I am amazed at Sofie Bear these days, I am so happy with her, she is like a different dog then the one that came to live with us 1-1/2 years ago. Sofie is at the point now that we can do a total walk around the neighborhood without the leash. She comes when called and rarely gives me any bad behavior, I must say that if I go for to many days without reminding her whose boss (me!) she can slide a little, but I would expect that. If someone told me I would be this big a fan of the e-collar method, I would have told them they were crazy, but the collar, along with 4 weeks of training (for me mostly), is what really really did the trick. I notice many people with e-collars on their dogs, but the collars are to loose or not positioned correctly. I also think that a lot of people buy them but don’t really know how to use them to get the kind of behavior modification that they are looking for. I hardly ever had to correct Sofie with the collar, which surprised me.
Watch out Lulu Belle, you’re next! Mommy likes the idea of 2 off-leash dogs.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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“Why do guys hog the TV remote?” Just kidding.
I would like to understand why male cats seem to want to sleep on the television remote. Even on the coffee table, Muffy or Nine find it and sit on it. This is Nine taking a nap on my king size bed. He has all this space to lie in and he sleeps on the little remote. Now I understand the newspaper thing; that is where your attention is focused and they want to be the center of your attention, so they lie on the paper.. But why the TV remote? And why only my male cats?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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There is nothing like lazing on a fine sunny day. Louise just loves to sit in her spot on the deck and take in all the warmth of the day, 
Sofie finds a nice cool hole to lie in somewhere under the trees (just like Squash used to). Don’t you wish sometimes you could have a dog’s life?
Just the other day I was thinking about how lucky I am. Though I work way to many hours, I have great friends and family, a ton of silly animals, have food to my hearts content, and am blessed with feeling safe in my home and surroundings. If I were a dog, I would probably want the same things (well maybe not the work part). I guess maybe I do have a dog’s life after all, with just a different kind of herd to tend. Well, I think I will go lie on the deck.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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If Lulu Belle or Sofie could have gone to the prom with C, what would they have worn? Lulu I think would be a frilly girl. I know she does not act like that because she is all athletic and serious and stuff, but she really would like something really girly. Maybe she would have chosen pink with her beautiful brown and black fur. Definitely a classic flowing gown, maybe chiffon. Since she is so shy, she probably would have a quiet pre and post party with her date and a few close friends.
Sofie Bear would go to P A R T Y ! with a large group of friends, date or not, and Miss Independent would probably wear something ‘different.’ Maybe purple clingy gown with a deep slit up the leg and lots of bling. I think she would play the ‘blond’ card, if you know what I mean.
Humm, sometimes it is fun to dress them up in my mind. Kind of like paper dolls when I was a little girl, or C when she let me pick out her clothes (I think that stopped when she was 6).
Just another DagDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Sofie is a little dog among bigger dogs (Lulu and her friend Mojo). She is blond, they are black. She is whiney, they are quiet (well, Mo does bark a lot). She is furry, they are short hair.
3 dogs and a frisbee
The labbies have this incredible bite, Sofie is lucky if she can find enough tooth grip to pull a robe. She tires 1/2 way through our walk and starts to pant, Lulu just runs on. But Sofie does not know that she is different, so she just plays like she is a big dog. I guess ‘fitting in’ is a human concept. The dogs don’t really get caught up in it. Lucky them. Once again a lesson that humans can learn from their dogs.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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As I was taking a picture of Stella, Nine, the troublemaker, jumped in front of the camera. Of course he did, he is Nine! Hear him Roar! This made me think about life from the animals view. For one thing, they are almost always looking up at us humans, unless they have been able to climb up on something and then they do that vulture thing and stare down at you. I’ve read varying opinions on whether animals see color, not that it matters, but sometimes I do wonder what they are visually attracted to. I don’t think their eyes are the most important sense for them. I learned that when Squash, the dog, lost his sight. They rely a lot on smell and hearing. I do wonder sometimes if cats see ghosts, because I can walk into the room and a bunch of them will be staring at something that I just can not see. I don’t find the dogs doing that kind of thing, but they do other weird things like hear or smell a fox 3 blocks away through the walls of the house. Often I get down on the floor with the animals and look at the world from their vantage point. Now I know that my eye sight is different. I definitely have a range of color, and my eyes are in a different place on my head, but I try to get a feel from their side. It also helps me find lost toys, bones, and miscellaneous pieces of crumbled paper that the cats play with.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: animals, Cat, cats, dog, Dogs, Pet, pets, postaday, Visual perception
Louise is a knee begger. She is the perfect height to put her head on your knee when you are sitting down. She actually doesn’t do it for food when you are sitting at the table, she does it for my attention when I am working or watching TV. Then she moves from head on leg, to paws on leg. She actually likes to sit up on her hind quarters and have her paws against me. This is silly behavior, and I am kind of sorry I never stopped it when she was little, but I found it cute. I don’t speak dog very well, so I don’t always understand what it is she wants (other than attention). 
How do you ignore an adorable dog like Lulu, when she looks at you with those brown eyes, places her paw on your knee and says…. nothing (she is not a big talker). I do love this dog. She is funny and silly and very serious all at the same time. Well, I do not think there is much you can do about a dog that is a knee begger, or let me rephrase that, there is not much I am going to do. Because, I love Lulu’s knee begging, it makes me smile.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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I can not seem to get out the door these days without my 3rd dog, Nine the kitten, trying to come along. I know that I told you in the past that I do not allow any of the cats outside. That is just the way it is. But it seems that I am going to have to get him a harness and walk him along with Louise and Sofie because he is just not taking ‘No’ for an answer. The trouble with that is we usually walk in the morning with Lulu’s boyfriend, Mojo, and he would eat Nine in one bite. One day Mo saw the cats through the glass and almost broke down my door. Not sure I want to test that out.
“Oh well, I guess you will just have to stay inside, Lil’ Mr. Nine. Leave the outside world for the big dogs. Little Catdogs need to stay where it is safe.”
Just another CatDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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I am amazed at Sofie Bear these days, I am so happy with her, she is like a different dog then the one that came to live with us 1-1/2 years ago. Sofie is at the point now that we can do a total walk around the neighborhood without the leash. She comes when called and rarely gives me any bad behavior, I must say that if I go for to many days without reminding her whose boss (me!) she can slide a little, but I would expect that. If someone told me I would be this big a fan of the e-collar method, I would have told them they were crazy, but the collar, along with 4 weeks of training (for me mostly), is what really really did the trick. I notice many people with e-collars on their dogs, but the collars are to loose or not positioned correctly. I also think that a lot of people buy them but don’t really know how to use them to get the kind of behavior modification that they are looking for. I hardly ever had to correct Sofie with the collar, which surprised me.
