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Follow – Up Friday, November 29, 2013

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-up Friday, the blog hop that wraps up your week and leads you right into the weekend.

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

 

This week I’m flying solo, so let’s get right to it.

Where have you been?

So it’s a mixed bag of nuts.  Some of your dogs wait up and some don’t.  Just like mine.  One waits, the other does not.  Maybe Delilah is just warming the bed for me?  Yeah, I’ll go with that. 🙂

Strange Doin’s

You guys are so kind, but it’s the hair, definitely the hair.  I almost never have a frown on my face. But when I do, well I probably resemble him more.

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

 

Genevieve said, “Were the kids dressed up like Pilgrims?”

No.  The young man we met had a nice shirt, pants and tie along with a hat, while some of the girls were dressed in gowns/fancy dresses and one young woman looked like something from a Dickens play!

And you’re welcome.  I know most of you left here singing, “I’m Mister Heat Miser, I’m Mister Sun.”  LOL and if you didn’t then well you will now. 😉

Thanksgiving Treats

Well first off the dog’s treats.  I used roughly two large apples, a quarter cup (or less) of oat flour and a good shake of cinnamon.

For our apple crisp I was looking to incorporate some pecans in the crumble part.  Here’s a picture of the finished crisp.  I will give the entire recipe and how I did it in a future post.

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And if any of you tried this recipe, I’d love to hear what you thought.  Hubby who loves his dessert says this has to rate right up there in the top ten.  It’s very tasty.

Oz said, “I need to share this recipe with my Aunt who has Celiac and must be gluten-free! She gets upset around the holidays because of all the tasty desserts and treats that she cannot have.”

I hope she tried it Oz, I know how hard it can be, especially around the holidays!

Jan K asked, “Does it have to be almond flour or could I use another kind?”

I imagine the almond flour is probably the best IF you are making it Gluten Free.  Some of the GF flours have very strong tastes, so I suggest either the almond or oat flour.  IF you want to make it and aren’t worried about gluten you could probably just use regular flour.

Class Clown

Kristine said, “Wow, if I didn’t know better, I would wonder if Delilah had been conversing with Shiva.”

That wouldn’t be the first time this thought had crossed my mind Kristine.  I’ve often wondered if they weren’t somehow related. 🙂

 Donna asked, “Did you mention to Arianne that Delilah is a LAB? LOL!”

Oh yes Donna, that came up. 🙂

While I think there is an entire post on this topic, I will say this.  Delilah running off really had nothing to do with the food.  How’s that for a tantalizing hint? LOL



Thank God it’s Follow-Up Friday!

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday, the blog hop that wraps up your week and leads you right into the weekend.

Joining me for this prestigious (I can call it that, right?) event is my friend, soon to be published author, and fellow blogger, Donna from Donna and the Dogs.

Thank you for joining me this week Donna!!  If you don’t know Donna and her three dogs, Toby, Leah and Meadow, well what are you waiting for?  I learn so much from this lady.  Not to mention her handsome Toby looks eerily like Sampson.

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

 

Let Sleeping Dogs…

Dawn asked, “Does Sampson really get under the covers like that?”

He will for a few minutes, but typically no.  He loves to lay in the sun or in front of the fire, but he does not like to be under the blankets.  Although he does humor me sometimes.

My Ever Growing List

First, thank you all for not calling me that crazy dog lady.  I truly believe in being proactive rather than reactive, so if something seems strange to me I get it checked.

2 Brown Dawgs asked, “Are you going to have his hips checked too?”

I did mention my concerns to the vet and she will examine him before the cleaning, I may call her the week before and discuss all our options.  My thought process is while he’s out, why not go for the whole enchilada?

Roxy the Traveling Dog said, “Why are we as women so awesome at guilt?”

I wish I knew the answer to that!  My life would be so less stressful without the guilt.

Pamela said, “I hope the secret procedure is something fun–like perhaps a piercing? Or a tough doggy tattoo?”

You caught us Pamela.  He wanted a Prince Albert but I talked him out of it; he’s agreed to settle for a tattoo of “MOM” on his upper front leg. 😉

Ranger asked, “When do you get your pictures of you hip?”

His dental cleaning is December 10th.

If You Love Pets, You MUST Follow a Pet Blogger

Jan K said, “It never occurred to me though that I could enter for things to give as gifts or to give to shelters.”

It never dawned on me until I won food I knew I couldn’t use, then it was like a light bulb went off in my head. LOL

2 Brown Dawgs said, “If I win something, even if I keep it myself, I try to make a donation to our local shelter. I figure its some treats or food I don’t have to by myself, so why not make a donation?”

That is totally awesome!!  I think I’m going to start doing that myself, as most shelters/rescues will tell you, every little bit helps!

Jessica said, “When I run a contest I usually remind readers that even if they don’t want the product, they can enter and donate their winnings to a shelter.”

That is a wonderful idea!!  If I ever get to the point of giveaways, I’m going to remind people of that myself!

Which Way Do We Go?

Emma said, “Mom is a multidog walker, has been walking two for many years. We have our own command “obstacle”.”

Hey Emma, I say whatever works for you!!  Typically I say something like “ACK” or “NO” and apply a tiny bit of pressure on the leash of the dog who is heading the ‘wrong’ way, but this time I decided to ride it out.  But I might just try teaching, “obstacle.”

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Pamela said, “Thanks so much for sharing about the Pet Blogger’s Gift Exchange. I’m so glad you’ve forgiven me for randomly pairing you with a cat blogger. :)

I’d love to see more cat bloggers join the fun. After all, if dog bloggers and cat bloggers an get along, there’s hope for peace in the Middle East. :)”

There is nothing to forgive.  I’m so glad that I was paired with Kristin, she’s totally amazing AND Pamela, if ANYONE can broker a peace in the Middle East, my money is on you.

So based upon your encouragement I played with the picture in both PicMonkey and Fotor, here’s what I came up with.

1st attempt(2)

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Top Hat

That’s it for this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday, hosted by Donna and the Dogs and Heart Like a Dog.  Remember, if you’re interested in co-hosting, let me know in the comments.



Follow Up Friday-The Only Flea I WANT Near My Dogs

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Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday, co-hosted by Jones Natural Chews and Heart Like a Dog.  This is the blog hop that wraps up your week and leads you right into the weekend!

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

 

As I mentioned joining me today is Flea from Jones Natural Chews.  I love Flea.  She’s super awesome.  And she’s got a great job, siriusly she goes around giving treats to dogs.  All kinds of dogs!   Imagine having a job where you get to play with dogs all day.  Sounds like heaven to me!

Thanks for joining me today Flea!!

Follow-Up Friday

Lauranne said, “Nuticles is a brilliant word – I may have to adopt it!!”

I wish I could take credit for it, but I can’t!  I first heard about it on Something Wagging This Way Comes  Trust Pamela to find something like this. 🙂

A Big Ole’ Shit Eating Grin

JoAnn asked, “Does he grunt when rolling on back?”

Sometimes he does, mostly he grunts when he’s getting off the couch.  It reminds me of a pig. LOL

Smiley McSmiley

Roxy the Traveling Dog asked, “Does your vet offer cleaning without it?”

I don’t know, but seeing as there are other things he will have taken care of, I think it’s best to put him out.

Maggie said, “I’ve always worried about anesthesia, too, but I think you set yourself up for success if you do the optional pre-anesthetic lab work.”

And 2 Brown Dawgs asked, “Your vet will do blood work first right?”

I agree Maggie and yes to 2 Brown Dawgs.  I set it up so I can bring him in the night before and have the blood work done. They will run the results while we wait.

When Delilah went to be spayed we were in the process of moving and the vet’s office called (not my current vet) and said she had a UTI and they couldn’t do her surgery.  She was stuck all day at the Vet and hadn’t eaten breakfast.  I finally convinced them to give the poor thing some kibble.

My vet tech friends JoAnn and Jen both reassured me things will be okay.  Remember the date Jen, you can be sure I’ll be texting you on that day. 😀

Cocobanana

After I posted I thought, geez, it would have been nice to show what the cookies looked like!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA As you can see, the M&M’s didn’t fare so well in the baking process.

Donna said, “The cocobanana sounds great for the pups, and love your jingle at the end, but tell me more about those orange chocolate chip muffins.”

It’s been a long time Donna, but I’ll work on a recipe for you. 😉

Oz says, “Great dawg! Can I come live with you, Miss Jodi?”

I’ve already got your little bed picked out Oz!

2 Brown Dawgs asked, “So besides being too moist, did you like the people version?”

YES.  I liked the people version and the dog version, the combination of the coconut and banana gave it a perfect amount of sweetness.

Dawn asked, “Too bad I hate baking. Can you mail me some?”

I’m not sure how they’d hold up seeing as there are no preservatives in them, but I’d try.

Good Gracious Sebaceous!

It’s hard to get a photo of this thing when you’re attempting it alone, but here goes.

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JoAnn said, “It’s best to have them removed so they don’t rupture causing a mess and possible infection.”

I hadn’t known they could rupture, so I’m glad it’s being taken care of.

Julie said, “I’m going to pretend like I didn’t just try to lick my elbow :)”

LOL Julie, I tried too!

Kristine said, “But it bothers me greatly just how much I care about these things. Logically, I know they shouldn’t.”

I agree Kristine.  I don’t know how to fix that.  I’m so very different on the phone or online than I am in person.  In person for some reason my light dims, and I became hugely self-conscious.

Jackie said, “I wouldn’t knock a dog out strictly for something cosmetic.”

I wouldn’t either!  That to me is true vanity.

Sampson’s Puzzled – This ‘N That Thursday

Pamela said, “BTW, want to make a Sampson and leaf puzzle even more challenging? Give it oddly shaped edges.”

She’s evil that one.

Houndstooth said, “Wait! You can do puzzles on the iPad?! How did I not know this?”

Yes you can do puzzles on the iPad!  My favorite was one by Sparkle, (it was free, what can I say, I’m cheap.)  But when Apple updated their IOS, the app wouldn’t work right and I haven’t found another one that I love. 🙁

That wraps up this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday, co-hosted by Jones Natural Chews and Heart Like a Dog! Reminder, if you’d like to co-host with me, please let me know in the comments!



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