I don’t know about things at your house, but each of the animals at the zoo has at least 4 or 5 ‘pet’ names. I wonder why they are called ‘pet’ names? And why are special people called ‘pets?’ (And why is it bad to be the ‘teacher’s pet?’) Is that because they are loved so extra special much? Louise, aka Lulu Belle, Lulu, BooBoo Head, Boo, Lunny, Milky Toe, has about 7 names. What’s your ‘pet’ name? (Do pets have ‘pet’ names?)
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
Tags: black and white photography, Black and White Sunday, cute dogs, dog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, names, Pet, pet names, pets
See you next year. We are gonna take a few days off and start blogging again in 2022.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Your Friends at DogDaz Zoo
Louise, Sofie Bear, Charles, Noel (the Christmas Cat), Nine, Stella, Mini Cooper, and Mom
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Blog, cat rescue, cats, Dog People, dog rescue, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Pet, pets
Hanukkah and Christmas are done but Kwanza starts today.
Then on to New Year’s Eve and Day!!
Give us any reason to party at the DogDazCats2 Zoo!
Can you name all of us? 2 of us look a lot alike in black and white and one of us is still in color.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Black and White Sunday, cute cats, cute dogs, dog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Pet, pets
Tuesday, December 21 is the Winter Solstice if you are in the Northern Hemisphere and the reverse in the Southern Hemisphere. On the Winter Solstice, we observe a Germanic holiday that pre-dates the Christmas holiday by thousands of years – YULE. Yule celebrates the wheel of the year with bonfires, decorations of holly, mistletoe, and boughs of evergreen trees (sound like Christmas?). There are also feasts and gift-giving. This is a celebration of the rebirth of the sun and the light that it brings to the Earth (remember from here on it starts to get lighter every day until Summer Solstice in the north).
It is interesting to look at the similarities between Yule and the Christmas traditions:
- The midwinter feast lasts for 12 days
- Vikings decorated evergreen trees with gifts
- Mistletoe was believed to have healing powers (kiss kiss)
- In the Norse tradition, Old Man Winter visited homes to join the festivities. The Viking god, Odin, was described as a wanderer with a long white beard. He is considered the first Father Christmas.
- Viking children left their shoes out by the hearth on the eve of the winter solstice with sugar and hay for Odin’s 8-legged horse, Sleipnir.
Whatever you celebrate – have a wonderful time doing it!
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, solstice, Winter solstice, Yule
The sun beamed washed over Mini Cooper and diluted her already diluted tortie* coloring. When I turned it to black and white, you really see her stripping vs her coloring.
Diluted Tortie Cats
Tortie is short for “tortoiseshell”, a popular coat pattern seen on many cat breeds. In the world of cat fanciers, some coat colors elicit more curiosity than others. Tortoiseshell cats attract attention wherever they go.
Standard torties have a mix of orange and black fur, either finely interspersed (a brindle tortie), in big splodges (a patchwork tortie), or somewhere in between (just a tortoiseshell tortie!) Dilute tortie cats have a tortoiseshell coat pattern with one remarkable difference: instead of the striking, dark mix of orange and black, dilute tortoiseshell cats have a muted, almost blue and yellow color.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: black and white photography, Black and White Sunday, cats, diluted tortie, DogDaz, lorian lipton, Pet, petblog, pets
Someone likes to be king of the pillow hill these days. Happy Black and White Sunday!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Black and White Sunday, cute dogs, dog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Pet, pets, pomchi, pomchi mix, small dogs
Louise here. Sofie decided that she was too tired to continue on our walk. She laid down in a neighbor’s yard and just would not move. So Mommy left her there and continued on with me. Sofie wasn’t sure if she liked that idea, but I did. I am tired of those other 2 goofballs tagging along on my walks.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: dog, Dog People, dog rescue, dog walking, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Pet, pets
Tags: biopsy, dog, dog health, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets, tumor
It always makes me sad when it is the last night of Hanukkah because I really enjoy the lights. Noel, on the other paw, isn’t sure that having this big hanukkiah (menorah) in her window, taking up a lot of space, is a good use of her favorite place.
Happy Black and White Sunday!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Black and White Sunday, Cat, DogDaz, Hanukkah, Pet, pets, white cat
From our Zoo to yours, may your lights burn brightly,
your latkes be crisp, and
your dreidle always land on ‘take it all.’
HAPPY HANUKKAH!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Blog, blog hop, Cat, cat rescue, dog, Dog People, dog rescue, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, Hanukkah, lorian lipton, Pet, pets
Someone likes to be king of the pillow hill these days. Happy Black and White Sunday!
Miss Louise had a tumor removed from inside her mouth last week. This one is scary. It seemed to be growing big fast. We are still waiting to find out what the biopsy said, so bang your drum for her!!
It always makes me sad when it is the last night of Hanukkah because I really enjoy the lights. Noel, on the other paw, isn’t sure that having this big hanukkiah (menorah) in her window, taking up a lot of space, is a good use of her favorite place.
From our Zoo to yours, may your lights burn brightly,
DogDaz Zoo 