Today is Follow-up Friday hosted by Jodi from Heart Like A Dog. This is where we review the week behind so that we can launch into the week ahead (or something like that).
Today is Friday the 13th. It doesn’t bother me, but some people have triskaidekaphobia (the fear of the number 13). Now that is a wild phobia to have. Personally, 13 has always been a good number and day for me.

It is really nice to be back in the States and home with my humans and furries. The dogs and I are back in a regular walking routine, despite Mother Nature trying really hard to force us in side. Snow, slush, sleet, hail, you name it, but mostly really really cold rain.
Working hard to return to a regular daily blog hop routine but that seems to be harder than you think. We started this week with Caturday and featured our Noel waiting for the snow fall. She is such a sweet girl. White on white.
Black and White Sunday was a shadow of Lulu Belle and me walking in the winter sun. Sometimes that is the only way I can get a picture of me and the pups.
Monday Mischief showed the doggies with big fluffy snow flakes, except the flakes seemed to be invisible. The only way you knew that I was telling the truth was by looking at Louise’s black fur. Bark Out Loud (BOL).
We did not know what was in store from the weather until later in the week. Wordless Wednesday caught Sofie from the upstairs window waiting on a newly snowed on deck for Louise to run by. They dogs really like slipping and sliding in the new fallen snow.
That’s all I was able to hop for the week – but of course, everyday there is a DogDaz Zoo pic for you. Thanks for playing along with us. Check out this Friday hop below and you can go play with others.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
——————————————————————————————– Follow Up Friday is part of the blog hop hosted by Heart Like A Dog.

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Noel is ready for the first storm of the season.
I can not imagine a life without cats. Happy Caturday.
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

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We at DogDaz have so much to be thankful for and today is the perfect Thursday to restart our Thankful Thursday blog hop because it is American Thanksgiving Day.

1. DogDaz is thankful for safe international travel and the ability to move around the planet, especially to get home to see her furries (and her humans).
2. We are thankful for a wonderful pet sitter who knows how to take such good care of the doggies when Mommy is off on her work journeys (Thank you Sonya and pack). And to V and K8 for feeding the cats everyday at home, which Mommy usually does.
3. We are thankful for all the wonderful and caring people in our life who feed us and love us and take us to the vet when we need it.
4. We are thankful for our blog friends who come back post after post, even when Mommy is not able to read their blogs because she is in a world that blocks internet access, or she is under a rock somewhere trying to lift the weight of the world.
Wishing everyone a safe and festive holiday season. And for those that celebrate Hanukkah – may your doughnuts be full of jelly and your candles be bright.

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This is part of the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop from PepiSmartDog.com

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Nine is actually home, in the house, but Sofie is not there waiting with him (as this picture may imply). He is probably wondering where she is and why his doggy pal is not around to play with.
Stella, on the other hand, is very happy that the ‘chasers’ are not around. I hear that she is taking full advantage of a dogless house and is coming out much more.
Here is V Skyping with me in China. Now you probably understand why the dogs are at Sonya’s: it’s not safe when I’m not there – wild animals roam the living room. BOL

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo in China ❤ 
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On my way out of the door to China, I received the Dragon’s Loyalty Award from Meekucat! Thank you so much. I have done my best to comply with the rules below. We greatly appreciate the honor.
1. Display the award on your site.

2. Link back to the blog that gave it to you.
Thank you MEEKUCAT!
3. Pass it on to 15 blogs (only 15 – I can’t do it – actually, you know me, I would pass it to all of you, but I picked some of my top commenters (in no particular order) as a thank you for your Loyalty).
Through the Peacock’s Eyes
MyDogABlog
A.C. Cockerill
Cupcake Speaks
My Three Moggies
Bumpy Road To Bubba0
The Seeker
My GBGV Life
Easy Blog
The K9 Harper Lee
Speedy the Cheeky Rex Rabbit
Bass’a Blog
Animalcouriers
The Misadventures of Misaki
Peace, Love, & Whiskers
Dakota’s Den
Mag’s Corner
Me, You, and Zu
We Live In A Flat
Unconfirmed Bachelorette
Savannah’s Paw Tracks
Heart Like A Dog
Jones Natural Chews
Cult of Otis
Mollie & Alfie
No Dog About It Blog
Pig Love
Terrier Torrent (Gizmo)
Haiku by Ku
Roxy the Traveling Dog
WCAL Holland – Photography
The Cricket Pages
Lots of Golden Love
Angels Whisper
This Abundantly Delicious Life
4. Tell people 7 things about you.
(1) Nine is our 9th cat.

(2) When Louise is tired she will go sit outside her kennel until I open the door so that she can go to sleep.

(3) Sofie will sit on the other side of the room from her kennel and will refuse to go to bed, just like any respectible 3 year old.

(4) Noel does not like to poop in the pan (you may not have really wanted to know that – sorry).

Who me?
(5) Stella likes to eat her dinner in the kitten room, even though she is 2 and everyone else eats in the kitchen.

(6) Some animals really leave a hole in your heart and I miss Muffy and Squash almost every day.

Muffin in March 2011
(7) I am going to Shenzhen, China for the next 6 weeks for work (I got laid off in July and started my own company in August and I take work where I can, and this is the first pay engagement). I have set up the blog with special everyday posts because I am not sure if WordPress access will be available where I will be working. I do hope that everyone will keep viewing DogDaz Zoo everyday until I return in mid-December. There are some really special days between now and then. and if you don’t visit, you may miss the fun (and the parties). I ❤ my blog friends.

Squash & Me 2007
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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