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6.11.12 Sunshine = Happiness

11 Jun

Yesterday Mommy took us down to our river to see the new floating dock. It is down the block from our house, but we are not allowed to go there without a human. We have not been down there for awhile, except to see the Osprey, because they were building it and there were lots of dangerous things that could hurt us.  Mommy said that 2 barges came down the Magothy River from the Chesapeake Bay and they floated the dock pieces all the way from wherever they were built down stream.  The barges had big crane things on them and the men put them together like a puzzle.  We don’t have any pictures of them building it because Mommy forgot the camera the one day we all came to look. But we got some nice pictures now. Since there were a lot of people and boats on the dock, it was a big test for us to sit and behave so that Mommy could take our picture on Breezy Point.  We did a really good job, don’t you think? It is really breezy there because it is where the river and the 2 creeks that define our peninsula meet.  We got to walk on the new dock and sniff at all the sail boats and big things with motors. (You can tell we are not boating dogs.)

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imageThere was even an old looking red tug boat docked by us, which looked really special so Mom took pictures of that too.

Weekends and sunshine are the perfect mix for a nice dog walk on the river and then lying in the shade of Big Tree.

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on June 11, 2012 in Dogs

 

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6.10.12 Sofie’s Big Sister

10 Jun

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My big sister, Louise (aka the Darkness), and I like to toss and tumble a lot.  Sometimes I could just be lying peacefully under the big tree and she will come over and pounce on my head and start something.  Most of the time, Mommy says that it is me that starts things.  But Lulu and I really enjoy our tumbling and mouthing of each other.  I show her my teeth and she just bats me on the head with her big black paws.  Lulu is bigger and stronger than me, and sometimes she can be a lot meaner too.  She is the quiet type and we can be playing along fine until I say or do something that she does not like and then….. whack….. she hits me or bites my collar and drags me half way across the yard. Sisters can be difficult at times but I do not know what I would do without my bestest friend in the whole world. I love you Lulu Belle – Your lil’ sister, Sofie (the pain in your side) Bear

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on June 10, 2012 in Dogs

 

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Saturday’s Pooh

09 Jun

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Posted by on June 9, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

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6.9.12 We’re Bored!

09 Jun

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We’re bored. Mommy has been working really long hours and we don’t get to play with her as much as we like. We have every toy in the world, but they are not as much fun when Mom’s not on the other end. I know that we have lots of cats to chase, and we run around the yard and eat sticks and chew mulch, but that gets boring.  We chase each other a lot and fight over the toys and the balls, but if Mommy is not there with us, it is just not the same.  So we mope.  We make little whinny noises so that she understands that she really needs to stop what she is doing and interact with us, right now!  Not later Mommy, NOW!  She does not like when we get demanding.  Actually, when we yell at her she seems to ignore us even more.  Maybe if we sit nicely she will come down on the floor and play with us.  Maybe we should go get jobs, like hole digging or security guards, so that we can bring some money in and Mommy could retire and sit around all day and play games.  But then we won’t be here because we would be working.  And then Mommy would be bored because she would not have us to play with.  Oh well, I guess it is better if the human works and we hang out all day until she is free.  It’s a hard life being a house dog, but someone has to do it.

Mommy can you play with us now?

Love, Louise and Sofie Bear, you darling dearest doggies

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on June 9, 2012 in Dogs

 

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6.8.12 “You’re Out of Here!”

08 Jun

I am not sure how such an angelic looking little cat could create such a huge up roar at the zoo?  Nine has got everybody running, yelling, scratching, peeing…  he is just one humongous trouble maker. I don’t go anywhere in the house without carrying a water bottle to squirt him when he starts to beat up on Muffin or chase Kitty.  I have seen him perch on a ledge and wait to bounce on poor 5 lb. Muffin (who in his younger years would have beat the living daylights out of him!)  I hear cat-a-wails outside my office during the day, and find poor Kitty, hiding under the dining room table (after she has peed in some corner to show her dissatisfaction).  Oh my!  I always forget what having kittens is like until I get them again.  Truthfully, I find puppies so much easier.  He will be a great cat when he grows up, but he may not make it that far if he doesn’t start minding his manners around here!  Do you hear that, Nine!  Listen up!

Just another CatDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 

 
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Posted by on June 8, 2012 in Cats

 

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6.6.12 Sitting Proud

06 Jun

I love when the dogs and I are out on our daily walk and the post lady drives by in her little white truck and tells me what a great job they are doing.  They sit nice and wait until she passes.  I am sure that postal workers see the worst of animals when they have to come up to people’s homes to drop off mail and packages.  It is sad that so many dog owners do nothing about allowing aggressive animals to confront strangers and workers that they invite on their property.  As the owner of a fearful dog (Louise), I try really hard to ensure that she is not somewhere that she can lunge at a stranger or put herself, or them, in a compromising position. I watched a new TV show last night where this trainer was called in because this business owner refused to leave her aggressive dog home;  it jumped and bit at everyone that came through her office door.  She refused to accept that the dog should not be in the office, and she said “doggie looked sad if she was not near Mommy.”  First the trainer said, “leave the dog home.”  But the woman refused.  So next, he tied it up under a desk in the corner so it could not bolt to far.  Well, that seemed to make the owner happy and after a few frustrating lunges the dog actually did lie down. But, did it calm down? Truthfully, I think the dog would be happier and less anxious with the freedom of it’s own house and have less stress of the people coming in and out of the office all day, where it has to ‘protect’ Mommy.  This isn’t about the dog obviously.  It is about people who just don’t take the time, energy, or care enough, to try and put their animals in the safest and most calm environment for the animal.  Oh my… did I just get on a ‘soap box’ for animal rights!  Hummmm…  anyway, I am really proud of how far my little angels have come.

Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on June 6, 2012 in Dogs

 

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6.5.12 Who Wants To Be Boss, Anyway?

05 Jun

K8 took this picture and sent it to me on my phone. It was just one of those days I guess when everyone wanted to take a nap.  If you look at the bottom of the picture you can see Muffin’s left ear.  He has taken over the center of the coffee table lately and decided it is his bed.  The dogs were waiting at the top of the stairs because I wasn’t home, and they want to be ready, just in case I walked in the door.  Sometimes Sofie lies across the steps and refuses to move; all cats and humans have to jump over her when she does that, and… we do.  A trainer told me that if you watch how dogs go up and down stairs with their humans, you can tell who is in charge.  So for a minute I did actually have the dogs stay behind me on the stairs, but now I just let them go bounding down the stairs first and then I don’t have to deal with thinking about it.  I guess we know who is in charge in this house.(ROFL).

Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on June 5, 2012 in Dogs

 

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6.4.12 Mom’s Sick Day

04 Jun

Remember when you felt like ‘sunshowers’ should be legal grounds for cutting school. I wish, other than being ill, there was a way to just get a day off of the responsibility roller coaster.

Animal caretakers don’t get a day off.  Animals still need to be feed and cared for, no matter how bad you feel.  It is not their fault the human is sick; they still deserve to eat.  Dogs need to be walked or at least let out.  Cat boxes need to be scooped. Cages need to be cleaned. And even human children (up to the age of 30, I think) still want to know what Mom is making for dinner (even if you have not gotten out of bed since the morning).

The concept of Mom being sick is incommodious in this house: inconvenient and not given any space to exist.  The animals, though non-comprehensive of why Mommy is asleep during the light hours, at least try to cuddle and make contact. The humans….. they just fall apart,  In my house the world kind of comes to a weird slow down.  Children, who were capable of making decisions yesterday, all of a sudden need input on things while you are sleeping and they need it now! Or there is the other ‘responsible adult,’ who is in total denial of the situation (maybe in fear that giving it credence might somehow make it last longer then desired), so the mailbox overflows, the newpapers pile up, etc.  All in 36 hrs….  hahahahhahahaha.

When you are part of a pack, a zoo, a family wheel, with roles, tasks, and inter-dependencies, it is really hard when the linchpin slips.  The wheel kind of woobles until it is reset. I am glad to say everyone survived my food poisoning episode (though I thought I would die), but just in case I do something stupid like that again, I will try to make sure there are dinners in the freezer and that the dogs are already walked and feed before I collapse.  And I will try not to do it when family is coming in from out of town, one of the kids is graduating, and ……

Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo. 

 
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Posted by on June 4, 2012 in Cats

 

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Sunday’s Funnies

03 Jun
 
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Posted by on June 3, 2012 in Dogs

 

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6.3.12 Sofie’s Blog

03 Jun

Mommy still does not feel well so she asked me to write the blog today.  This is really hard because, though I have a lot to say when it comes to whining for food, a toy, to go somewhere, to get attention, I really do not have much to say to humans.  I do not like when Mommy is sick in bed and yesterday, when I got home from doggie camp, I jumped up on the bed again and again to be with her, but she did not like that.  Louise is big enough to just snuggle her nose up to Mommy but I am not.  I want to be on the bed.  The cats are on the bed.  That is just no fair!  But Mommy pats my head nice when I come to her side on the floor, so I guess that is where I should go, so I get a nice pat instead of yelled at, which happens a lot to me.  No, Sofie.  That’s Enough, Sofie!  Sometimes you would think that they did not like my behavior.  But that can not be possible, since I am the most perfect saggy blond thing you ever did see.

Feel better Mommy.  I don’t like writing your blog, and I really really really do not like when you can not walk and play with us.

Love – Sofie Bear

Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on June 3, 2012 in Dogs

 

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