You smell interesting. What did you have for dinner? Can I have some? Let me sniff some more. This is my Mom and I really don’t feel like sharing her lap with you. But maybe. You do smell good.
(Photo credit: V)
What kind of mischief did you get into today?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
Tags: catblog, cats, dog, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, dogs and cats, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, multi animal household, Pet, pets
Yard security 2023 – Charles and Jolie
Yard Security 2014 – Sofie and Louise
Yard Security 2010 – Squash E Bear and Louise
I noticed that as the security guards we hire get smaller in size, they have a lot more yard to cover. They appear to get further and further from the big tree so that they can see what is happening. It looks to me like Charles and Jolie have worked out their parameter strategies. I must say that Jolie is very fast whenever a squirrel touches down.
I don’t know who I am more afraid of, the 2 ankle biters or the big 100 lb ball of fluff. Squash never barked unless he really meant it (and what a bark it was) vs the littles who never stop yapping.
What kind of mischief did you get into today?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: dog, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, guard dogs, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets
My photo (sorry for the blur)
Internet photo of male and female Eastern Bluebirds
We are blessed to have Eastern Bluebirds spending a great deal of time in the yard this year. It is probably because V has discovered that they love mealworms and is mixing them into the feeders. We have waited years for Bluebirds. V even put a Bluebird house, perfectly positioned on the big maple out front, so that we can watch it when doing dishes. Last year a male came and checked it out but never moved it. I wonder if he will try it again this year?
What kind of mischief did you get into today?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: birds, bluebirds, DogBlog, DogDaz, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets
Do you have a snuffle? They are mats that are perfect for hiding treats in so we have to work at finding them.
Jolie is absolutely obsessed with nose work; Charles, not so much.
Snuffling is a brain game. This is like dog scent hide-and-seek. Since dogs have millions (or more) scent receptors than we do, this is a great way to activate that part of their brain. According to The Dog People at Rover.com, the scent-processing part of a dog’s brain is about 40 times larger than in humans, making it about 1/8th of a dog’s total brain space.
Snuffle mats have a lot of benefits:
- Slow down a fast eater
- Encourage reluctant eaters
- Help anxious or bored dogs burn energy and distract them
- Help with cognitive decline/dementia
Do you want to learn more about using a snuffle mat? Check out this info from RUFFLE SNUFFLE, they say they are the original.
What kind of mischief did you get into today?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: brain games, dog, dog toys, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, nose work, Pet, pets, snuffle mat
Noel stares at us from the window in the kitchen. She sits on the kitchen table while we are watching TV in the living room and starts to throw things on the floor, eat napkins, and chew on anything on the table (like the plastic windows of envelopes). She has actually figured out how to open the lid on the dog treat containers. Lately I have left the food processor on the table because I use it a lot, so she now likes to bat at it to make noise. MEOW OUT LOUD!!!
This can go on for hours (this picture is 10 minutes after the first one). Even if you give her a snack she will start up again a few minutes later.
Why aren’t you paying attention???? Why aren’t you feeding me more snacks??? Why, why, why, why, why??
If I ignore her long enough she actually comes into the living room, jumps up on the coffee table, and tries to get in my face about her need for more food. “Meow, meow, meoooooww, meooooow!”
-
Please note that lately, she is weighing in much too heavy for someone almost 16 years old; so don’t think she is malnourished.
-
PS: She sings at 3 AM for at least 20 minutes and again, of course, when I get up at 5ish if I am not fast enough to the kitchen food bowls. Sometimes she does this in the middle of the day but mostly that is her sleep time.
What kind of mischief did you get into today?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Cat, catblog, DogDaz, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets, white cat
Jolie here: I am really enjoying my new winter clothes. Mom says I look awesome. It has gotten really cold in the mornings so a sweater and even a coat are required. Mom is contemplating something called boots too because I hate when my feet are wet, but I am not sure that I would like them. Don’t you think this sweater goes great with my coloring? Your loss Charles, you never liked to wear clothes anyway.
What kind of mischief did you get into today?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: dog, dog sweater, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, havanese, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets, winter
For Thanksgiving Mom always makes apple something. I like apples. They are yummy. So when Mom sat down to peel lots and lots of apples, I definitely wanted to assist.
She did let me watch and she even gave me some apple to chew on. But she would not let me have the whole thing. She said something about how apple seeds could make me crazy and even possibly kill me.
It was worth it in the end because Mom dropped a dallop of vegan ice cream on the floor by accident and I got to gooble it up.
If you want Mom’s gluten-free, dairy-free, and occasionally vegan recipe you can find it, and many more, at https://lorianskitchen.com
What kind of mischief did you get into today?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: dog, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, little dogs, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets
Mom bought us a house elf named Dobby because he is supposed to have a surprise inside and she thought Jolie might actually want to play with him. At least that is what the package said. Whatever is inside did not interest either of us, but we think he is cute and will keep him around awhile.
Mom said to be careful because he will want to take our socks, whatever that means?
What kind of mischief did you get into today?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: dog, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets
What kind of mischief did you get into today?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: catblog, cats, cats and dogs together, dog, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets
Happy Halloween!
Our 3 recent DogDaz angels, Louise, Sofie, and Nine, are here to remind you to keep your pets inside tonight. Humans are the most dangerous creatures around so don’t trust your cats and dogs to be safe on a night like this.
Louise would have been 13 years old today. Happy bday in dog heaven, Lulu.
Now go make some mischief and let us know what kind of mischief you got into?
Yes, Louise is in the picture with the skeletons below, but you have to look really hard to see the big black beauty.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: dog, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, Halloween, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets
Yard Security 2014 – Sofie and Louise
DogDaz Zoo 