Looking Cool 2008
In Muffin’s bed,
not in mine.
2009
Catnapping
2012
My Window Seat
2010
I love me – Noël
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
10.3.12 me me me me me
10.2.12 New Sheriff In Town
Dogs are stupid! That’s right. You read it here on the blog! Mom should have called this blog CATdaz, not DOGdaz. Have you ever seen what those smelly creatures do? They not only like to eat dinner where we cats go to the bathroom (how gross) but they sniff each other in the rudest places. We cats would never stoop to that!
Then when Mom is not looking, they like to chase after us, when we are just walking along minding our own business, and scare us half to death thinking they are going to kill us. Sometimes, when I am comfy and cozy on the den couch (my new fav spot), the stupid blond one that they call Sooooofie, or something like that, always jumps up and tries to take my spot. The nerve of these flea bags! Since Mom put me in charge this week, I will show those mangy mutts how to be civil while she is gone. There’s a new sheriff in town so watch out! – Yours Truly – Noël
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
10.1.12 My Mom’s Turned Into A Cat
Peanut posted this picture of Noel on her Facebook before she left to college and the caption read: “I came home and my Mom had turned into a cat!”
It seems like all the animals love to take over my office chair (this is my nice new ergonomic one that I just got recently which has like 500 possible positions (which I do not know how to set)). When Louise was a puppy it was almost impossible to keep her out of my chair, so I had to give her one somewhere else in my office (which she is curled up in and sleeping on right now). Now the cats have taken over. Since about June, Noël doesn’t sleep in the office with me during the day anymore. For years, she slept on my desk under the window in her pink bed (you’ve seen the pictures). But this summer, she has taken to the kitchen window box or the couch in the den (next door to my office), for a more comfortable, less noisy repose I guess. I can get pretty loud on all my conference calls (or so the family tells me) and I walk around constantly (pacing) while I talk. I think it is pretty funny that when Peanut came looking for me that day and found Noël in the driver’s seat, she summed it up really well: “My Mother has turned into a Cat!” Noël wants you to know that she in charge and no one should forget that! Until I return on Friday of course. and ask nicely for my chair back.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
9.30.12 Global Reach
The dogs don’t really know what worldwide reach is. Actually, they do not like to travel further than the dog park on the other side of town. But, I know what a very large world we live in. The other day I discovered another level to the statistics page of the WordPress dashboard. It showed me all the places in the world that people have looked at DogDaz blog from. I was over whelmed and over joyed. How amazing to me the internet is. That my little zoo can make it to the homes and hearts of people in so many countries. Thank you all for coming by the zoo and taking a moment of your time to check us out, and many of you for returning time and time again. Last Christmas, my daughter Peanut bought me this really cool world map that you are suppose to scratch off each country that you have been to. Those of you that have read DogDaz for a while know that I travel on business to some wonderful places, yet, there are so many more that I hope to visit someday. Though I may not physically make it around to each land, I know that virtually I have touched the people, which, in many ways, at least to me, is more important. Well, tomorrow I get on a plane once again for the week. So off I go. I am wondering what animal to leave in charge this week? Not Sofie, because all she does is whine and complain and drive everyone insane; Louise is being very anxious and prancey lately, so I worry it would be to stressful for her; Kitty is a hot mess and will just hide under the coffee table all week; Nine is a bully; Muffin can hardly make it up the steps anymore and everyone pushes him around; Stella is too young… I guess by default it comes back to Noël once again. Ok, Noey you are in charge of the blog. Do good posts. I will be watching.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
9.29.12 Sofie’s Blue-disk Blues
A lonely blue dog disk, all by itself.
Sofie: “Hey guys, do you see that blue thing over there?”
Louise: “Mojo, lets play keep away from Sofie!”
Louise: “Free-for-all!!! Sofie now’s your chance to pounce!”
Mojo: “Sofie, get off me you little pest!”
Sofie: “I’ve had it with your Labs, I’m taking a nap!”
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
9.28.12 Blog on Fire Award
What an incredible week to receive multiple awards! We received this really HOT award called the “Blog on Fire” Award for our sweet friend Taylor and her Mom, Jessica, at “I Adopted A Dog – Now What?”
Taylor is just the cutest 1 year-old Scottish terrier/dachshund mix with a personality all her own. She was adopted at a Bay Area shelter this past June by her Mommy and Daddy. We enjoy following their antics and seeing what wonderful adventures they have.
I really appreciate that other bloggers find DogDaz enjoyable, and think it is so exciting when someone says we are HOT, especially on FIRE. We like that a lot! Thank you sooooo much for thinking of us.
This award requires me to share 8 unusual tidbits about either myself or my pet. So, here I go:
1. Louise and I seem to bonk heads a lot. She will be jumping up while I am leaning down. We both look at each other and go ‘Not Again?’
2. Sofie whimpers in her sleep. It is so sad, but she is still sleeping.
3. Both dogs snore and sometimes it can get very noisy.
4. I feel kind of lost if I am home and the dogs are not with me.
5. For years Louise did not know that I did not lock her kennel door at night. But one night she figured it out and about 4 AM she started poking me to wake up and play. Now whenever I forget to lock it at night, she will sneak out and poke me.
6. Sofie will do any silly antics she can to not go to bed, even though she is really tired. She lies down right in front of her kennel and rolls on her back and says ‘I’m so cute! Do I really have to go to bed?’ This is an every night thing. She cracks me up!
7. Noel, the Christmas cat, hates to be picked up. I force her to submit to the pick up and she cries until I turn her over and hold her like a baby, and then she falls asleep in my arms. Anyone else who tries this will loss an arm (just warning you) but it ‘our’ thing.
8. I would much rather blog and play with the dogs all day than work – I guess I know what I will do when I retire (if ever that happens).
The next thing is to pass this award to 8 blogs (in no particular order), who each display humor, class, and positivity with every post:
2. Rumpydog
8. Something Wagging This Way Comes
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
