(This was one of Mommy’s first blog posts. Wow she used to ramble.)
C doesn’t feel well and wants to stay home from school. She caught the cold from V, who was in bed all day yesterday, who caught it from K8 when she was home from college over the T-day holiday. But Grammie thinks they caught it all from her. How is it that even though I stay in bed and pretend to still be sleeping, the cats, who are right there so they know I am faking, and the dogs, who are across the room in their blanketed kennels, all know that I am awake and start to whine? Don’t you crazies know that humans are suppose to get more sleep? You sleep whenever you want. Cats, I read, sleep 18 hours a day. Me, I have a specific time when I can get a few zzzzs. Oh well, up and at it. Don’t think you are getting feed until at least 6:30 (or you will want dinner to early). Do they feel your energy subconsciously when you are trying to fake sleep? Does it hang in the air? Maybe I am moving my feet and they hear the rubbing of the sheets? I haven’t been able to sleep more than 2 hrs at a clip in about 20 years. I just figure that is my normal. The animals on the other hand see it as an opportunity to get in some late night snacks and conversation. Just another regular DogDaz morning. ❤
Lean on me
Why do dogs like shoes and slippers so much? Is it because they smell like us?
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Look close in the hole of the nesting box.
Yesterday’s post about the Big Tree made me start to think about spring, which appears to be about a month early here in the Mid-Atlantic. I am happy because walking the dogs is easier, and all my feathered friends start to come back in the yard in full color. We sit for hours watching them come to the feeders and the watering spots. I am amazed that, except when the dogs first come racing out of the house to catch squirrels, the birds just stay where they are and do not mind them. We have some wonderful creatures that bless us every day, We get humming birds, and humming bees, butterflies, moths, and skippers.
Can’t wait until the real spring comes. Thanks to K8 once again for the great pics from last year. Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Thank you so much to our favorite Caucasian Shepard Dog friend, Bassa and her Tall Person from Tbilisi, Georgia. We are honored to receive the “You Make Me Shine” award from Bassa’s Blog.
Mommy is still away in Turkey, but she told us that we should thank Bassa and make sure she knows we are very impressed that she has made it to 52 days of blogging. Happy Blog-iversay or Blogday (not sure what to call it). We really enjoy the antics of Bassa and her Tall Person as they show us around their neighborhood. They have a very unique perspective on everyday things like trees (with turtles hidden in the bark) to telephone poles (that look like elephant trunks). Tbilisi sure seems so much more interesting then where we live. Maybe when Mommy comes home she can take us to visit you.
– Lulu Belle & Sofie Bear for Mommy
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Mommy is on her way to Istanbul, Turkey today for work and won’t be back for a whole week. She is not taking us and we are very sad that she will be gone but she said 13 hours on an airplane is no place for dogs. (What’s an airplane?) She told us to behavior ourselves and look after the humans, the cats, the blog, and each other. We are not happy about having all this work to do while she is gone and have decided that we will post some of her more interesting blogs instead of trying to paw new ones. We think Mommy travels to much and should just stay home with us. We miss her already. Maybe she will bring us some exotic bones from wherever she is. I wonder if they have dogs in Turkey and what they look like.
“Take pictures Mommy so we can see Turkish pets. We are going to sleep in your office and not move until you return.” Love, your adorable sweet doggies – Lulu Belle and Sofie Bear
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Reblogged from For the Love of the Dog Facebook page.
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Sofie and Nine are so cute together. Sofie preens him like he is her little baby and she is keeping him clean. I have always had cats and dogs that had special bonds. Nikki dog loved Alice cat. Alice used to do this little dance in front of Nikki and nudge her on the nose. Miss Constance Kitty really loved Squash E Bear. She would hang on his tail like it was another kitten and he would wag and wag to make her move up and down playfully. But this relationship between Sofie and Nine is interesting to me. I have never seen a dog nibble on the cat before, and I have never seen them snuggle for long periods of time like these 2 do. Now, don’t be mistaken here, Sofie still chases Nine down the hall when she feels like it and say ‘I’m the dog so you better run!,” but I think their relationship is special. Does your dog and cat snuggle? Louise will tolerate the cats but she doesn’t want them to near for to long, which to me seems the more ‘normal’ cat/dog relationship. I just love what Sofie and Nine have.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Mojo and Lulu were posing and panting on Breezy Point. Mojo then proceeded to go into the sandbox and throw sand all over us. Lulu and Mojo have a very special friendship. He is the boy next door. She adores him and mopes if she does not get to see him for a few days. Funny how dogs build certain relationships that they hold dear. Not that they shouldn’t, but I just think it is really sweet. She has this friendship dog bond with 2 special dogs, Mojo Raising (male, black lab, 4 yrs old, next door) and Amy (yellow lab her age, around the corner). I assume the bond is deeper because she became friends with them when she was a puppy and those friendships have been constant in her life. Friendships are so important. I think that dogs, especially fearful and shy one’s like Louise, need to be cultivated often and early. In my quiet world, I think that I do not take her in public and into human and dog situations enough. Not that you can make a dog that does not get along with others change it’s disposition (which isn’t our issue), but for a fearful dog like Lulu, it just teaches her that other dogs are ok, and then ultimately she makes peace in her head and relaxes enough to have fun. She is fine in the dog park, but those are not friends. Frienddogs are ones that you see your dog’s ears perk up when they come into view. That your dog can sense walking past the house, even with all the windows and doors shut. I am really glad that my dogs have frienddogs. Does yours?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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