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5.10.13 Follow Up Friday: A Week In Balance

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).

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The snoozing Nine got a lot of attention on Caturday.  Yes, even little devil angel cats need their beauty rest.

yingPeople saw the Yin-Yang of Louise and Sofie, in their Sunday Black & White photo. Yin and Yang symbolizes dualism, the state of life: balance.  My dogs are opposites in more than their colors; Louise is shy, Sofie is outgoing;  Lulu is quiet, Sofie is loud; you get the idea.  I could not have 2 totally different personalities in dogs.  For me they are a perfect balance.

This is like what Lao Tzu says of Yin and Yang in Tao Te King:

“Tao engenders One;
One engenders Two;
Two engenders Three;
Three engenders all things.
All things carry the yin (femininity)
while embrace the yang (masculinity).
Neutralising energy brings them into harmony.”

On Wednesday I found out that I had to take down the Sunday Cartoon from last week because Peanut’s cartoons are copyrighted and you can not reproduce them on the internet.  So, I replaced Snoopy and Charlie Brown with a dog house, because DogDaz is in the dog house for being a bad blogger.

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I absolutely loved the ideas you all came up with about why Sofie took her Airdog toy down to the old Cherry tree on Monday Mischief.  Nellie thought she just forgot to take it out of her mouth.  Binky and Jodi felt she took it so that no one else would play with her toy.  Cupcake was projecting that it was for security reasons. Easy thought that Sofie would play fetch with the tree (that was pretty out there, Easy). Roxy felt it had something to do with a squirrel, and Doggie was sure she was protecting everything, the tree, the squirrel, the toy.  And many many more saw it as an spring offering of some sort.  Whatever it was, Airdog comes and goes, in and out, on a regular basis.  Thanks for all your thoughts.  Sofie definitely keeps me amused.

We were excited to join the new hop by Dogs N Pawz called Tuesday’s Tails. where every Tuesday we are going to focus on animals that need homes.  I love it and will try to participate every week.  Won’t you hop with us to get homes for all the homeless?

Winnie_the_Pooh_and_FriendsWordless Wednesday was pretty wordy, but I am glad that you could see the fun that the dogs were having with their best friend Mo.  I think friends are important for animals, as well as humans.  I grew up with a singular dog (Louise Pierre Andre the 14th of Edgewood Lipton – we all wanted different names I guess).  I don’t remember Louie every interacting with any other animals. I am not saying he was unhappy, because he had his humans and he loved us, but, I think that maybe animals should have other friends besides humans, when possible.  What do you think?

And finally this week, Louise and I have been working through some fear stuff.  Well, I have been working, she has been fearing.  Maybe it is because I am not in a great space right now and she is picking up on my energy. I try to always listen to the lessons from my zoo and Thankful Thursday focused on what I have learnt from my little scaredy dog.

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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Posted by on May 10, 2013 in Cats, Dogs

 

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5.8.13 Wordless Wednesday: 3 Amigos

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The dogs went to play with Mojo Rising, next door.  They love Mojo.  He is their bestest friend.

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Louise loves Mojo more than any other boy dog in the world.  She has played with him since she was a puppy. She smiles for him in a way that you know it is love.

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Sofie tries to play Labby style, but she is just a pesky little sister and usually ends up the odd dog out.

All 3 are the best of fiends.  I love to watch them play.  There is something special about visiting a close friend.  There is a familiarity, and easiness, that you don’t get with just anyone.  Because Louise does not trust many other dogs, when she does, the playfulness is a joy to watch.

“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh?” he whispered.
“Yes, Piglet?”
“Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. “I just wanted to be sure of you.” 
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

I guess that was a lot of words for a Wordless Wednesday!

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This is a Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop. Thanks to BlogPaws for the hop. Head over there and see what they are blogging about.

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on May 8, 2013 in Dogs

 

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5.3.13 Follow Up Friday: Co-Hosting Fun

We are so excited to be co-hosting today’s Follow-up Friday with Jodi from Heart Like A Dog.  Thank you.  We are honored to be helping co-lead the fun today.

 

4cattoysLast Mischief Monday, when Sofie was eating cat toys, we found out that a lot of dogs like cat nip.  I was wondering if there is anything similar for dogs, like DOGNIP, or will they eat cat toys anyway just because they belong to the cats?  Sofie actually sucks on the cat toys (not chew).  Maybe it is catnip tea?

 

Spring has sprung here in Annapolis, so on Tuesday we showed off the fresh blooms through the reflection of our front door (with animal noses).  But Sofie is not enjoying the pollen.  Everyone was pretty amazed on Wednesday with the PINK SNOW.  It is actually cherry blossoms, which are a big favorite here in the Washington, DC area.  

 

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“Each year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, DC. The gift and annual celebration honor the lasting friendship between the United States and Japan and the continued close relationship between the two countries.”

 

Thursday brought us our weekly thank you, especially for all the wonderful awards we have received.  Our blog friends are the best and we love you.  Even the cats are kissing dogs these days…

 

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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. and DOGDAZ.

 

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Posted by on May 3, 2013 in Cats, Dogs

 

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5.1.13 Wordless Wednesday: Did You Ever See Pink Snow?

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Happy May Day!

Happy Wednesday

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This is a Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop. Thanks to BlogPaws for the hop. Head over there and see what they are blogging about.

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on May 1, 2013 in Dogs

 

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4.26.13 Follow Up Friday: We Are Family!!!!!

Today is Follow Up Friday, where does the week go?

We are so excited to announce that we received not one, but two, I AM PART OF THE WORDPRESS FAMILY AWARDs this week!  WOOOOF!  We are so grateful. Thank You Thank You Thank You!

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We received the first Family award from Vicki Flaherty at This Abundantly Delicious Life.  Vicki is actually a colleague of mine and I am so impressed with her view on life,  No matter what is in her way, she has found a way to look on the ‘bright side’ of the day.  Vicki is new to the blogosphere and has jumped in with both feet.  I am glad to be part of her cyberfamily and definitely recommend you hop on over and get a taste of her delicious life.

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Then yesterday we received a wonderful second Family award from Misaki, The Misadventures of Misaki.  We blogdogs go way back and we are so glad she includes us as family (thanks for not coping out, Misaki). She lives in the UK, which seems weird for an Alaskan Malamute, but I guess her ancestors got around.  Follow her daily misadventures.

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This is an award to celebrate those other WordPress bloggers who inspire, help and encourage us – just like a family does:

Rules:

1. Display the award logo on your blog – done.

2. Link back to the person who nominated you – thank you Vicki and Musaki.

3. Nominate 10 others you see as having an impact on your WordPress experience and family

4. Let your 10 Family members know you have awarded them

5. That is it. Just please pick 10 people who have taken you as a friend, and spread the love

My blog family is very large and I know that rule said to nominate only 10 blogs that inspire me, but I could not get it down lower than 14 sorry (and that does not including the 2 that nominated me who are family too):

(1) Speedy The Cheeky Rex Rabbit
(2) Bassa’s Blog
(3) Dakota’s Den
(4) bumpyroadtobubba
(5) Cupcake Speaks
(6) Heart Like A Dog
(7) The Cat From Hell
(8) Long Life Cats & Dogs
(9) My Three Moogies
(10) Golden Woofs
(11) Pepsi Smart Dog
(12) jmgoyder
(13) Gizmo
(14) EasyRider

I love reading your blogs, and though I may not have a lot of time to comment, I am there in your visitor stats, behind the scenes, every week.

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To recap the week:

Last Caturday, we went sailing with Nine in the SS Stella.  Everyone loved the boat I built.  I found the kit at PetSmart. It took about 40 minutes to put together and a month until the cats trusted it enough to play in it.  I think that toys like that really add to an indoor cats enjoyment of life.

Sunday’s Black and White picture of The Muffin Man and Sofie in the kitchen window brought back sweet memories of a great cat..  We don’t seem to have any lap cats now and that is makes us miss the ones that have passed on.  Muffy, Zack, and Cuddles all were lap sitters, the current crew are not.

Internet picture of SkinkBy the time Monday Mischief came around the cold front had past and the windows were open again.  Stella and Nine are still waiting for the skinks, which should be out shortly, but he was chasing dandelion fluff on the windowsill this morning, which I think he thought was one.  

Monday’s  Contest – No winner, sorry.  But several of you were close.  The little critters were….. drum roll please ….. baby muskrats!  So cute!

Tuesday had the dogs basking in the sunshine and enjoying the slow coming spring.  But by Wordless Wednesday they got busy and started doing the job a dog should do: guarding their toys from intruders.  Readers were very creative in what they thought they were doing, but most people agreed that Sofie and Louise traded guard duties at noon.  Barking Out Loud. st_bernard

We found this incredible story on Thursday about Wild Dogs in Moscow that ride the train to find food.  We are grateful to the people of Moscow that let those strays have a calm and full life.  (I do wish they had homes though.)

That’s it for the week. Thanks for playing along with us.

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Follow Up Friday is part of the blog hop hosted by Heart Like A Dog.Check out the other blog hoppers:

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Posted by on April 26, 2013 in Cats, Dogs

 

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4.24.13 Wordless Wednesday: Toy Guard Gets Bored

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Happy Wednesday.
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This is a Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop. Thanks to BlogPaws for the hop. Head over there and see what they are blogging about.

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on April 24, 2013 in Dogs

 

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4.23.13 Afternoon with Lulu & Sofie

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“It is so nice to just lie here in the sun, Mom”

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“What do you think, Sofie, should we get up and chase something?”

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“Why would we want to expend that much energy, Louise?”

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“Sure is nice sitting here in the sun, Mom”

Just another dogdaz morning at our house ❤ 

 
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Posted by on April 23, 2013 in Dogs

 

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4.19.13 Follow Up Friday: A Week Of Sadness

As you know last week, K8’s friend died in a car crash.  He was a volunteer fire fighter and there will be a full-out fireman’s funeral for him this Saturday.  It is very sad to lose a young promising person.  I find it so hard when you must wait to bury the dead.  I like the Jewish tradition where the deceased is laid to rest within 24 hours (where possible).  It is just hard on the loved ones.  We had to wait a month between when my father-in-law died and when he was interred because it was a military burial at Arlington Cemetery, that was endless sorrow.  Anyway, this weekend, hopefully, K8 and Tyler’s family and friends can move on with the rest of their lives.

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Everyone enjoyed exercising on Saturday with Noel.  Even some of the dog bloggers stretched with her.

Monday was the terrible day of the Boston Marathon Bombing.  But we did not know that yet, so we were definitely doing Mischief, which is our Monday way.   We were playing hide and seek down by the water.  Sofie discovered she could hide in the sand by the picnic tables.  The osprey did not like us being so close and were squawking at us.  Mom made us pose for yet another picture, because she liked the spring flowers.

On Tuesday. Mom answered an interested question for a friend about dogs eating cat litter.  Many people, even Mom, did not know how dangerous cat litter could be to the inside of dogs.  We are glad that everyone learned something from the question.

By Wednesday, the dogs were so exhausted all they wanted to do was sleep on the couch.  They are great snoozers.  Many people mentioned that it’s definitely a ‘dogs life’ around this house.  There is always a lot of sleeping going on between frantic walks and tug of war.  Oh yes, and the occasional cat chase, which is not supposed to go on, but Sofie and Nine seem to ignore the rules.

This Thursday, we wanted to show our gratitude for all the people who have helped us in our lives, and for those that helped in Boston and now also in the Fertilizer Factory Fire in Texas. People really connected with the quote by the late ‘Fred Rogers,’ on ‘finding the helpers.’  I was so glad to see that dogs are getting into the help act.  Look at these beauties that just arrived in Boston to help the wounded.  Please check out their K9-Parish Comfort Dogs Facebook page

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That’s it for the week. Thanks for playing and praying along with us.

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Follow Up Friday is part of the blog hop hosted by Heart Like A Dog.Check out the other blog hoppers:

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Posted by on April 19, 2013 in Cats, Dogs

 

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4.17.13 Wordless Wednesday: Afternoon Siesta

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wpid-IMG953609_1.jpgWish I could do that after a walk on Wednesday.

 BOL.   Happy Wednesday.
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4.16.13 Cats & Dogs Can Be Friends – But Litter Can Kill

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A High School friend of mine (via Facebook) contacted me yesterday with an interesting question. She has 8 cats (bless her little rescuing heart) and is considering getting a small dog.  She has never had a dog and was worried about several things, but especially about the dog eating cat litter.  With 9 pans in her house, I could understand the concern.  What I learned in answering her question was that kitty litter could actually be toxic to small dogs (I did not know that).  Check out this information on eHOW. I always have had a concern about dog’s eating cat poop, but I did not think about them eating the actual litter. It makes sense that clumping litter could really block a small dogs system, and it contains chemicals that could cause all kinds of gastro distress.

In our house, we have 2 uncovered pans in the the laundry room accessible only through a cat door or by a human, and a third side entry pan by my office, which the dogs can not get into.  We try for one pan per cat.

Cats and dogs can make the best of house mates.  Notice in the photo above, Mr.Nine last night taking over Louise’s bed.  You can see 60 pound Lulu in the corner trying to lie on Sofie’s little dog bed because she did not want to tangle with the 10 pound ManCat sleeping in the middle of her’s. Around here cats tend to have the upper paw.    BOL BOL (Bark Out Loud)   

Post script:  My thoughts and prayers are in Boston today. When will senseless killing end.

Just another dogdaz morning at our house ❤ 

 
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Posted by on April 16, 2013 in Cats, Dogs

 

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