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5.3.12 Waiting for Bo-Bo
I wonder sometimes, when the dogs are sitting staring at a toy like Bo-Bo, what they are actually thinking. Is Sofie waiting for Bo-Bo to get up and walk away? Is she hoping that Louise will take it and then she could chase her around the house? Is she really hoping, deep down, that a cat will walk within 2 feet of Bo-Bo, thus giving her an excuse to chase said cat down the hall (which is totally against house rules)? Or, is it just that she is so in love with Bo-Bo that she can not take her eyes off of him? Ah… the inner workings of a dog’s mind. Got to love it.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
5.1.12 Spring Has Sprung!
We are trying to determine where to place the National Wildlife Federation‘s Certified Wildlife Habitat Plaque we received last winter for the property. The dogs are very proud to be part of the environmentally sensitive landscaping and help by digging strategic holes in certain critical areas and especially keeping the gardens clear of moles, voles, and bunnies (you know I am kidding about the proud part, right). The first grapes of the year are starting to bud, and if you look carefully you can see tiny tiny little grapes on the vine. Sofie and Lulu especially like to chew on the grape stalks (yum… tasty). We just got 2 new rain barrels to try and hold back some of the erosion that is going on from years of drought. We are losing so much top soil and everything is just turning to sand (which Sofie really likes, because to her, it is one big sand box). I love the yard in spring. This morning we sat and watched some new orange and brown butterflies (I need to get the book out to see what kind they are) suckling on the azaleas.
And the ducks are back quacking their heads off and walking all over the pool cover. They make Lulu and Sofie crazy because the pool area is fenced off and the dogs can’t run at the ducks to chase them away.
Spring has come to the Mid-Atlantic.
Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo ❤
4.30.12 Headshots
I’ve noticed that the dogs like to lie really close when they are together on the dog bed in my office. Sometimes so close that Louise lies on top of Sofie’s head. Trying to get a good picture when you have a dark furred dog and a light furred dog together is definitely a challenge (especially with a phone camera). I like that the dogs are so comfortable with each other that they can actually be this close. It always makes me laugh though that when one wakes up, whomever that is will start to nibble on the other one’s face, and then it turns into a rolling match and there goes the peaceful moment. I like shooting headshots of my animals even though they are hard to get. I think there is something about capturing the mouth and the eyes that is just so interesting.
Now that I think of it, when I look at my office wall it contains every school picture (headshot) ever taken of my kid in a age chronicle series (all in the same black frames). I guess I have always liked headshots. Do you have a favorite pose or shot?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
4.29.12 Sofie’s Saga
“How come the cats get to sleep on the bed with you but Lulu and I have to stay on the floor?” “No fair!” “We want to come up on the bed and snuggle with you, the heck with those silly cats!” “I promise I won’t take up the whole bed like Muffin does, I know you told me he becomes a ‘St. Bernard’ (whatever that is) when he sleep with you.” “I promise I will be a good girl if you just let me come up with you and the cats, really I will.” ” Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssseeeeee!”
Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo ❤
4.28.12 Love Fest
Somedays, there is nothing better in the whole wide world then a nice big hug from a puppy!
Just another dogdaz morning at our house ❤
4.26.12 Working For Your Supper
My dogs just seem to ‘wolf down’ their food. I worry that they are eating to fast and will get sick. Last night, I gave the girls their supper in these fun food toys. Lulu has a purple bottle. This is her second bottle. She broke the first one by throwing it down the stairs to get the food out (she is so smart). Now I have gotten smarter: I put the gate up so they can’t throw things down the stairs anymore. To get the food out, Louise has to pull the string just a certain way. I love to watch her pick the whole thing up and drop it down.
Sofie has a blue food cube. She has to roll the cube around just right for the food to come out. This cube ends up in some pretty strange places. It was lost for a month under the den couch. I looked everywhere, but somehow it got there.
This game slows their eating down a lot and also gives them about 30 minutes of play time. The only trouble is that when they were done with the bottle and the cube… they went to their bowls and wanted to know where dinner was!
Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo ❤
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