We love our Mommy and would be lapless without her.
Moms are for napping on – Jolie and Bearnard
Moms are for sitting on and watching the world go by – Bearnard and Jolie
Moms are for laying on and having family meetings – Jolie, Bearnard, and Mini Cooper
Moms are for loving – Stella
Happy Mommy’s Day to the mothers of all creatures. Love the DogDaz Zoo
Mother’s Day 2012 – Louise and Sofie
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Our day starts like any other, with me, Mini Cooper, and BEARnard, rolling on the floor waiting for breakfast.
Then Beary and I get to spend some time in the sun.
We spend a good amount of time looking out the windows so we can bark at squirrels and other intruders.
We like to go on our daily walks, no matter what the weather.
We spend time waiting for Mom to return from wherever she goes.
We like to be together and cuddle and talk with each other.
Mom likes to read with us on her lap and to look out the window and watch the world go by, just like we do.
And we spend most of our time sleeping the day away in Mom’s office.
We love our life and we are sooooo grateful that we get to spend our days this way.
How do you spend your days? – Always, Jolie
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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We got hair/fur cuts. Aren’t we gorgeous?
This is my glamour pose
BEARnard is such a manly man. He could be a centerfold in a magazine.
Mom says we are the cutest team in the world and loves how we help her in the office. Bearnard can be pretty silly at times (but of course I am the perfect lady).
Do you like getting your hairs done? We like it when it is over.
Have a fantastic Friday – Jolie the Magnificant
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: dog grooming, Dog People, DogBlog, DogDaz, grooming, little dogs, lorian lipton, papillon mix, pet blog, shih tzu mix
We have so much to be thankful for here at the DogDaz Zoo
We are thankful for cookies, even when we have to sit and wait quietly to receive them.
We are thankful that Mom comes home after she goes out. Though we wait and wait and wait sometimes furever for her to return.
We are thankful for Mom’s lap. Even though we have to share it with a cat.
We are thankful for the foyer stoop so that we have somewhere to wait while Mom gets ready to take us for a walk.
We are thankful for cozy places in Mom’s office to wait for her while she works.
But mostly, we are thankful for our blogfriends who have come to the DogDaz Zoo for years and keep coming back week after week. Thank you!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: cat blog, dog blog, DogDaz, Gratitude, lorian lipton, Pet, pet blog, thankful
Stella is going to be 13 in September. She is a wonderful cat (as long as she isn’t with other cats). She likes the dogs when they come to visit and Bearnard and her seem to have a thing going on lately.
Sadly, we just found out that Stella has Feline lymphoma. It is affecting her gut. The feline lymphatic system is a complex network of components that transport all those life-sustaining substances throughout a cat’s body and help prevent the circulation of harmful agents. Among these components are the spleen, bone marrow, and what veterinarians call “gut-associated” lymphoid tissue, which lines the surfaces of various areas of a cat’s body and prevents its exposure to infectious agents. It mostly shows up in cats around 10-12 years old.
Dr. Sims, Stella’s Vet, said a definitive diagnosis requires a biopsy of the intestinal tract. We are not going to put little Stella through that at her age and weight (7 lbs). We are treating her at home with a steroid (prednisolone) and another drug to assist with peristalsis. The x-ray shows that she has considerable thickening of the intestinal tract. We are hoping with the medication and our love and care she could continue on for many months.
Stella does not know that she has cancer and it does not appear to hurt her much (if you don’t touch her belly).
Lymphoma is the most common cancer in cats. You can learn more about it here. Hug your furbabies a little closer tonight. They are such a gift, each and every one of them.
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: cancer, cat blog, cat health, cats, DogDaz, feline lymphoma, lorian lipton, Pet, pet blog
Unexpectedly, on Thursday, January 11, Noel, the Christmas cat, the Queen of the DogDaz_Cats2 zoo, left this earth and passed over the rainbow bridge, to the big cat tree in the sky.
Not that you can say the passing of an almost 17-year-old cat (3/17/2007) is unexpected, but we really thought she was going to be our 20+ feline. It seems that she just started to go downhill healthwise since the summer and she developed diabetes and kidney issues (dropping 4 lbs in the last month). The poor sweet thing was just so unhappy and needed to be at peace.
Noel came to us on death’s door all those many years ago (Christmas 2007), with feline herpes. She was maybe 9 months old and we rescued her with another cat, Constance Kitty, who left us back in 2012. Click here to read Noel’s Story
She started out as this shy little white thing who didn’t know how to play but over her many years, and the many animals, she became the boss; the blogger; and the Queen. If you search Noel on the sidebar you will find years and years of stories and pictures. She saw us through 3 growing children and many many rescues.
Noel & Jolie 2023
Sleep my precious angel and know that you added so much love and happiness to our zoo.
Noel and Mr. Nine 2020
Noel & Muffy 2010
Noel In Charge 2013
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: cat blog, Cat People, cats, DogDaz, lorian lipton, nature, pet blog, rainbow bridge
Mom wasn’t ready to put the gorilla away, so he became a pilgrim for Thanksgiving. Wishing everyone a wonderful turkey time. This time of year is when we need to really think about those things that we are thankful for and let the people we care about know that we care about them.
We are thankful for all of you!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Dog People, DogBlog, DogDaz, lorian lipton, papillon mix, pet blog, shih tzu mix, Thanksgiving
I was absolutely amazed when Noel came up on the couch and started to lick Jolie’s ears. And Jolie just let her. I am really thankful for a wonderful zoo of animals. Jolie pretty much is the most chill dog we have ever had. And, Noel is doing great for 16-1/2. She rules the roost, fur sure.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: cat blog, cats, Cats and Dogs, dog, Dog People, dog rescue, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Pet, pet blog
Hello. I know that we have not posted in a while. Losing Charles in June took all the wind out of my sails. And of course, the May left total knee replacement has slowed me down. And just when I thought I might start going out, I caught COVID.
Jolie misses her partner in crime and keeps looking for the other dog. Mini Cooper would like to be that ‘other dog’ but Jolie looks at her, as Mini licks Jojo’s ears, as if she is saying ‘You are not a dog!’
Noel, being 16 1/2, is getting more and more demented and we are starting to really have to work with her. She is catsinging all night and it is making me crazy.
Stella, is Stella, since she lives in her own world, so nothing really phases her, thank goodness.
We will have more adventure in the future but for right now, I just have to heal and right myself. Keep checking because the zoo is only temporarily on hiatus.
Stay well and keep up the good mischief,
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Cat People, catblog, cats, Dog People, DogBlog, DogDaz, lorian lipton, pet blog, shih tzu mix
Charles, the mugwump (aka Charlie or Mr. Handsome), crossed over the rainbow bridge to the big meadow in the sky last Wednesday, June 28. Sadly, age took him from us. He was a trooper until the end. He would have been 15 on July 15th. We are heartbroken and miss him deeply.
Charles recused us on December 14, 2016. He was already 8 years old and we were his 5th home. You can read his gotcha day story HERE. Actually, you can read the many blogs about Charles just by going to the right-side SEARCH panel on the blog and typing ‘Charles.’ Tons of stories will come up.
Though he was 8 when he joined us he was with us for 7 wonderful years. I hope you will enjoy the retrospective from day one in the pictures below: From Dec 14, 2016 to June 28, 2023.
Charles in the dirt, as usual
This is the last video of Charles the morning of June 28. I kind of think of it as his way of gently marching through the meadow to the land of no pain, no blindness, where he can hear the birds once again.
Rest now our little man. You made an incredible difference in our lives.
NOT Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: death of a pet, Dog People, DogBlog, DogDaz, lorian lipton, pet blog, pomchi
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