Tag Archives: nature
4.7.12 “Say Cheese!”
Now that I can get the girls to ‘Place’ anywhere I really want them to (except really shaky things, they are kind of afraid to do that just yet), I had them pose for me on this tree stump so that I could take nice spring pictures. They are still kind of distracted, but at least they are not sitting on top of each other, which they do sometimes when I say ‘Place” and they both want to be in exactly the same place because I told them to. Oh my! 2 dogs – 1 command. Hope you have a wonderful spring weekend and enjoy your family – both furry and human. Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Friday’s Monarch
Monarch (by Ennuipoet * FreeVerse Photography)
The Monarch butterflies migrate from Canada down the east coast of the US every spring. Since we are midway (Mid-Atlantic), sometimes we are lucky and some stay all summer in our butterfly bushes. – DogDaz
4.6.12 “Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie”
Good day in the park
The dogs and I had a really good romp in the park. I let them both off leash for the first time and basically was able to play without to much worry of them wandering off. I really love how a good play session leads to a good nap afterwards for them and I wish I could sleep with the same abandon as the do. They seem to be finding some funny positions to sleep in though. Sometimes, it is as if they were so tired, they just conked out where they were standing, Do you find that your animals sleep in weird positions? What is that about? Are they so safe and secure once home, that they allow all worries to disappear? I like that idea, if it is true.
Good nap at home
My dogs have started to really sleep close together, or let me restate that, Louise is now letting Sofie lean on her more and more. I find that cute. Well, I guess I will just “let sleeping dogs lie.”
Another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Thursday’s Victoria Crowned Pigeon
victoria crowned pigeon (photo by studyjunkie)
4.5.12 Bugs 0 : Zoo 1
Being a bug in our house is a losing battle for the insect and lots of fun for the animals (oh gross!). This poor Stinkbug did not have a chance. Could someone tell me why a mouse would ever, ever, ever, come into a space with 5 cats and 2 dogs? Lately, the Skinks have started to find their way in and are losing their tails to the kittens also. BEWARE: It is not a pretty picture if you are an insect or small reptile in our house. Maybe in some future blog I will tell you about the snake. Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
4.4.12 Tumbleweed
Can I take a nap, Mommy?
I try and wash the sheets on the dog bed in my office as often as I remember to. The dogs like to help me change the dog bed sheets. Sofie wanted to take a nap before I was finished putting the clean sheets back on. Oh well, she was toooo cute to say no to.
In a house with multiple pets (and humans), it is basically impossible to manage the hair. I have always told the kids to tell any friends that might be coming over to (1) take their allergy medicine, if they need it, and (2) don’t wear black. Now you know, I always wear black and I have a lint roller in every car and purse, and stationed at every exit.
Tumbleweed
Trying to control animal hair in my house is like trying to control tumble weeds in the desert – good luck with that! I even bought that fancy Animal vacuum when it came out and….. I am not impressed. What I have learned is that the short haired animals in my house seem to shed a great deal more then the long hairs (both cats and dogs). The Guinea Pigs used to shed a lot too, but mostly that was contained. Louise is a constant shedder. There is black lab hairs everywhere, all the time, even after you just swept or vacuumed. Cat hair – OMG!! – I can run the vacuum down the hall, and by the time I am back in the living room, it has to be done all over again.
I pulled a pencil out of my pencil cup this morning on my desk and the eraser had all this white Noel fur on it. (She lives on my desk most of the time, remember.)
I wash the dog’s kennel bedding once a week too. I guess I probably should do it more, but they are never really dirty when the go to sleep (who am I kidding, they are dogs and they walk in dirt all the time!) I guess if I saved all the hair when I brushed them and around the house, I could probably go into the hair pillow business, but then, I figure most of you have enough of your own pet hair to make pillows with.
Models wearing animal hairdos
Oh did I mention all the long curly human hair in the house too. Well, that is for another blog.
Just another DogDaz morning at my house.
