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About 4:00 pm (16:00) every afternoon, Noel, the Christmas Cat, has to get down and roll. Not sure why? Maybe it’s a fat cat thing because Zackary used to do that too and he was also a big cat. She really gets into it and then runs away when done, as if embarrassed.
grumpy-cat-they-see-me-rolling.jpg.
I can not imagine a life without cats. Happy Caturday.
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

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I am thankful when everyone finally falls asleep and I can get a little reading done.

Noel only gets about 18 hours a day of sleep.
This is part of the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop from PepiSmartDog.com

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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So glad you are joining me today for the Dogs N Pawz Blog Hop called Tuesday’s Tails! New posts go up on Tuesday but you can link up and post when you want all week-long. The whole purpose is to feature cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, etc. so when you link up is up to you! Even pets from PetFinder, are fine. Let’s just get them all homes!
Dogs N Pawz said “I also want to encourage all of you to share each other’s Tuesday’s Tails posts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and whatever other social media channels you use. The more we share the more likely we are to get the word out!”

Let’s hop to it! Today we are featuring Betty Boop, a stray 10-year-old doggie. This girl is only half way done with life, can she spend the other half on your lap?
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Tuesday’s Tails pets can all be found at the Anne Arundel County Animal Control. For more information please call (410) 222-8900 (this is Annapolis, Maryland, USA).
Click here for the Pet of the Week Video
Click here to View ALL Pets Available for Adoption
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| NAME: BETTY BOOP |
| ADS: 220549 |
| SPECIES: DOG |
| BREED: SHIH TZU |
| MIXED: NO |
| INITIAL STATUS: STRAY-CITIZEN |
| AGE (Estimated): 10 YEARS |
| SEX: FEMALE |
| ALTERED: YES |
| COLOR: TAN / WHITE / GRAY |
Please remember that all pets need loving homes. If you are looking for a new pet to take home and live in Maryland, please come visit the Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Animal Control today!
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Noel, the Christmas Cat, and Frosty, the Solar Snowman. Happy Sunday.
(Originally posted in 2013)

This is part of the Black and White Sunday Blog Hop. Thanks to Dachshund Nola for hosting.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Gertrude was my wonderful long haired calico. She and I had a very close relationship for over 17 years. She passed over the bridge in 2007. I miss her quiet, funny way. I don’t have any long hairs in the zoo currently.
K8 took this picture when she was learning photography in high school. It was a real dark room development project. I just love it.
I can not imagine a life without cats. Happy Caturday.
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

Tags: Animal, animal awareness, Cat, Cat People, cats, caturday, DogDaz, lorian lipton, Pet, pet blog, pets, postaday
Today is Follow-up Friday hosted by Jodi from Heart Like A Dog. This is where we review the week behind so that we can launch into the week ahead (or something like that).

Mommy, Is that you ?
Peanut and I got home on Tuesday; me from visiting her in Israel, she now visiting me (or at least her friends) for a few weeks until school starts again. It was a great trip. I have not been there since 1966. The country has changed a great deal since then.
I sure missed the doggies this trip. There were dozens of cats around but not many dogs. It is interesting the different energy that there is when you are surrounded by wild cats vs wild dogs. I guess I just don’t worry so much that a cat is going to bite my head off.
Noel (above) was waiting patiently for us to arrive. She has taken to my office again while I was gone. She did not spend much time in there when I was in China so I was glad to know she is back in her pink bed.
While away, I featured the many animals of Israel: the cats of Jerusalem, the animals of the biblical zoo, the birds of Masada, the goats of the Judean desert, and of course, more cats of Jerusalem. Now that I am home I will start to focus on the DogDaz zoo again. The cats have had the run of the place since the dogs were at Sonya’s, so they are a little miffed that the dogs are back. It is always interesting to watch the dynamic change when I and the dogs return and we turn the house upside down with our noise and our playing.

We’re back!
That’s it for the week. Thanks for playing along with us. Check out the hop below and you can go play with others.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Follow Up Friday is part of the blog hop hosted by Heart Like A Dog.

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We arrived home today after 15 hours of flying around. It is so nice to be home to my own zoo and I am really looking forward to sleeping in my bed. Before I turn in, I thought I would share some more cats from my trip to Jerusalem. If you have not seen the previous cat post this week please check it out – an incredible 2 million cats and I would like to take pictures of every one of them.

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo.

Tags: Animal, animal awareness, Animal welfare, animals, Cat, cats, City of Cats, DogBlog, DogDaz, feral cats, Israel, Jerusalem, lorian lipton, nature, postaday