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5.2.13 Thankful Thursday: Great Rewards

02 May

Today is Thankful Thursday and, as usual, we have soooo much to be thankful for.  One of the great rewards of Pet Blogging is acknowledgement by fellow bloggers.

To add to the 2 wonderful WordPress Family Awards bestowed on us last week, we received a 3rd from Peace, Love, & Whiskers.  You can never have to much family.  Thank you so much to an amazing pet blogger with obsessive cat disorder.plw

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And, when we thought that we could not be any luckier, our blogfriend Binki (and Granny), of AngelsWhisper2011 , gave us the ability to chose an award from their overflowing page of wonderful awardness.  We chose, the

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RULES FOR BEST MOMENT AWARD:

  • Winners re-post this completely with their acceptance speech.
  • This could be written or video recorded.
  • Winners have the privilege of awarding the next awardees!
  • The re-post should include a NEW set of people/blogs worthy of the award;
  • and winners notify them the great news.

RESOURCES: What makes a good acceptance speech?

  • Gratitude. Thank the people who helped you along the way
  • Humor. Keep us entertained and smiling
  • Inspiration. Make your story touch our lives
  • Get an idea from the great acceptance speeches, compiled in MomentMatters.com/Speech
  • Display the award’s badge on your blog/website, downloadable in MomentMatters.com/Award

So, here is my little acceptance speech:

DogDaz would like to thank all the people that make our days in cyberspace fun and worthwhile.  We would especially like to thank our friend Binki for thinking so kindly of us and bestowing upon up this wonderful award.  We are so attached to our blogfriends that we feel their presence everyday through their blogs, comments, and likes, and want them to know that they matter and that they make a difference, everyday, in the pulse of the zoo.

The winner of the BEST MOMENT AWARD from DogDaz is Misty Shores Chesapeakes  because they show us some really great moments in dog blogging fun.

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What are you thankful for today? 

This is part of the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop from PepiSmartDog.com

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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on May 2, 2013 in Cats, Dogs

 

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5.1.13 Wordless Wednesday: Did You Ever See Pink Snow?

01 May

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IMG_20130430_115847_034IMG_20130430_115839_107IMG_20130430_115829_529Our friend Amy, the yellow lab, has pink snow at her house.

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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4.30.13 Spring Reflections: Achoooo!

30 Apr

It always amazes me how the plants just seem to ‘pop’ all of a sudden.  This April, here in the Mid-Atlantic, we had a record snow fall, record cold, and record heat.  I am glad to report, though cooler than normal temperatures overall this month, ‘spring has sprung!’  As you can see reflected in my front door.
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Sofie and Louise watching the flowers grow.

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My front garden. Spring 2013

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Noel watching the flowers grow last year (because I just love this picture).

Poor Sofie Bear has been struggling terribly with seasonal allergies this spring, and I keep her on a daily dose of Benadryl, which seems to be helping.  She has this incredible sense of self preservation, on days when the pollen is maximum strength (like last Friday) she refused to go outside (smart girl).  As I write this we are thankfully having a light rain, which maybe will bring the pollen count down.  Until I moved to the Mid-Atlantic my animals never suffered from seasonal allergies, but it appears that this is a really bad area for both humans and pets.

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One thing I know for sure is that this too shall pass, I just hope for Sofie’s sake it is sooner, rather than later.

Today’s lesson from Sofie – When the world outside is unsafe for you – stay in – go back to bed.  But do try again tomorrow.

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Do your animals get seasonal allergies?  What do you do?

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on April 30, 2013 in Dogs

 

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4.29.13 Monday Mischief: 3 Choices

29 Apr

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This is the scene first thing in the morning between my bathroom door and my bed room: Louise’s marrow bone, Sofie’s airdog, and Nine’s cat toy

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This is the scene after my shower: Nine and Sofie, outside the bathroom door with a new configuration of the toys.

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Can you guess which toy Sofie chooses most of the time to suck on ?

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Don’t try to to figure this dog out?  She prefers her toys with that catnip taste.

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This is a blog hop. I hopped it from Snoopy’s DogBlog. Check them out for more mischief.

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on April 29, 2013 in Cats, Dogs

 

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4.28.13 Black and White Sunday: The Stare

28 Apr

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Baby Stella, caught in a moment of thought.

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This is part of the Black and White Sunday Blog Hop. Thanks to My Life in Dog Years for hosting. Click here to get to know other wonderful animals and their parents and to see how you can take part in this fabulous blog hop!

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on April 28, 2013 in Cats

 

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Sunday’s Cartoon

28 Apr

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Posted by on April 28, 2013 in Dogs

 

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

26 Apr

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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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on April 26, 2013 in Cats, Dogs

 

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4.25.13 Thankful Thursday: Moscow Wild Dogs Ride Subways

25 Apr

Usually on Thankful Thursday I write about things in my life here at the zoo that we are thankful for, but today, I am reblogging a story from DogFiles, because I think it is a wonderful and generous and something that should be shared. – DogDaz

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Moscow’s Wild Dogs Ride Subways To City Center In Search Of Food

Each morning, like clockwork, they board the subway, off to begin their daily routine amidst the hustle and bustle of the city.

But these aren’t just any daily commuters. These are stray dogs who live in the outskirts of Moscow Russia and commute on the underground trains to and from the city centre in search of food scraps.

Then after a hard day scavenging and begging on the streets, they hop back on the train and return to the suburbs where they spend the night.

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Experts studying the dogs, who usually choose the quietest carriages at the front and back of the train, say they even work together to make sure they get off at the right stop – after learning to judge the length of time they need to spend on the train.

Scientists believe this phenomenon began after the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s, and Russia’s new capitalists moved industrial complexes from the city centre to the suburbs.

Dr Andrei Poiarkov, of the Moscow Ecology and Evolution Institute, said: “These complexes were used by homeless dogs as shelters, so the dogs had to move together with their houses. Because the best scavenging for food is in the city centre, the dogs had to learn how to travel on the subway – to get to the centre in the morning, then back home in the evening, just like people.”

Dr Poiarkov told how the dogs like to play during their daily commute. He said: “They jump on the train seconds before the doors shut, risking their tails getting jammed. They do it for fun. And sometimes they fall asleep and get off at the wrong stop.”

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The dogs have also amazingly learned to use traffic lights to cross the road safely, said Dr Poiarkov. And they use cunning tactics to obtain tasty morsels of shawarma, a kebab-like snack popular in Moscow.

With children the dogs “play cute” by putting their heads on youngsters’ knees and staring pleadingly into their eyes to win sympathy – and scraps.

Dr Poiarkov added: “Dogs are surprisingly good psychologists.”

By Elaine Furst For Dog Files

Reblogged from DogFiles

I am thankful for the people of Moscow that allow these strays to live a complete life. What are you thankful for? 

This is part of the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop from PepiSmartDog.com

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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on April 25, 2013 in Dogs

 

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4.24.13 Wordless Wednesday: Toy Guard Gets Bored

24 Apr

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Enough said?

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

23 Apr

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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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