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5.31.12 Thank You to Misaki, Bella & Didi

It is so exciting to receive Blog awards.  It makes me realize that people really are reading the ramblings that I spend hours writing.  It is kind of funny but I seem to get awards in clumps: no awards for awhile and then a few at the same time.   I want to say thank you to all my readers and my commenters.  I feel like I have made some new ‘real’ friends these last few months, though I only know you through your blogs and your pictures.  In a weird way, many of us out here in Blogland show a very personal side of who we are on our blogs, and that vulnerability attracts others who also  share themselves.  I thank you all for a very enjoyable 6 months doing the DogDaz blog and look forward to many more months/years together.

The first award, the Sunshine Award, came from themisadaventuresofmisaki. Misaki is an Alaskan Malamute puppy. Though I am not sure whether Misaki is a boy or a girl (hard to tell by his blog – sorry), he enjoys eating (especially bonios), having his belly rubbed, chasing pigeons and playing with his humans. I absolutely love Malamutes and always wanted one.  That dream has yet to come true at the zoo, but maybe one day.

These are the instructions for earning the Sunshine award:

  • Link the award to the person who gave it to you – thanks Misaki!
  • Answer the questions that come with it
  • Pass it along to 10 people and let them know they have received it

Here are the questions and my answers:

Favorite number: 27 (V’s birth Day)

Favorite Non-alcoholic drink: Unsweetened Iced Tea

Facebook or Twitter: fb (even with the bad IPO)

My Passion: the animals

Favorite pattern: interesting question… I am a solids person, but none-repeating patterns are my type if anything

Favorite Day of the Week:  Sunday

Favorite Flower: I do love roses, but have really been enjoying honeysuckle this week.

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Misaki also bestowed on us a Liebster Blog Award:  Thank you again oh little, soon to be giant, furry dog! The rules for this award are:

1. Link back to the person who nominated you: themisadaventuresofmisaki.

2. Nominate five (5) bloggers who have less than 200 followers (if you can tell).

3. Let nominees know by leaving a comment on their sites.

4. Post nomination image on this blog.

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Then, it was a wonderful surprise to receive yet a third award.  This time from the wise duet of Bella and Didi, the Standard Poodles, of Paws to Talk.

Bella and Didi are the smartest pair of ‘Dear Abby,’ pet question answers that I have ever met.  They always seem to have some interesting piece of advice for the troubled pooch or lonely kitty.

The Poodles did not say we had to jump through any hoops for this award (Yah!)

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There are so many blogs that I enjoy and when you get a lot of awards at the same time it is really hard to pass them forward, so I have created my own PICK OF THE LITTER Award.  The following bloggers get to pick one of the above awards for their very own, as well as proudly display that you are the DogDaz Pick of the Litter!

Thank you all for wonderful reading – here is the current DOGDAZ PICK OF THE LITTER:

A Window Into the Woods: http://awindowintothewoods.com/

Jazzy Cat Jay: http://jazzcatjay.wordpress.com/

Pat Bean’s Blog: http://patbean.wordpress.com/

jmgoyder: Wings and Things: http://jmgoyder.com/

I Adopted A Dog: Now What? http://iadoptedadog.wordpress.com/

Hutchagoodlife: http://hutchagoodlife.wordpress.com/  (what goes around comes around…LOL)

Doggy’s Style: http://doggysstyle.wordpress.com/

Expressions In A Teacup: http://tyakhan.wordpress.com/

Basil: Life of a famous pooch: http://wp.me/1Rhm0

Mirth and Motivation: http://eof737.wordpress.com/

jodistone: http://jodistone.wordpress.com/

Thank you soooooo much we love getting awards and really appreciate every single one.  Thank you Misaki, Bella and Didi for thinking highly of the zoo.  We like to ready your blogs and someday maybe we will all met in the virtual dog/cat park!

Love you guys!

Lulu Belle, Sofie Bear, The Muffin Man, Noel (the Christmas Cat), Miss Constance Kitty, Nine (the bad boy), and baby Stella – oh and Mom too!!!!

 
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Posted by on May 31, 2012 in Dogs

 

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3.26.12 Thank You for ‘The Versatile Blogger’

Thank you to Debbie at Kindness Kronicles for presenting me with a VERSATILE BLOGGER AWARD. I am grateful for the acknowledgement that others are reading my little rantings and always surprised and happy when someone shows such appreciation to bestow on me an award.  Debbie of Kindness Kronicles is an ex-New Yorker just like me!  She has found one of the secrets to happiness, which lies in the simple lessons you learned when you were very young.  The golden rules such as be nice, play nice, and wash your hands often.  I enjoy her new explorations into the world of being kind, so please do check her out.

The rules of the award are as follows:

1. Thank and link to the person who awarded you.

2. Share seven random facts about yourself.

3. Pass the award on to as many as 15 more blogging friends.

4. Contact those friends and congratulate them!

Wow – 7 things about us that I have not shared before (this is really hard) – please refer to my Awards page for previous secrets (LOL):

1.  I am a workaholic, so I have to write the dogs into my calendar everyday to make sure they (and me) get our 1 mile work (rain or shine).

2.  I am a native New Yorker, but have not lived in the state in 34 years (once a New Yorker, always a New Yorker)

3.  I miss Squash E Bear everyday.  He is gone 13 months now.

4. I like at the end of the day, when all the animals are in their beds (kennels and kitten room door closed), and no one is sitting on my keyboard or lying so close to the wheels of my chair that I can not move it.

5.  I like waking everyone up in the morning and how happy they are to see me, stretch, run, and have breakfast.

6.  Sometime dogs and people at the dog park scare me.  Some people do not think their dogs are aggressive, when they are, or they ignore bad behavior.  (That of course is when I leave.)  I like it best when there are only a few nice dogs there.

7.  I really enjoy blogging and look forward to seeing comments and likes everyday now.  I admit I have been getting a little blue on those days that the stats say I only had a few visitors.

There are so many wonderful blogs that I find every day and I would like to acknowledge a few new ones (you know my rules, I pay-it-forward to newbies for them to pay-it-forward):

Thank you very much Kindness Kronicles…. you are tooo kind (pun intended) – DogDaz

 
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Posted by on March 26, 2012 in Dogs, Uncategorized

 

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3.4.12 I am honored to be a Candle Lighter

Candle Lighter Award & Our Lovely Blog Award

It was sooooo wonderful to receive both the Candle Lighter Award and Our Lovely Blog Award from Sweat Like Mambo.  She has a healthy, get your body in shape, eat well kind of site, that teaches me a lot about all the things I really need to focus on (that I don’t).  Today was Red Velvet Brownie Bites with Cream Cheese Frosting… I could definitely focus on that!

The Candle Lighter Award is for “blogs and bloggers that light a candle in the darkness with their blog.” Please read about the creation of the award at Believe Anyway What a wonderful idea to light the internet with the candles of all the positive attitude blogs out there.  Glad I could be a part of the glow.

And if that wasn’t kind enough, Sweat Like Mambo also presented us with an Our Lovely Blog Award. I am  humbled and appreciate the acknowledgement.  I will refer people to my awards page to view several sets of the 7 things about us and the many blogs from each award that I have passed it on to.

Based on my self-imposed award passing-on rules (I acknowledge blogs that I have not touched before), today I am passing the Candle Lighter Award onto one blog that lifts me up: Kasmango’s World

Kasmango is a stay-at-home mom, veterinary technician, aspiring photographer, football fanatic, and movie lover.  She provides a beautiful and uplifting pictorial window into her world.  This candle is for you.

Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo. ❤ 

 
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Posted by on March 4, 2012 in Dogs

 

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2.22.12 We won an “Awesome Blog Content” Award

Thank you so much to Fluffy Tufts Gang for honoring us with something AWESOME.  That is not only so cool, but it is just plain, well…. awesome!

The Rules for this award are:

ONE: Share something about you, alphabetically!  Just a word or two about you starting with each alphabet letter!

TWO: Nominate worthy bloggers for this award, no limit how many you forward it to.

Here is the A-Z of DogDaz dictated by Louise and Sofie to Mommy:

A : America, that is where we live.  We are just a couple of American Mutts.  We live in a beautiful part of the country on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Mommy says it is a little piece of paradise.  We have never been to paradise but we figure she knows what she is talking about.

B : Beaver, Sofie’s lovey.  Mommy actually bought it for Louise the day that Sofie came to live with us, but Sofie decided it was going to be hers (which she decides about most things).

C : Cats, we now have 5, which we think is entirely to many.  There should be more dogs than cats, but they seem to always get their way around here.  But, the blog is called DOGDaz, so I guess we do win sometimes.

D : Ducks, which like to swim in our pool, which we do not appreciate, but it gives us something to bark at.  Mommy let’s us actually bark at them but they do not seem to fly away even when we get real close.

E : Earth, we like to dig in it and move it around, a lot.  We think that we are excellent gardeners except nothing seems to grow in the spots we dig holes in.  We are not sure why.

F : Food, we love to eat especially cat food and anything we are not supposed to eat.  The chicken that Mommy makes us for training treats is our favorite.

G : Grass, we like to poop in it and run around on it and Sofie likes to roll and roll and roll in it.

H : Humans, we like our humans very much, especially Mommy and the young one.  Louise is afraid of one’s she does not know, but she tries hard to be brave when they invade her space.

I : Ice, we like to chew on cubes of it but we do not like to walk on it outside.

J : Jumping, we are not suppose to but we both like to jump up on things when no one is looking.  Sofie likes to jump on certain people and Louise only jumps on Mommy to get her attention when she has dinner and is not putting it down fast enough.

K : Kittens, we have 2 new ones, Stella and Nine, and we really like them a lot.  We actually only just met last weekend, because Mommy had the silly door closed for a long time to the room they are in and we could smell them but not play with them.  Nine let both of us sniff him today without going cat crazy.

L : Licking, we are not suppose to lick Mommy in the face but sometimes we can’t help ourselves because she tastes so good. 

M : Miss Constance Kitty, is wider than she is long, and she loves to watch fish TV.  Sofie and her have a special relationship.

N : Noel, is the top cat and she is snow white and very very large (but not fat – we did not say fat – she would kill us – and she really isn’t anyway).  Mommy calls her ‘SNoel.’  She is not always very nice to us, but I think if we stopped chasing her under the table or across the living room, she would put her claws back in.

O : Out, we love to go out: whether the yard, a walk, or in the truck for a ride.

P : Plott Hound/Labrador, which are maybe two of the breeds that Louise is a mix of (but who really knows).

Q : Quiet, what it rarely is around here.  Sofie likes to whine and bark, a great deal, Louise knows better but forgets her manners sometimes.

R : Relentless, which is what Sofie is when she wants something.  Whine, whine, whine, whine, whimper, whimper, whine, whine.

S : Shelty/Corgy, which are probably two of the breeds that Sofie is a mix of (but who really knows). 

T : The Muffin Man, our 18 year old king cat, who we like to bother on occasion just because we can.  We respect him, but we still like to nose butt him anyway.

U : URL, http://www.dogdaz.com  This is our blog and we have so much fun doing it and winning awards too!

V : ‘V,’ that is our other human, who takes very good care of us when Mommy travels (which is to often for our liking) and sneaks us real meat (which Mommy does not eat) and other fun stuff, when Mommy isn’t looking.

W : Walk, Lulu Belle loves her walk and would be sad if she missed it, Sofie Bear just comes along because everyone is going.  Usually we walk everyday with Mojo, Louise’s Lab boyfriend from next door.  Lulu says she really misses him if they don’t get to have their walk together.

X : Xanthous, similar to the color of an egg yolk, which is what color Sofie is kind of but not really, but we could not come up with an X word.

Y : Yogurt, what Mommy eats everyday and gives us the container to lick.  Yummy!

Z : Zoo, what Mommy calls the 7 animals and 5 humans that make up our life.


Here are our nominations – remember we only give to blogs we have not given to before.  Today we want to honor two Awesome photographers:

Laurie Bartolo Photography – for truly Awesome photos

Tracie Louise Photography – for more truly Awesome photos (and because her name is Louise too!)

Just a wonderful dogdaz morning dreaming about our acceptance speech ❤

 
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Posted by on February 22, 2012 in Cats, Dogs

 

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You can never have toooo many HUGs

Thank you to Milka [the Great{est} Dane] for honoring us with a wonderful HUG award.  This is such a nice gift from a new friend.  Do not tell Lulu and Sofie, but my daughter has always wanted a harlequin Dane and she thinks you are just the cutest.

As her human describes her, Milka is 100 lbs (and growing) of slobber, with 2 different color eyes and guffy ears.  She is our new Portuguese best friend and we are so glad we can follow her antics on the internet. 

So to continue the chain, we would like to pass a Hug Award on to a very deserving blog friend, Barb at: Passionate About Pets & People

Barb is one of those truly international people that has lived in many parts of the globe and has a deep passion for the furry, feathered, and human. She lives in Queensland, Australia. Her blog features her current dog Poppy, her hubby, and past pets and passions. She always has something nice to say and I learn something everytime I visit her blog. So, Barb, this HUGs for you.

 
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Posted by on February 19, 2012 in Dogs

 

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The Hug Award: How Special !!!

Thank you Misty Shores Chesapeakes for honoring us with a very special Hug Award, you are tooooo kind.  We were really in need of a hug today so it came at a wonderful time.  This is a really interesting award and I was really glad to receive it. Receiving this award sent me to the site it comes from to see what it was all about (http://ahopefortoday.com/2012/01/14/hope-unites-globally-hug-award-guidelines/) and I learned about A Hope For Today.

So, as the rules of many of the awards go, I will tell you more about me: Though I earn my pay in the corporate world, I try to live my life in service for the world good both locally and globally.  To me that means providing hope of a better today for humans, animals, and the environment. I believe you need to be the change you want to see in the world. So, I drive a hybrid (with the license plate ‘GIVEBAK,’ so honk if you see me), I recycle everything possible, I rescue animals (you all know that part), I work with the River Keepers to try and restore and keep my river and the Bay healthy,  I support wildlife (I am a Certified Wildlife Habitiat), I support certain human causes such as Lupus (which I have), Crohns & Colitis (which plagues my family), and all kinds of Cancers (which has robbed me of many family & friends), and currently I am a Commissioner on the County Commission for Women, to improve the lives of women and children.  Yes, I must say that sometimes I do all this for the hugs, but mostly, I do it for the selfish reason that I believe in the law of cause and effect – what you put out there will come back to you 10 fold: to give is the greatest gift I get, and at the end of the day, the only one I want.  I have hope today and everyday, so thank you Misty for reminding me of the greater value in that.

I will pass this along to 5 blogs I have not acknowledged before, who are teaching me something with every blog:

Cats & Co.

2 Brown Dawgs Blog

The Jogging Dog

Walden Marsh

Lead.Learn.Live

Hugs and Hope from the zoo at DogDaz ❤

 
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Posted by on February 12, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

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2.11.12 We Are Honored By Another ‘One Lovely Blog’ Award

Wow – Another One Lovely Blog Award in the same week, this time from Dianda of Cats & Co.  Thank you so much.  Cats & Co is a very catty site with Suki, the Queen, and Hiro, the silly cat.  If you want to learn all about cats (and my 5 cats sure love to learn history and tips), this is the place to watch.

Here are 7 more things about us:

1.  I am deathly afraid of…..don’t laugh…..ballons!

2. Miss Constance Kitty will pee on the newspaper if you leave it on the kitchen table overnight (no one knows why).

3.  Louise can take the squeaker out of a dog tennis ball in 60 seconds max.

4.  I was attacked by 6 large guard dogs when I was in my twenties.

5.  I am terrible at cutting the cats claws (and I have many a shredded door jam to show for it).

6.  The dogs love cat food, and The Muffin Man loves dog food.

7.  I once had the opportunity to walk/run a wolf through the woods.  He was rescued from a captive situation and was being cared for by a rescue society.  Though he was old, and tethered to me around the waste, I ran for over an hour behind him.  I will never forget the wolves eye view.  He had to be walked by a human so that no one took a shot at him and also so he did not run away (I guess).

So now to pay it forward to 5 more lovely blogs:

BassasBlog: I must say that I keep forgetting the dog that I am madly in love with, every blog day, Bassa, – She is the most incredible looking, sweetest giant on the net.  And her humans have shown me a lot about the place they live, Tblisi.  Keep up the giant work and making me smile every day.

The Dante Diaires: Dante Alighieri is a 3 year old Malti-Poo, weighing in at about 5 lbs. (my girls would call that breakfast – LOL).  Follow his adventure with his humans in Florida.  They call him the Traveling-Boy (an he appears to be very portable).

Missing Williow Farm: This is the adventures of my x-coworker Connie, her husband, and her farm.  Check out her new goat triplets.  The site is well done, fun, and informative.  She has taught me there can be a life after the corporation.

PhotoBotos: These pictures are blowing me away, even if they aren’t dogs and cats.  The brothers, Charlie and Tom, are on a mission to provide us with one AMAZING picture everyday.  You must see!!!

Cupcake Speaks:  The tales of the adorable rescue, Cupcake, and his children’s book author mom, are a great read.  Mom also blogs a lot about kids, as a former teacher.  A big woof for this little dog.

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo!  Keep those awards coming – we love them and you too!!!! ❤

 
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Posted by on February 11, 2012 in Dogs

 

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2.9.12 00:32 One Lovely Blog Award

Thank you sooooo much to Misty Shores Chesapeakes for recognizing us with this very wonderful ‘One Lovely Blog Award.’  I am really happy that other bloggers are reading and enjoying my stuff.  Misty even said that we posted ‘cool’ stuff.  That made me so happy.  I do try to find interesting internet animal stuff to brighten the day. And maybe because I live on the Chesapeake Bay we have a special connection; me and the Chessie dogs.  Misty Shores has 4 lovely Chessies. Cheyenne, Maia, Riva, and Titan, and their purfect cats: KC & BW.  They are a beautiful bunch.

I think the rules of the award are that I tell you 7 things about us and than I pay 5 forward.

  1. Louise snores
  2. Sofie likes to clean the cat pan (gross!!!) when she can.
  3. I would adopt every homeless animal I meet if I could just figure out how to feed and walk them.
  4. I always wanted to ‘mush.’
  5. I miss the dogs a lot when I am gone for more then 3 days.
  6. There is almost always one animal in my office with me at any time (currently there are 4).
  7. Sometimes I stoop to bribery to get Sofie to come inside.

I wish I could give everyone a badge for being so wonderful, but I have selected some blogs that I really have been enjoying lately and that are ‘lovely.’  (I am only going to select sites that I have not honored before, because that only seems fair.)

  1. Onecoolgriff: Rambo, a Petite Brussels Griffon living in Michigan and his family of five dogs (two more Griffs, Pearlie Blue and Jemmie, Atticus the Rottweiler, and Buddy ‘the incredibly-old-but-still-getting-around whatever kind of dog,’ two cats, three VERY BIG horses, and his two peeps, Mom an Dad. This blog is funny and fun and I want to thank them for making us laugh.
  2. Bumpy Road to Bubba: This is a very lovely blog about a single Mummy and her darling 1 year old, Poppy Grace (aka Bubba).  Along with the furry family Bella & Bear.  This is her ‘journey to motherhood – single by chance, mother by choice.’  Thanks for letting us watch you all grow together.
  3. Chancy the Gardener:  With a face to-die-for and an incredible set of ears, watch Chancy, and the cats: Patches, Pooh, and Snookums, get into a lot of trouble fun.  Thanks for the fun.
  4. RumpyDog: Jenny Threet blogs about her rescues Rumpy and DeDe and their cats. I thought my zoo was funny and photogenic, but these guys are a hoot.  Thanks for the stories.
  5. TheNoiseInsideMyHead: Jake and Sabrina share their life with this wonderful young woman, Becca,who has been winning the cancer battle for many years.  I find her insightful, playful, and down right an inspiration.  Thanks for blogging and letting us share your journey.

So once again, we want to thank Misty Shores Chesapeakes for this honor – much love – Lulu Belle, Sofie Bear, The Muffin Man, Noel, Constance Kitty, the kittens, Nine & Stella, and of course, me (the human).

 
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Posted by on February 9, 2012 in Dogs, Uncategorized

 

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Collie’s Choice for Best Blog Award

Collie's Choice Award for Best Blog

Thank you !

It is so wonderful to receive an award for our fun blog adventure from Collies of the Meadow.  They said such nice things about us that it makes us blush.  Since Sofie is part Sheltie we have been trying to learn more about Collies and Shelties to understand her thoughts and moods.  Check out Collies of the Meadow the dogs are absolutely georgeous!

 
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Posted by on January 6, 2012 in Dogs

 

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Versatile Blogger Award

Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you
How exciting it is to have received a Versatile Blogger Award from the incredible and beautiful Bassa and her human at http://bassasblog.wordpress.com/ .  Thank you so much Bassa for thinking of us and including us in your list of wonderful blogs.  This is the first award we have ever received and we are honored and humbled by it.  Bassa is this magnificent Caucasian Shepard who tends a 1 sheep herd. She was born in the famous nursery at St. George’s Monastery of Tabakini in the Republic of Georgia where Georgian Orthodox priests have been breeding Caucasian Shepherd dogs since 1992.  Go check out her stories. I enjoy just looking at her pictures because she is a beauty.

The rules of the award are as follows:

1. Thank and link to the person who awarded you.

2. Share seven random facts about yourself.

3. Pass the award on to as many as 15 more blogging friends.

4. Contact those friends and congratulate them!

Wow – 7 things about us (this is really hard):

1.  Louise’s nickname is Lulu Belle.  She is also know by ‘Lunny,’ ‘Lu,’ and ‘#1’  I also refer to her as the big girl.

2.  Sofie’s full name is Sofie Bear.  She is also know by ‘So,’ ‘SoSo,’ ‘Little Bit.’ and ‘#2.’  I also refer to her as the baby.

3. Louise has a boyfriend named Mojo Raising, He is a Black Lab champion dock diver.  They see each other almost everyday and get blue if they don’t.  Mojo lives across the street and Lulu stands on her hind legs and watches his house out the kitchen window for a really long time, hoping to catch a glimpse.

4. Sofie really really really wants to snuggle and lean on Louise but when she does, Lulu gets up and moves away (how sad or how big sisterish).

5. I like my dogs better than I like most people (I guess that is sad too.)

6. Louise looks good in almost any color (ah, black goes with everything) but Sofie looks best in purple.

7. Sofie’s favorite toy is her lovey, Beaver.  Beaver is her security blanket and she will dig it out of the bottom of the toy box (if it accidentally is in there) otherwise she can’t go to sleep.  She takes Beaver where ever she goes.

I have not been blogging very long, but in my short time I have come across some super cool blogs.  Here are a few really good blogs that I have been enjoying.  I hope you will check them out too.

Bongo Dog Blog Bongo is a dog who loves to get into mischief. He also loves people and wants to share with you what he’s up to.

Collies of the Meadow This blog is dedicated to collies: past, present and future who have blessed these humans with their love, enthusiasm for life, their joy and fun and alas their sorrowful ends.  This human loves his dear collies…

For The Love of My Dogs  This blog features an animal crew along with tips, stories and advice on all things dog. Included are informative tools on animal rescue and adoption, homemade dog tested recipes and wellness info, shopping suggestions and tips from personal experiences.

Fearfuldogs’ Blog Debbie Jacobs lives in southern Vermont USA with a husband, a cocker spaniel, a border collie and her scared dog border collie mix Sunny. Sunny was the inspiration and catalyst behind the creation of the FearfulDogs.com website. When he came to Debbie he was so fearful that he could not move out of the corner of her living room for weeks. It took months and years of effort and training to get him to where he is today.

Fluffy Tufts  From Dublin, Ireland the romping of three dogs (“The Lads”) and the prettiest cat in the world!!

Misty Shores Chesapeakes Follow these beautiful Chesapeakes, Cheyenne and Riva,.and watch their progress with training and breeding/whelping.

Kitty Bloger Ok, it’s a cat not a dog site but not just your average site about cats.

Congratulations to the 7 blogs that I am passing the award to.  May your new year bring lots of wonderful adventures and many happy DogDaz ❤

 
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Posted by on January 6, 2012 in Cats, Dogs

 

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