What a nice surprise to receive an award from my friend Misaki at “The Misadventures of Misaki.”
Misaki is an Alaskan Malamute (I absolutely love love love Malamutes and always wanted to have one, but it just has not happened yet.). She lives with her Mummy and Daddy in Essex, England and has a fascination with Bonios (a United Kingdom dog treat, I assume).
It is with great appreciation that we receive The Addictive Blog Award.
Thank you so much.
And as with most awards on the blogosphere, there are some rules that one must follow to accept:
1. Thank the giver who has bestowed on us this award – so, thank you again Miss Misaki the Beautiful.
2. Link back to Misaki’s blog
3. Talk about why I blog and why I started blogging (see below).
I started this blog in late November 2011, to chronicle the antics of my rescued managerie of animals: Louise (aka Lulu Belle) my very shy 58lb (26kg) maybe Plott Hound/Black Labrador Retriever mix (3 years old next month), Sofie Bear (who will be 2 in November), my 48lb (21kg) maybe Corgi/Sheltie mix (who was suppose to be big Collie/Shepard dog), and the house cats: The Muffin Man (aka, Muffy, 18), Noel, the Christmas Cat (5), Miss Constance Kitty (4 1/2). and the kittens, Nine (19 mo) and Stella (1 year). We lost many of the zoo over the years and their spirits and stories visit the pages from time to time, especially my soul-dog-mate, Squash E Bear, who past over in February 2010. I guess deep down, I started the blog so that I could explore a different kind of social connection to animal lovers everywhere, which I felt in turn would help me understand myself and my zoo better.
4. Post the Award (see above).
5. Nominate 10 other bloggers for the award.
10 – I can only nominate 10 – I can’t do that! Ok I have capped it at 16 that I truly am addicted to and miss when I do not read them regularly. There are a lot more that I try and visit too, it is impossible at this point.
Bassa’s Blog
Bongo Dog Blog
Bumpy Road to Bubba
Collies of the Meadow
Cupcake Speaks:
Dante’s Diary
Doggys Style
2 Brown Dawgs
Heart Like A Dog
Hutchagoodlife
i adopted a dog now what
jmgoyder
Lead.Learn.Live
Misty Shores Chesapeakes
Monica’s Tangled Web
Passionate about Pets
You all have great blogs and I must admit, I am addicted to you (that is a good thing right?)
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
DogDaz Zoo 
mollieandalfie
September 7, 2012 at 06:38
Big congratulations on your award 🙂 We popped by to say Hi from Misaki pad 🙂 xx00xx
Mollie and Alfie
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 07:27
Thanks – and good luck to you in your on going Doggy drama
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crystalwayward
September 7, 2012 at 07:12
Congrats! Your award is much deserved!
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 07:27
Thank you very much
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Bassas Blog
September 7, 2012 at 07:40
Congratulations – you have a great blog and this award is well deserved! Thank you for including Bassa’s blog in your nominations.
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 08:45
Thank you for teaching us all about a new perspective on the street and about Georgia.
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bumpyroadtobubba
September 7, 2012 at 08:28
oh wow! congratulations and a huge thank you from us – we feel the same about your blog (as you know :))!
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 08:45
You are very welcome.
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themisadventuresofmisaki
September 7, 2012 at 08:30
The award was well deserved:-) Congrats!
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 08:46
Thank you for thinking of the zoo
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Margarita
September 7, 2012 at 09:50
Congratulations…and thanks for the reading list! 😉
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monicastangledweb
September 7, 2012 at 09:53
Congratulations! Isn’t it fun to win awards? It’s such an honor, too. Thank you so much for bestowing one on me!
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 14:23
Yes – I feel honored for sure. And you deserve one too.
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Jodi
September 7, 2012 at 11:26
Congratulations on your well-deserved award! And thank you for passing it along to me!
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 14:23
Thank you and congratulations.
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tinykitchenstories
September 7, 2012 at 11:32
Congrats on the award! I do always love hearing what’s going on at the zoo–and the photos! 🙂
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 14:24
Thanks Tinykitchen, I am so glad you like us.
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Poppy & Clover
September 7, 2012 at 12:37
Congratulations on your award!!!
Piggeh kisses,
Poppy and Clover
xxxxxxxxxx
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 14:24
Piggy kisses to you. Thanks
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Bongo
September 7, 2012 at 16:54
Congratulations on your award, and thanks for passing it on to me. Looks like I’m in good company and many of the blogs you awarded are also my favorites.
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 17:06
You are very welcome Bongo. We run in good circles.
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barb19
September 7, 2012 at 17:41
Congratulations on receiving this much deserved award Jodi! Your hard work hard at producing a wonderful blog is much appreciated by your readers – and I am proud to say I am addicted to your blog!
Thank you for passing on the award to Passionate About Pets, it’s much appreciated.
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dogdaz
September 7, 2012 at 19:01
Not sure if you meant this for me or someone named Jodi, but you deserve it. BTW, my name is Lorian, though I am usually known as Mommy DogDaz around here. LOL
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barb19
September 7, 2012 at 23:19
Sorry Lorian, my mistake – I mixed you up with someone else – I realized as soon as I sent it!
Thanks again for the award!
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Misty Shores Chesapeakes
September 7, 2012 at 22:17
Congratulations on your award and you deserve it!! Your posts are always a delight to read 🙂
Thank you so much for nominating us for this award we are very honored!
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dogdaz
September 8, 2012 at 08:27
Thank you – I like reading you too!
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Long Life Cats and Dogs
September 8, 2012 at 07:18
Congratulations. The Addictive Blog award is perfect for you! Love your reasons for starting your blog and, of course, really glad that your zoo is made up of rescues. Isn’t it amazing how one animal can just be a “soul mate”. I had that with my Dalmation, who remains forever in my thoughts, no matter how many other animals I end up with.
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dogdaz
September 8, 2012 at 08:23
Thank you. There are always those special ones.
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Chancy and Mumsy
September 8, 2012 at 11:57
Congratulations on your well deserved award….we love our blog. Hugs and nose kisses
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dogdaz
September 8, 2012 at 12:08
Thanks – we love your blog too
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Chancy and Mumsy
September 8, 2012 at 17:20
We are happy you enjoy our blog.
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dogdaz
September 11, 2012 at 12:09
Well deserved
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Jessica
September 20, 2012 at 19:50
Congratulations on this awesome award! My day just isn’t the same without a dose of Zoo news! And thank you so much for the nomination!! It is truly an honor! 🙂
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dogdaz
September 21, 2012 at 16:19
Thank you
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