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Monthly Archives: May 2012
5.6.12 A Cat For All Seasons
I have read that cats sleep an average of 18 hours a day. Now that is a good job if you can get it. The Muffin Man, aka Muffy, sleeps a great deal these days. We think he is about 18 or 19 years old at this point (so how old does that make him in cat years (is it 5X1 human year?), 90?). Here is a monthly slideshow of Muffin (pictures are actually pulled from different years). Hope you enjoy that adorable face as much as we do.
Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
5.5.12 Her Secret Is Patience
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Watching and waiting. The dogs seem to spend a great deal of time watching and waiting. They love to look out the door and watch the world; some things they bark at, others they just watch walk by. The poor things seem to always be waiting for me to play with them. Waiting for me to make breakfast. Waiting for me to make dinner. Waiting to go for a walk. Waiting to go outside and run around. Watching me while I work. Watching me do chores. Waiting and watching while I talk to a neighbor. Watching squirrels that they are not allowed to chase. Waiting for the moment when I tell them to run free. I guess we all spend a lot of time in our lives watching and waiting. ‘Patience’ they say is a virtue. The ability to wait for something calmly. The secret to so many things in life appears to be just giving them time and having patience. I find this especially true when working with animals. Both my dogs require tremendous patience from me: Louise because she is fearful and Sofie because she is headstrong. So as they watch and wait for me, I, in turn, watch and wait for them.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tainted Dog Food Now Getting People Sick Too!
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Follow up: Tainted Dog Food…Now Getting People Sick Too
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Tainted Dog Food Sickens 14 People.
Food safety News, Mary Rothschild
At least 14 people have been sickened with Salmonella Infantis infections in a 9-state outbreak linked to dog food. At least nine of the individuals have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC reported Thursday that… Read more »
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5.4.12 Chasing Tree Rats
I am mad at Louise for taking off after a squirrel when we were at the house front steps and then she disappeared into the neighbors yard. I put Sofie in the house and got a lead and went out calling her. I guess there is not much you can do when a Hound/Lab sees or smells a varmint, but I just don’t like it. She fools me because she can be walking with me off lead, so nice and calm and then zoooooooooom – there she goes. Well that is just not safe, and not right, and I just don’t like it. So I am mad at you Louise. I try and try and try but the clicker and the treats are no match for a smelly, peanut eating, tree rat.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
DogDaz Zoo 