u reblogged thefluffingtonpost:
Local Shiba Knows About the Store-Brand Treats
An area Shiba Inu has discovered his regular Purina dog treats have been replaced with the generic store brand — and he’s not happy about it.
Witnesses say the pup started getting suspicious when the normally delicious little morsels began tasting like particle board. And he would know, since he chews on the bookshelves every damn day.
Via Sir Miles.
Puppy Lulu maybe 6 month April 2010
I have been thinking about puppies. My cuties have grown so fast. Louise, aka Lulu Belle, was already about 5 months old when she came to us, so I never really got to see her in her littlest puppiness. She was so cute and loved to sleep under the grapes (now she likes to eat the stems – yes, I know grapes can be poison to dogs). It took a while to teach her that people were Ok, but she loved being with us, and especially with the other animals. I decided that her birthday would be Halloween (31 Oct), so she is 2 1/2 years old now.
Puppy Sofie maybe 14 wks March 2011
When Lulu was little, Squash was already blind and an old man. I never got to meet him as a puppy. He found us when he was already about 7 or so years old. I sometimes imagine how cute he must have been. He was very good with Lil’ Lulu.
After Squash past on, we got Sofie. The rescue thought Sofie Bear was about 12 weeks old and a Shepard/Collie. Since she really is more like a Sheltie/Corgi, she may have been 14 or 16 weeks: Who knows? I made her birthday Thanksgiving time, 25 November. She is 1 1/2 years old now. I have not told her that she is not going to be a 100 # dog yet, I figure I will wait until she is older.
The girls are still very much puppies. Sometimes they remind me of the endless energy I had in my youth, Sofie still gets these big bags under her eyes at bed time and needs to get ‘Beaver’ and go Nite-nite, almost like a human child. Never had a puppy like that before. Louise gets very “Mommy, Mommy” sometimes, and wants all the attention on her.
There is so much to enjoy in our animals. Of course I wasn’t happy this morning when the cats knocked some laser pointer off the shelf and I found puppy Sofie chewing it with 3 little batteries on the floor next to her. I freaked out and watch her for hours, hoping I was not to late. I also forgot how much work all these youngsters are (2 puppies, 2 kittens, and 3 old cranky cats – oh I almost forgot and the teenager).
Happy Mother’s Day! Whether human, animal, or even a plant, watching and participating in helping things grow has been my greatest reward. Thank you for letting me be your mother.
Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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They will never find us! Source: llbwwb
I wish I knew why the Turkey Vultures are in my trees staring down at me? They scare me. They seem to settle in and just watch. Is something dead in the yard that I do not know about? Are they a message or a warning that I should heed? I think these birds are really UUUUGGGLLLY! Their large black bodies and red wrinkly faces are really ominous. You can not go anywhere in Maryland with out seeing these large birds eating something on the side of the road. They eat dead things (which is good I guess because they are a form of recycling), but they are impossible to get rid of and have been known to take over whole communities. It may be hard to believe but Turkey and Black Vultures are federally protected by the US Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Treaty Act. I guess that is only fair if their numbers are dwindling, but I still think they are creepy looking.
UGLY!!!!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Nine has decided that since the dogs get to go in the back yard out the sliding door, he should be able to follow. So he hides behind the TV that is next to the slider and waits for the moment when someone opens the door and maybe does not see him escape. When he gets caught trying to sneak out he gives me that “Who me?” look. You know the one; when your animal has done something but they think the stupid human would never catch on to the game that they are trying to play on you. “I’m so cute, I would never try something like that Mom.” Poor Nine, life is just so hard when you have to follow the rules.
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the Zoo ❤
Whenever I am getting ready to go out, Sofie throws herself on my feet and has a little tantrum. “Please mommy, don’t leave me, what am I going to do if you put your shoes on, that means you are going somewhere, me me me me me.” I find it interesting how she knows the difference between when I am getting dressed but staying home vs when I am getting dressed to go out. Now of course, that does involve shoes, which I don’t like to wear and avoid as much as possible. Maybe the shoes are the difference? She really goes crazy when I go to my business clothes closet, then she figures I am going to be gone for more than a minute, She has even taken to stealing one shoe so that I can never leave her. Silly dog, she doesn’t know that we humans tend to have more than one pair of shoes.
Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo ❤
Noel spends a significant part of her life on my desk, in her pink bed under the window. She is almost always with me (except now for some strange reason). She and Muffin used to both sleep on the desk, but he has taken to sleeping in the living room on the couch ever since the winter (I assume because it is warmer). Noel likes to help me type (you have seen many of her blogs if you follow the zoo). Today, Muffy actually walked on my laptop and shut it down in the middle of a business meeting where I was instant messaging with someone. “Oh excuse me Mr. Big Business person, my cat just walked on my computer and that is why I told you to asdjfhajksdfhdfkashdfkasjdkfa and then I disappeared.” I am sure that will go over well at Head Quarters. Speaking of that however, there does not seem to be a conference call or business meeting that I attend, anywhere in the world, that there is not a dog barking, or a baby crying. I used to think my dog Nikki’s bark was connected to the mute button of my phone. Really! I would take it off mute, she would bark, on mute, she was quiet. I am not lying, I tested it. When I tell people I work from home and have 7 animals they look at me like I am crazy, but I just tell people I have the most loving and cuddly office staff, and I would not trade them for anything in the world. Believe me, I never eat lunch alone.
Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo ❤
