Category Archives: Dogs
Mom Took the Pledge
Jet is one smart puppy. What great holiday ideas.
Hey It’s Jet Here.
Mom participated in only ONE Black Friday experience yesterday. She visited Pet Supermarket @ 8:45 a.m. to take advantage of their special on cat litter. There you have it. She took care of some other errands on her way home and then worked on the computer all day.
Mom read so many emails today (over 400) that she forgot to save the site the following list came from. (And you wondered why she didn’t transcribe my responses to your generous comments over the last few days!)
One of the emails asked humans to take the pledge to celebrate the holiday season a little differently offering the following alternatives: (I’m taking the liberty to express my thoughts along the way.)
GIVE THE GIFT OF TIME by creating your own gift card for a service (e.g., babysitting, carwashing, petsitting, chores, making dinner, organizing an outing). Hey Mom… you could give…
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11.24.12 “Gimme it!”
“Mommy, I know you have the bone under that blanket and you must give it to me. Just because you think that Sofie has chewed on it enough, that does not mean you should keep it from me. I can smell that you have it under there. I am bigger and should be able to chew on it longer. Mommy, are you listening to me?”
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
11.23.12 Anticipation
Sofie: “Mom, did you send the invitation?”
Mom: “Yes, Sofie Bear, they are on your Facebook site as an event”
Sofie: “Did you bake the special cookies I requested?”
Mom: “Yes, Sofie, they are cooling with the other pumpkin treats.”
Sofie: “Presents! Are presents hiding somewhere?”
Mom: “Patience, little one.”
Sofie: “Are my friends going to come to visit?”
Mom: “Yes, Sofie, Mojo and Amy will be here.”
Sofie: “I am so excited that I am going to be 2 years old on Sunday! Can we go for a walk just you & me.”
Mom: “Sounds like a plan, Baby”
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
11.22.12 DogDaz Is Thankful For YOU
Today, in the United States, we are celebrating the secular holiday we call Thanksgiving.
It is a fun holiday for me full of food and smells and family. I am busy right now making vegan pumpkin pie and marinating the tofurky. But Thanksgiving is also one of those holidays where I look at the people and things in my life, and take stock of that for which I am most thankful.
I am thankful for a year of blogging which has allowed me to meet YOU. You, the wonderful people out there in cyberspace. I have met your families and your pets; you’ve shown me your pictures, read me your poems, and most of all, you allowed me to experience your life through your blogs. Thank you from the bottom of our DogDaz heart.
I don’t know about at your house, but my animals always get a little to much people food today, as do the people. So, as you are getting ready to sit down to the dinner table, here are some tips from ASPCA experts for a fulfilling Thanksgiving that your pets can enjoy, too.
Talkin’ Turkey
If you decide to feed your pet a little nibble of turkey, make sure it’s boneless and well-cooked. Don’t offer her raw or undercooked turkey, which may contain salmonella bacteria.
Sage Advice
Sage can make your Thanksgiving stuffing taste delish, but it and many other herbs contain essential oils and resins that can cause gastrointestinal upset and central nervous system depression to pets if eaten in large quantities. Cats are especially sensitive to the effects of certain essential oils.
No Bread Dough
Don’t spoil your pet’s holiday by giving him raw bread dough. According to ASPCA experts, when raw bread dough is ingested, an animal’s body heat causes the dough to rise in his stomach. As it expands, the pet may experience vomiting, severe abdominal pain and bloating, which could become a life-threatening emergency, requiring surgery.
Don’t Let Them Eat Cake
If you’re baking up Thanksgiving cakes, be sure your pets keep their noses out of the batter, especially if it includes raw eggs—they could contain salmonella bacteria that may lead to food poisoning.
Too Much of a Good Thing
A few small boneless pieces of cooked turkey, a taste of mashed potato or even a lick of pumpkin pie shouldn’t pose a problem. However, don’t allow your pets to overindulge, as they could wind up with a case of stomach upset, diarrhea or even worse—an inflammatory condition of the pancreas known as pancreatitis. In fact, it’s best keep pets on their regular diets during the holidays.
A Feast Fit for a Kong
While the humans are chowing down, give your cat and dog their own little feast. Offer them Nylabones or made-for-pet chew bones. Or stuff their usual dinner—perhaps with a few added tidbits of turkey, vegetables (try sweet potato or green beans) and dribbles of gravy—inside a Kong toy. They’ll be happily occupied for awhile, working hard to extract their dinner from the toy.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
11.20.12 Thanks Misaki for the “Blog of the Year Award”
Oh Misaki, you are too kind, to grace us with the “Blog of the Year 2012” Award. It is a really different type of award and we really appreciate you thinking of us.
If you have not met Misaki yet, please check her blog out at The Misadventures of Misaki.
Misaki, The Great
The “Blog of the Year” award is a little different than some other awards that we have received in the past, because you accumulate stars. We think that is a neat idea. Here are the ‘rules’ for this award:
1 Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award
2 Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.
3 Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/ and include these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!)
4 Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them
5 You can now also join our Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience
6 As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…
Yes – that’s right – there are stars to collect!
Unlike other awards which you can only add to your blog once – this award is different!
When you begin you will receive the ‘1 star’ award – and every time you are given the award by another blog – you can add another star!
There are a total of 6 stars to collect.
Which means that you can check out your favourite blogs – and even if they have already been given the award by someone else – you can still bestow it on them again and help them to reach the maximum 6 stars!
For more information check the FAQ on The Thought Palette.
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Oh my DOG! I want to give this award to so many blog friends that I don’t know where to start. But, since this is an award that focuses on the year 2012, I am awarding it to all of you who have acknowledged DogDaz with an award this year. (I do hope I did not miss any of you.) This is the least I can do to say Thank You again. Please keep passing it on and keep the star shine going for many blog years to come.
- First, back to your Misaki for another star on your belt. You deserve it.
- Taylor and her Mom, Jessica, at “I Adopted A Dog – Now What?”
- David Kanigan of Lead,Learn.Live
- Dear Kitty. Some Blog.
- Bassa’s Blog.
- Worldly Winds
- The adorable guinea piggies at Hutchagoodlife
- The wise duet of Bella and Didi, at Paws to Talk.
- Colline’s Blog
- Debbie at Kindness Kronicles
- Sweat Like Mambo.
- Believe Anyway
- Chuck and his wonderful Collies of the Meadow.
- Fluffy Tufts Gang
- Milka [the Great{est} Dane]
- Barb at: Passionate About Pets & People
- Misty Shores Chesapeakes
- Dianda of Cats & Co.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
11.18.12 The Last Nasturtium
The last Nasturtium of the season is reaching for the sun. She made it through Super Storm Sandy somehow, and is soaking up the last final sun rays of fall. 
Louise does that too. She finds the one sunny spot, wherever it may be in the yard and lies down to soak it in. She has always been a sun worshipper. She just cracks me up because she will go to great lengths for one little sun spot. Sofie on the other hand, is a shade dweller, like me. She gets tired of Louise’s sunbathing after awhile and tends to be a spoiler: “Time to play, Lulu. Time to play!” 
I love the smells of fall. People are starting to use their fire places to take away the night chill and the air is filled with the earthy yet sweet aroma of burning wood. There is something just so comforting to me about that smell. The first time that I remember smelling burning wood was a summer camp bonfire when I was 5; I was mesmerized by the incredible smell. I also love the smell of the crisp air in the morning, so clean and fresh, and then there is the smell of the the seasonal cooking. Oh my…. all this from a Nasturtium. I wish the internet had ‘smellavision,’ I would bottle some of these delicious scents and post them here for you to enjoy. Well hopefully today you can at least enjoy a ray of sun like Louise.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
11.17.12 Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
I talk a lot.
I talk to myself.
I talk to the animals.
I even talk to the plants.
Oh yes, I also talk to people.
I wonder what the animals hear with my endless chatter. Do you remember the ‘Charlie Brown’ cartoons when the adults were speaking and all the kids would hear is “blah, blah, blah…?” That is probably me and my animals.
There are many trainers that say you should only talk to your animals to give them a direct command; ‘Come,’ ‘Sit,’ ‘Break.’ Not me. I go on and on, about the weather, how beautiful the leaves look, whatever comes to mind (I just realized however, I never talk to them about work or the blog). I ask them questions, I sing them songs, and when needed, I actually give them a command to do something. I think they are able to discern the commands from all the other words that I use, but maybe it is my change of tone that makes them pay attention. I enjoy talking to my animals, and truthfully, I think they enjoy it too. No one around the zoo likes it when Mommy is quiet for to long. They tell me it is just unnatural, and they get unnerved.
Do you talk to your animals? Do you think it confuses them? Do you think they like it?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
