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1.10.11 17:00: “One of these days, you’re gonna miss me honey”

10 Jan

One of these days…  you’re gonna miss me honey……

Lulu Belle thinking

I was so busy with work today that I put the dogs in daycare so that they could have some fun, but boy do I miss them.  I keep thinking they are just outside and I have to stop myself from going to let them in.  After so many years I have gotten used to having dogs and cats around me all the time (and under foot).  There isn’t even a cat in the office today (they must be ticked off that I got rid of the dogs, so they are steering clear in case they are next.) I find that when you fill your life with animals it becomes weirdly quiet when they are not around.  I can not say that I like it.

Sofie sticking her nose in everything

I know I must be crazy to ship the dogs off to daycare and then sit around missing them.  My knees appreciate not having to run up and down the stairs a million times a day, up down, up down, in the door – out the door, in the door – out the door. Truthfully, the dogs are my only form of exercise; up and down the stairs and our 1 mile walk around the neighborhood.  I find that the dogs really help me push my body a little because if it wasn’t for them I would not be going outside in freezing weather or the heat of the summer.  They are my physical therapy.  I am sure my doctor is happy about that.

Come, Sofie! Good Girl.

Well, time to finish work and go get the babies. I love how they have to tell me all about their day at doggie daycare when they get in the car too!.  Just another DogDaz afternoon at the zoo. ❤

 
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1.9.12 21:34: Muddog

09 Jan

MudDog

Sofie the Muddog

Sofie the Muddog 2

Today I want to talk about Sofie’s need to dig holes everywhere she possibly can; especially if there is a nice planting near by.  And, once dug, she likes to lie in her holes and defend them against the world.

Sofie in a hole

You need to understand that I am starting to get yelled at (a lot) for what is becoming a major construction site vs. our beautiful garden.  We are actually a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat.  We are part of a worldwide network of mini-refuges.  Because of our careful planning, landscaping and sustainable gardening, wildlife can find quality habitat (food, water, cover and places to raise their young) on our property.  We are very proud of this.  But now we have Sofie.  Sofie Bear the excavator.  Sofie the hole digger.  Sofie the MUDDOG!

I can not say Louise is blameless.  She came in this morning with dirt on her snout too!  But the instigator is YOU KNOW WHO!  Even in the grass she digs holes. Conspiring to destroy years of hard work.

Let's dig here Lulu

To be honest, years of drought in the Mid-Atlantic has not helped my yard. I am starting to live on sand because all the topsoil is washing away every time it rains .  I think it is really hard to discourage digging behavior when the soil is so easy (and fun) to dig. Also, I think there is a mole under the lawn (noted by the tunnels).  And, I think Sofie’s lawn digging may have started with trying to get the silly underground moving thing. (Have you ever seen a mole or a shrew?  They are truly not nice looking creatures (down right ugly!).  Their poor lives are spent trying to get to the light only to be blinded by it. Now that is a weird existence.)

Close-up_of_mole

I figure digging is just Sofie’s nature, since she has tons of toys and gets lots of exercise.  I probably should never let her out in the fenced yard unattended, but she digs even when I am there,  She just likes to dig,  In the dog park, visiting other dogs, on a walk.  Really, she is a Muddog.  By now you may have figured out that I have never had any dog like Sofie; she whines, she digs, she does not listen to any commands.  In my old age, the Great Spirit must have sent me this little soul to teach me something (other than frustration) but I have not figured out what the lesson is yet (besides pure love). Some people are suggesting a sandbox of her own (put how do you keep that clean from the foxes and other animals?) and some have suggested placing her own feces in the holes (which may work but won’t she just dig a new one?).

I have to figure it out before I have to order a truck load of topsoil to fix her current projects, or worse, a truck load of concrete!  Just another dogdaz afternoon at the zoo!

 
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Luckily, I’m Vegan.

09 Jan
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For my vegan daughter, if she looks at my blog.  Well, I thought it was funny. – Mom

 
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Owl & his Guardian

09 Jan

Four-week-old Cherub, a baby White Faced Scops Owl, has a furry guardian in Kiera the German Pointer.

Photo by Richard Austin

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1.8.12 16:28: Coming Home

08 Jan

Waiting for Mommy to return

There is nothing like coming home after a few hours to 2 dogs who are overwhelmed to see you.  The feeling of love is so amazing that I would not trade it for anything.  The cats on the other hand are like, “Oh, it’s the human, so what?”  But the dogs, they are like. “It’s her, she is home, she is really here, she did not abandon us, yes, yes, yes, yes, pet me, pet me, pet me!”  That to me is priceless. Just another DogDaz afternoon at the zoo. ❤

Pet me

 
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No One Is Above Suspicion

08 Jan
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1.7.12 15:00: Tired dogs Are Happy Dogs

07 Jan

3 dogs and a frisbee

Today we went to the dog park, partly because it is unseasonable warm and great to be outdoors in January, and partly because I had a tooth pulled yesterday and did not feel like walking (because yesterday’s walk made it bleed a lot).  So off we go in the 2001 Ford Explorer, which I only use for dogs and hauling big things (I bought it off my stepson specifically for this purpose) (my regular car is a Prius Hybrid), up they jump (pretty much knowing we are going somewhere fun) and to the dog park we go.  Now on a lovely Saturday morning you know that the dog park is full to the brim of every imaginable dog.  Louise and Sofie ran along and had a great time only occasionally checking in to make sure that I am still somewhere around (of course Lulu checks about every 2 minutes, but today Sofie checked a few times too today (this to me is success)).  So, I am sitting in the sun on a nice chair when up jumps this Boston Terrier right in my lap (dirty paws and all).  Well, Sofie and Louise come running over to make sure that this interloper is not bothering Mommy and then off they went again.  Nice to know I am well protected by my pack.  We were at the park about an hour when some male boxer/pit mix starts messing with Sofie, which I could see was making Louise protective/anxious, so I got the leashes and decided it was time to go.  For some reason there always seems to be a spoiler at some point when we are at the park and the owners don’t see anything wrong with their dog’s aggressiveness.  Amazingly, Sofie was ready to go anyway, which was a relief.  They were like a different set of dogs walking back to the Ford then when we first arrived.  I only had them on their neck collars and leads and going they pull and pull and pull me to the park, but leaving, you would think I actual had trained dogs with how nice they walk.  Back in the Ford, back down the road, and right in the house.  TIRED DOGS ARE HAPPY DOGS, and now I can put away the outside holiday decorations without two crazies under foot.  Feels like someone socked me in the face, so maybe I should follow the dogs lead and take a nap instead though.  Just another DogDaz Saturday with my zoo. ❤

 
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Posted by on January 7, 2012 in Dogs

 

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Paws

07 Jan
 
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Posted by on January 7, 2012 in Cats

 

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Please stare into my eyes

06 Jan

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Posted by on January 6, 2012 in Cats

 

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1.6.12 16:16

06 Jan

Animals are funny.  They make you laugh, even when you don’t want to, and they drive you crazy, usually when you need to be taking yourself less seriously.  Squash E Bear was a great one for making me laugh.  He used to love to roll on his back and tell jokes.  This big quiet guy, who never said much to anyone or anything, would start rolling and barking and just plain laugh out loud.

Squash Laughing

I used to ask him what he was talking about, but he would never really say.  He would just go on and on.

Sofie can be pretty funny.  Especially when you yell at her, she drops down and rolls on her back and tries to look cute.  The other day C found her asleep outside her kennel but under the door curtain.  Now that looks really funny, though I do not think she knew it.  Unlike Sqaush, right now we are laughing more AT her, not necessarily WITH her.

Sofie sleeping under the curtain

Louise is a pretty serious dog most of the time, but she has her funny moments too.  She was learning how to tell jokes from Squash before he left us for the great meadow in the sky, however, I am not sure she really got the hang of it.  She does crack me up though.  Like the time she was protecting me from the vacuum monster and feel asleep during the process.

Lulu asleep on the vacuum

Now Noel is hysterical.  You really are never sure where you will find her and what she is going to have to say. I really do not think NoNo knows that she is making me laugh, but I do find her in some pretty strange places.

Noel in the sink

Miss Constance Kitty is always in something, under something, or playing with something.  She sets the dogs up a lot and gets them in trouble by dropping things on the floor for them to eat or destroy.  Her name really should be ‘Mischief.’

Connie in a freshly washed and folded quilt

Muffy is the funniest of all.  Here he is in my pocketbook as I am unloading groceries on the table.  He does the funniest things and makes me laugh all the time.

Muffin in my purse

and who can forget cats of the past, like Gertrude (calico) and Cuddles (Russian Blue) looking out the backdoor with their friendly Gnome…..

Gertrude & Cuddles with a Gnome

Just another DogDaz afternoon at the Looney Bin. ❤

 
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