Reblogged from For the Love of the Dog Facebook page.
6.14.12 Lulu is a Hottie
It has been really hot these days. Mommy says that the spring was the hottest on record. I am not sure what that totally means but I know that we are walking earlier and earlier in the morning because it is cooler. I like to sit in the sun. Hotter the better for me, for a little while, because Mommy makes me come in. She worries that I will overheat. I drink a lot of water I think, so I am not sure why she worries. But Mom’s do, I guess. Sofie likes to lie in the shade. She pants a lot and prefers to go inside the house in the air conditioning. She is a wimp. Heat me up sunshine!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
6.13.12 You’ve Just Gotta Have Friends
Sofie and Nine are so cute together. Sofie preens him like he is her little baby and she is keeping him clean. I have always had cats and dogs that had special bonds. Nikki dog loved Alice cat. Alice used to do this little dance in front of Nikki and nudge her on the nose. Miss Constance Kitty really loved Squash E Bear. She would hang on his tail like it was another kitten and he would wag and wag to make her move up and down playfully. But this relationship between Sofie and Nine is interesting to me. I have never seen a dog nibble on the cat before, and I have never seen them snuggle for long periods of time like these 2 do. Now, don’t be mistaken here, Sofie still chases Nine down the hall when she feels like it and say ‘I’m the dog so you better run!,” but I think their relationship is special. Does your dog and cat snuggle? Louise will tolerate the cats but she doesn’t want them to near for to long, which to me seems the more ‘normal’ cat/dog relationship. I just love what Sofie and Nine have.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
6.12.12 Frienddogs
Mojo and Lulu were posing and panting on Breezy Point. Mojo then proceeded to go into the sandbox and throw sand all over us. Lulu and Mojo have a very special friendship. He is the boy next door. She adores him and mopes if she does not get to see him for a few days. Funny how dogs build certain relationships that they hold dear. Not that they shouldn’t, but I just think it is really sweet. She has this friendship dog bond with 2 special dogs, Mojo Raising (male, black lab, 4 yrs old, next door) and Amy (yellow lab her age, around the corner). I assume the bond is deeper because she became friends with them when she was a puppy and those friendships have been constant in her life. Friendships are so important. I think that dogs, especially fearful and shy one’s like Louise, need to be cultivated often and early. In my quiet world, I think that I do not take her in public and into human and dog situations enough. Not that you can make a dog that does not get along with others change it’s disposition (which isn’t our issue), but for a fearful dog like Lulu, it just teaches her that other dogs are ok, and then ultimately she makes peace in her head and relaxes enough to have fun. She is fine in the dog park, but those are not friends. Frienddogs are ones that you see your dog’s ears perk up when they come into view. That your dog can sense walking past the house, even with all the windows and doors shut. I am really glad that my dogs have frienddogs. Does yours?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tuesday’s Eclipse
Solar Eclipse on May 20, 2012
(I know it is not an animal, but I could not resist because I am a LUNATIC!)
6.11.12 Sunshine = Happiness
Yesterday Mommy took us down to our river to see the new floating dock. It is down the block from our house, but we are not allowed to go there without a human. We have not been down there for awhile, except to see the Osprey, because they were building it and there were lots of dangerous things that could hurt us. Mommy said that 2 barges came down the Magothy River from the Chesapeake Bay and they floated the dock pieces all the way from wherever they were built down stream. The barges had big crane things on them and the men put them together like a puzzle. We don’t have any pictures of them building it because Mommy forgot the camera the one day we all came to look. But we got some nice pictures now. Since there were a lot of people and boats on the dock, it was a big test for us to sit and behave so that Mommy could take our picture on Breezy Point. We did a really good job, don’t you think? It is really breezy there because it is where the river and the 2 creeks that define our peninsula meet. We got to walk on the new dock and sniff at all the sail boats and big things with motors. (You can tell we are not boating dogs.)
There was even an old looking red tug boat docked by us, which looked really special so Mom took pictures of that too.
Weekends and sunshine are the perfect mix for a nice dog walk on the river and then lying in the shade of Big Tree.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
DogDaz Zoo 