We took the “Puppies Are Not Toys Pledge” sponsored by RumpyDog and he sent us this wonderful prize pack from the ASPCA of NYC. We grew up in New York so we feel a special affinity to anything from up there. What great fun this has been to win something for a pledge that we would take anyway, Thank you Rumpy and DeDe and June Buggy for making people smarter about this sad fact.
We love opening boxes and we never won anything before so this was neato! We won a new jingle bell collar (which is a little tight, but maybe they thought we were elf dogs), a new SantaPaws stocking (which is absolutely gorgeous), a cat toy for the kitties, an ASPCA wrist band for Mom, a box of Walker’s Scottie Dog Shortbread cookies for our guests, a box of doggy gift cards, and a really neat orange tote bag to put it all in. Yahoooooo!!! We feel really special. Thank you RumpyDog, you made our day. Also a big thanks to Olivia Melikhov at the ASPCA for getting this to us so quickly.
I don’t have any prizes to give away, but please take the pledge. Your gift is one less animal in a shelter or neglected because they were not right for a family that did not really understand that Pets Are Not Toys.
Listen Stella, Mom doesn’t know what she doesn’t know. And you sure are not going to tell her.
Mom!!! Nine is threatening me again!
I can’t really say what goes on behind closed doors at the zoo, but sometimes, I just think that Nine, the Bullyboy, is just trying to push all the other animals into compromising situations. In the end, we all know who is responsible. Like last night for example, I made tea and took out this lovely gluten-free chocolate chip cookie and placed it on the kitchen table. (I did notice Nine was watching but did not think much of it.) V and K8 were in the kitchen getting a snack too. I went over to the microwave to warm my water and when I returned to the table, no cookie. Kate said she picked up the paper from the floor a moment ago. I smelled both dog’s breath (Sofie seemed to have a hint of chocolate) but how did it get down on the floor? We know how and we know who. Just saying…..
I probably told you The Muffin Man’s story more than once, but his story was one well worth telling. He was one of those cats that made every human feel like they were the only one in the world to him: you were his special human (while he was in your lap). When V went to pick a cat out at the shelter, Muffin picked V, not the other way around. He had only one problem his whole life, his heart. He had heart trouble and was on daily medication and regular EKG exams. I guess his heart was so incredibly loving that it just kept ticking despite what the vets’ thought. I am sorry to tell you that The Muffin Man’s heart, after 18 years or so, could no longer beat. His physical being has left this earth and us. We will love you forever, Muffy. You will always be our Muffin Man.
This loss hurts like losing Squash did, there are just some furry companions that have extra special strings.
Now we are 5 at the zoo from 7. This has been really hard.
If it is Thursday, then it must be Thankful Thursday Blog Hop day. I am hopping this from PepsiSmartDog’s Smart Dog Blog. Pepsi seems like a well educated dog, so go check out the site.
Last week was Thanksgiving holiday in the US, and I know that I said thank you to all my readers and for all the wonderful things that I am thankful for, but the truth is, every day that I wake up I am thankful. I do not think that I ever stop feeling blessed by this wonderful life that I have. My great family, the animals that surround me, my great neighborhood, my friends, my health, my job…. I am just one very lucky person. But since this is an animal blog, I think that I need to look at it from their side. So let me ask some of them:
Louise: I am thankful that I have a family that loves me and protects me; a Mom who understands that I am afraid of a lot of things and doesn’t make me deal with the world any more than I really can. I am also really thankful for being able to get up on the den couch.
Sofie: I am thankful for my sister Louise, and for my cats (that I love to chase), all my toys, and especially for my lovey, Beaver.
Noel: I am thankful for the nice warm spot that Mom leaves in her bed in the morning, so that I can crawl in it and sleep the rest of the day.
Seal and Crab, Galápagos
Photograph by Benjamin Jakabek, My Shot This was taken on Santiago Island in the Galápagos Islands. The photo is of a Galápagos fur seal and a Sally Lightfoot crab resting side by side.
DogDaz Zoo 