingspan. Charlie has earspan. |
Sunday, October 21, 2012
An Award from A New Friend!
We have a new - and gorgeous - friend named Remy over at OneBlueDog. Remy has just awarded us the Super Sweet Blogging Award - isn't that wonderful! And I don't know how Remy knew we loved cupcakes, but it's very, very true! Don't these look yummy?!
As with many awards, this one comes with a few questions - these are our human's answers; no chocolate for us!
1) Cookies or Cake - That's a hard one... What type of cookies, and what kind of cake? I love sweets, but a good carrot cake takes the, um cake!
2) Chocolate or Vanilla - That's easy! White chocolate!
3) Favorite Sweet Treat - Hmmmmm... can I go with white chocolate again... or M&Ms! Or Reese's Cups... Or...
4) When do you crave sweet things the most - Haha!! All the time, but mostly after a deeelish meal!
5) If you had a sweet nickname, what would it be - Oh, probably Sugar Butt - have to lay the blame somewhere!
Now, we have to convey this award to a Baker's Dozen of blogging friends. That's hard - there are so many wonderful bloggy friends we love!
As with many awards, this one comes with a few questions - these are our human's answers; no chocolate for us!
1) Cookies or Cake - That's a hard one... What type of cookies, and what kind of cake? I love sweets, but a good carrot cake takes the, um cake!
2) Chocolate or Vanilla - That's easy! White chocolate!
3) Favorite Sweet Treat - Hmmmmm... can I go with white chocolate again... or M&Ms! Or Reese's Cups... Or...
4) When do you crave sweet things the most - Haha!! All the time, but mostly after a deeelish meal!
5) If you had a sweet nickname, what would it be - Oh, probably Sugar Butt - have to lay the blame somewhere!
Now, we have to convey this award to a Baker's Dozen of blogging friends. That's hard - there are so many wonderful bloggy friends we love!
Phew! It's not easy to choose only 13 of the hundreds of bloggers we follow! Enjoy the award and pass it along!!
Germs: Your pillow = Your toilet seat
I just read this piece in The Smithsonian. Naturally, I'll never sleep in my bed again, but it made me think of people who don't like dogs or cats on their beds. "They're filthy animals!" Well, read this article and even sleeping without animals on your bed will lead you to leaning in a corner vs. lying in your bed for your next nap.
I, like many of my animal-loving friends, let my dogs sleep on my bed. Not only do they sleep on my bed, they're often under the cover. Or on the pillow. And, it's not unusual for there to be no room for me... They take up all the space: I'm sure it's scientifically proven that dogs will expand to the area given. Like water freezing in a bottle.
When I was a kid, the dogs weren't allowed on beds or any other furniture. Actually, I was lucky to have a dog! My mother was a clean freak who never had pets in her life and you could eat off of her floor. This is a true statement.
Thankfully, she was tempered by my father who was a huge animal lover and grew up with all sorts of pets, from dogs to goats to horses. As a matter of fact, my parents had horses when they first got married, and my father even competed in shows. (I'm so sorry I wasn't around then - I love horses. They're just big dogs to me, and yeah, they probably would sleep on my bed if I could pull it off!)
But I digress.
As a kid, I would yearn to have my Heidi on the bed with me! Such a wonderful girl, so loving, so loyal, so undeserving of the floor...
But that was how it had to be. Dogs weren't to be on the bed, sofa, chairs, anywhere but On. The. Floor. Which is a good thing, actually; if you have a dominant dog, they should never be perched on anything. However, Heidi was not dominant! She was my pal! My sweet, loving rescue I got at the age of nine! The floor?! Really, mom??
So the question to all of you is: Do your dogs, cats, ferrets, pot bellied pigs, whatever sleep on your bed? Or on that cold, hard floor...?
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| Toes, exposed. |
I, like many of my animal-loving friends, let my dogs sleep on my bed. Not only do they sleep on my bed, they're often under the cover. Or on the pillow. And, it's not unusual for there to be no room for me... They take up all the space: I'm sure it's scientifically proven that dogs will expand to the area given. Like water freezing in a bottle.
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| Her favorite spot! |
When I was a kid, the dogs weren't allowed on beds or any other furniture. Actually, I was lucky to have a dog! My mother was a clean freak who never had pets in her life and you could eat off of her floor. This is a true statement.
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| Maaaaaa, I don't wanna go to school... |
Thankfully, she was tempered by my father who was a huge animal lover and grew up with all sorts of pets, from dogs to goats to horses. As a matter of fact, my parents had horses when they first got married, and my father even competed in shows. (I'm so sorry I wasn't around then - I love horses. They're just big dogs to me, and yeah, they probably would sleep on my bed if I could pull it off!)
But I digress.
As a kid, I would yearn to have my Heidi on the bed with me! Such a wonderful girl, so loving, so loyal, so undeserving of the floor...
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| ZZzzzzzzzzzz.... |
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| There's a dog hidden in here somewhere! |
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
So Annoying!
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| "Does she have to bother me with that camera while I'm chewing?!" |
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| "She's so annoying... But I am cute." |
Saturday, September 29, 2012
OMD! It's Charlie's Birthday!
I can't believe that Charlie turns eight today. Where has the time gone? Almost eight years ago, I rescued a puppy with silly ears and an attitude. We can't blame her for the attitude - she was found tied to a Stop sign when she was only about 10-weeks-old!
The ears never quite settled, which is a good thing! I love those garden shovels sticking out of her head. She's always on alert...
The ears never quite settled, which is a good thing! I love those garden shovels sticking out of her head. She's always on alert...
Even when she sleeps!
She's a great girl who loves playing, even in the snow...
And watching television, especially when dogs are on...
And her rope toys... She covets them!
She loves the great outdoors...
And the great indoors...
She can smile (usually when she's been bad!)...
She's an expert beggar (and always gets the treat!)...
And she's all-around Queen of the House...
No matter how you look at it, she's that dog with the silly ears and The Attitude who stole my heart!
Happy Birthday, Charlie!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Two-Faced Dog
Oliver is a very sweet dog.
Until he turns into Vampire Dog.
Only kidding. He's not really a vampire... But you can make him look like one.
Silly dog.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
A Day at the Park
This year, we're moving our annual fundraiser to a new, bigger venue, so I decided to check it out with Oliver.
Taylor Farm Park is probably five times larger than our former venue. Last year it was obvious that we outgrew Cranbury Park, a beautiful area, but much smaller and with extremely limited parking. We're really not sure how many people we lost last year due to lack of parking, but we had plenty of complaints! We also had to turn away a lot of vendors due to lack of space on the field. Good signs that your event is popular and expanding, but frustrating at the same time!
Not this year! This year, there will be plenty of parking, tons of vendors, lots of activities (including radio-controlled boating in the salt-water pond), and we're including our adoptable cats! There will be a tent and activities dedicated especially to our cats and kitty-loving friends! There'll also be an agility trail for the dogs, a frisbee dog demo, doggy makeovers, a doggy cafe with samples of foods and treats and lots more - I'm very excited!
Taylor Farm Park is adjacent to the beach in Norwalk. We're fortunate to have a really pretty and large beach area, but dogs aren't allowed (booooo!). But, this is a great alternative - it's nicely maintained, huge, really well-used by residents, and it gets the sea breezes. It was just gorgeous yesterday!
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| I'm FREEEEEEE! |
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| This place is huge. Plenty of space to run and run. |
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| "You're still nearby, right mom?" |
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| The pond in the background, with the marina and Long Island Sound beyond. |
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| Close-up of the pond. A nice space for the radio-controlled boats! |
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| I'm not going any deeper than this! |
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| This guy dove right in and had a great time! |
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| He still couldn't entice Oliver to come in for a dip. |
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| No, I'm not coming in, either. |
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| "Phew. That was fun, ma!" |
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