What else are Sunday’s for?
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
Zackary
Zackary was the sweetest of cats. He left us in Feb 2010. He was a very quiet quy and liked to have one-on-one time with his people. If too many strangers were around, you would never find him. He and Cuddles were litter mates, though they did not seem to hang together much as they got older. Russian Blues like to talk and he did have his special conversations. Gertrude and him were the best of friends for many years and she missed him a great deal when he passed on. He lived well as the beta male, with The Muffin Man as his leader. Zack was happy with that. Hard to believe he is gone 3 years already. Noel channels him in the late afternoon with this weird little rug dance that he used to do at the top of the stairs; using her claws to move around in a circle. He was a big tail chaser too. Thinking of you Zacky Boy. Hope you are still enjoying the rainbow.
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Following up on Monday Mischief, the dogs and I have started to walk a little again. Recovery is about 50% there, if I don’t screw it up. I tend to try and do to much to soon, because I am impatient. I see the surgeon next week, so we will see what he thinks. I am walking the girls further and further every day. We are all really happy to be getting back to ‘normal,’ especially with spring coming. I haven’t tried to walk down to the water since last month when I had trouble getting back up the hill and started to cry. Maybe soon though.
Louise on her chair
In response to the Wordless Wednesday post on Louise hanging off her office chair, everyone said that I need to go out and get her a dog bed, bean bag, coach, or (my favorite from Cupcake) a Barkolounger. WunderButt offer us his chair, which was very nice. This weekend I definitely need to see what the options are. I think she will still hop up in her chair most of the time because she likes to be up at my level but thank your all for the suggestions.
People were in love with the little Munchkin kitty that I posted a GIF of on Wednesday. They are like a corgi kitty: little legs with a big heart. Peanut turned me on to this newly created breed of cat that was noticed around 1983. The history can be found on Wikipedia – Munchkin Cat.
I can’t believe today is the first of March. That means 20 days until Northern Spring! Yahoo!!!! Birds have been flocking to the feeders and the bird bath.
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
This is what happens when Noel types the blog. It is HAIR-raising! 
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Louise in her office chair
I think someone is getting toooooo big for her office chair. She has been sitting with me in the office since she was a puppy. It never looks comfortable, but this is her new position. Click here for the story of Louise and her choice of seating. BOL (Bark Out Loud)!!! Happy Wednesday.
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
There has been a great deal of discussion lately about breed discrimination. In Maryland, where I live, there is deep discrimination against pit bulls and mixes that look like pit bulls. Last year, the Court of Appeals (that is our highest state court), passed a ruling that said that all Pit Bull dogs are ‘inherently dangerous.’ On top of that they said that Landlords would be held responsible if anyone who they rent to has a Pit Bull dog and it bites someone. This is out and out breed discrimination.
The ruling stemmed from a dog bite inflicted on a child by a dog who lived his life on a chain and was not adequately socialized. How sad for all involved. A 10 year old child and his family were traumatized, which is terrible. But the family did not just sue the owner, they also sued the Landlord (a 92 year old woman who happened to die before the case was finished). The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the boy’s family and against the Landlord, saying that the Landlord was responsible because she should have known that there was a pit bull on her property, and that all pit bulls are inherently dangerous. I am sorry but all dogs, especially if they are tied up have the potential to bite.
You may wonder what all this means, so let me try to explain. Let’s say I had three dogs: Louise (hound/lab), Sofie (sheltie/corgie), and Sweet Pea (a Pit Bull). If someone broke in to my house and Louise attached them, the person that broke in would be at fault for being on my property. But, if Sweet Pea bit them, I would be at fault for owning a Pit Bull. Not only would I be at fault but if I was a renter, my Landlord could be sued because I have a Pit Bull.
Shelters are filling up with any dog that even looks like a Pit and they are having a really hard time getting them adopted out. Insurance companies are refusing to insure people with Pit Bull dogs. Last week, Maryland Sen. Brian Frosh (D-Montgomery County) pushed a bill that would counteract the anti-pit bull court ruling, the Capital Gazette reports. The House unanimously approved the bill so it heads to the Senate next.
I do hope that breed discrimination in Maryland does not become the law of the land. What would you do if all of a sudden your dog was deemed ‘inherently dangerous,’ and your Landlord said the dog had to go?
Sometimes people ask me if Louise is a Pit Bull – I don’t know what I would do if someone tried to take her away (I think I might bite them (I believe humans are inherently dangerous)).
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
DogDaz Zoo 