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Co-Hosted Follow-Up Friday – May 3, 2013

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Welcome to the latest edition of co-hosted Follow-up Friday.

 

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Once again, I have a new co-hostess.  Should you pop over to her blog at any given point in time you’ll see a story or a photo of Louise, Sofie Bear, Nine, Noel or Baby Stella.  They could be taking a trip to the docks or watching flowers grow.  Sometimes, they’re complaining because mom hurt her knee and can’t take them for their walkies.  She posts every day (sometimes more than once) whatever the topic, there’s no doubt she loves her zoo.  (Her words not mine.)

Please help me welcome Lorian from Dogdaz!

Park Day

Many of you thought you’d be confused by the trail markers and I have to tell you truthfully, even though the trails all seem to intersect with one another, it took me the LONGEST time to figure it out.

We’d be walking along and Hubby would ask where we were and I wouldn’t know.  He’d say, but you walk these trails every day!

Eventually you figure them out. 🙂

Black and White Sunday

No, we did not get more snow!  This is an old photo from our pre-Delilah days.  One of my favorite walking trails along with one of my favorite photos of Punkin.  I love the sunlight vs shadow in this photo.

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Talking Heads

You are all very welcome for not showing a video.  I’m sure you realize the chicken head doesn’t look like it just came off the chicken, it’s actually kind of spooky.  But the story was meant for amusement and some of you were amused and some were skeeved out.  I can assure you I was skeeved out the first couple of times but after that it didn’t bother me, until the chicken was moving it’s mouth.

Let me try and put this in perspective, a box of 40 pounds of neck with each neck weighing an ounce or less equates to about 640 necks give or take.  I don’t find a head in every box so it’s not all that bad, it’s just a bit shocking the first couple of times. 🙂

Tuesdays Tails

Did you love this idea for a blog hop?  I sure did!

2 Brown Dawgs said, “I wish shelters did more outreach to pair senior dogs with senior people who may want a dog but due to their age may outlive any dog they take in.”

I like this idea.  A lot!  I’ve already decided when the time comes for me to add another dog, I’ll be adding a black senior.

Donna said, “How sad….I don’t know how anyone can drop their dog at a shelter…especially a senior who spent so many years with them…”  I agree Donna, but I think the soldier being deployed felt he had no choice.

All Things Collies said, “I wish there was a rescue set up to take in and foster these dogs when their owners are deployed.”

Then Frankie and Ernie said, “I THINK that there is a program that will find FOSTERS for those who are deployed. Does anybuddy remember hearing about that a couple of years back???”

And yes, I’ve heard of programs that will find fosters for soldiers on deployment, I can’t however put my finger on the name at the moment.  I do think however that many times our soldiers have no idea of the programs that are available to them.

Wordless Wednesday

Well most of you took the nice, polite PG caption I had for this photo.

Here are some of my favorites:

Jackie, “I thought this was gonna suck, but it’s actually kinda nice!”

Pamela, “Hello Baby, you know what I like…”  and then, “Am I the only one who thinks that if Sampson could talk he’d sound like the Big Bopper?”  You know, I never really thought of what Sampson would sound like.  Delilah on the other hand…..

Jessica, “You need to clean the bugs out of that light cover lady”

Mine is totally disgusting, not family oriented and will probably offend some of you, so if you want to avoid that skip down to the end. I’m rating it R for Raunchy.

For those of you brave enough to handle my dirty humor, here it is

Blowdrying So THAT’s a blow job, it’s not bad but I don’t think I’ll be bragging about it to my buddies.

I told you it was Raunchy.

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Follow-Up Friday, April 26, 2013

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Welcome to the latest edition of co-hosted Follow-up Friday.

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I’m very pleased to introduce you to a new co-hostess this week.  We’ve been slowly getting to know one another by reading each others blogs.  What I’ve learned thus far is she lives in Wisconsin with her husband and her four fur babies, Norman, Nellie, Gambler and Glory.  She hunts with her dogs, (how cool is that?) she shows and hunt tests Gambler and Glory, and she’s recently been writing some beautiful posts about her late father.

Did you guess JoAnn Stancer from Sand Spring Chesapeakes?  If you didn’t, then please be sure to hop on over and get to know her.

And remember, co-hosting is easy, just ask JoAnn. I have co-hosts lined up for the next two weeks but after that I’ll be back to begging.

Black and White Sunday

As luck would have it, I can’t locate the original photo.  I know, I know, I just made it into black and white. But I can’t remember where I put it.

B and W Sunday 4-21-13 So here’s another one from the same photo shoot.

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This photo (and a number of others) were taken almost two years ago when I participated in a Back to School blog party hosted by Frankie Furter.   Our ‘session’ in the hop was Prom Etiquette.  I know, can you imagine Delilah teaching etiquette to anyone?

I didn’t think so.

A couple of you asked if Sampson was wearing a tie, as you can see in the color photo, yes he was.

This Dog will be the Death of me.

Honestly either Delilah will kill me either by giving me a heart attack or making me fall on the trail.  The other scenario which I am constantly worried about is that one of these days she will eat something that will kill her.

As it turns out, she came through this scare with flying colors.  Not without a few tense days on my part. Hubby figured out who sent the packing peanuts so I placed a frantic call and was advised the majority of them were made from potato starch.  (No wonder she was desperate to eat them.)

I never liked packing peanuts because of the mess, although with a dog like Delilah…

When Hubby announced at 6:00 am Tuesday morning that she’d taken a big dump, I shot out of bed like a cannon. She DID?

Poor Delilah couldn’t figure out what I was so excited about.

Gizmo said, “I hope everything “comes out” OK “in the end” (humor helps, right?)”  Yes it does.  Although I don’t think I laughed much that first day.

Leslie said, “Oh man, dogs are good at providing us with gray hair, aren’t they?”  You don’t know the half of it Leslie, between the kids and Delilah I’m just about completely gray.

ACD6Pak said, “I’m thinking that you’ll be out there in the dark with a flashlight won’t you?” Damn straight I was! Followed her around like I was a lovestruck school girl.  I think I scared her.

Tracking Spring

IMG_4722 Here is my latest photo, taken yesterday afternoon.

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I thought I should throw in a picture of the bush in my back yard.

Vermont Soap Giveaway

Shannon said, “I wonder if it would help with Rogue’s allergy itchies?”

My contact at Vermont Soap said, “This shampoo will help. We just released a new Hot Spot Oil for pets as well. It is designed to treat irritated itchy spots on pets. Try it out, I think your dog will be very happy!”

There you have it, straight from the expert. 😀

This ‘N That Thursday

Most of you can relate to this issue and I’ll tell you the truth.  When we walk in the woods if the dogs go way off trail, I don’t usually follow them in to pick it up.

I heard that.

When they poop in the field I always pick it up.  When they poop on the trails, I usually pick it up, but if I’m really lazy I flick it off to the side.

2 Brown Dawgs said, “We did talk poop on FB didn’t we? It was there for all our friends to see. :)” LOL yes, yes we did.  In fact, I think I even said “I can’t believe we’re talking poop on facebook.” 😀

Emma said, “We only poop on walks, we learn no pooping in the yard as puppies.” I was wondering why that is?  And what happens if your human is really sick and can’t take you for a walk?  Where do you go?

Thanks for joining JoAnn and I for Follow-up Friday.  Have a great weekend.

This is the Follow-up Friday blog hop, the blog hop that let’s you wrap up your week and leads you right into the weekend.

Follow – Up Friday, April 12, 2013

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Here we are, another week gone and time for Follow-Up Friday.  This week my co-hostess is a newbie. 🙂  That’s right, but I’m sure she’s not new to you!

Quite frankly I’m not sure how this lady does it.  She writes a bang up blog, stays on top of current animal legislation in Missouri, share adoptable dogs, recently added the cutest little black lab to her pack, and in addition to all of these thing, she creates the most beautiful jewelry and has planned a month-long celebration for her dog Jeffie’s birthday.

If you guessed Sue from The Talking Dog Blog, give yourself a gold star!  Welcome Sue and thank you for joining me today and sharing in hostessing duties.

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I’m Not Mad at You, I’m Mad at Me

Last year when Delilah ran off I reconciled my mind to the possibility that she might always have to be on leash, yet I continue to work her and her recall in the hope that someday she’ll get it.  And who knows, maybe some day she will, but I don’t expect it to be soon.

2 Brown Dawgs said, “You need one of those GPS collars” – I know, Hubby was telling me about them and he said, “But they’re $8 per month.” And I said, “But $8 for piece of mind, it’s well worth it!”

Gizmo said, “Only hope I can offer is that as he got older (like 5) he stopped his wandering” – Um…Giz? She turned seven in December. 🙁

Black and White Sunday

I wasn’t sure how I was going to like Black and White Sunday but I loved it!  Here’s the picture I ran.

Black and White Sunday 4-7-13 And here’s the original photo.

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Sue asked, “Is that Sampson at the top of the steps?”  Yes, that is Sampson, he loved that porch!

Emma asked, “Is that your house?” No Emma, sadly it is not.  It belongs to my daughter’s in-laws, and we were lucky enough to stay there for a week when they were renting it out.

Mel asked, “Is he waiting for you to put the camera down?” No, actually I think he was wondering why I was off the porch and he wasn’t! 🙂

2 Brown Dawgs, “Are those palm trees?” Yes indeed.

Misty Shores, “I find it amazing how some photos look so much better in black and white than color.”  I agree, I like this so much in black and white, I’m thinking of printing it off and framing it.

Sugar, “LOVE the railing, what’s the color?” The railing is plain white, but it really stands out, no?

Dogs N Pawz, “Is that Sampson guarding the house?”  It is Sampson, but I don’t think he was guarding.

Sue, “Where are you???” This my friend is the beautiful Emerald Isle, North Carolina.

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Doggy’s Style, “May I compliment your eyes?” Yes you can.  Thank you Leo. 🙂

What Would You Do For Your Pet?

Most of us agreed, we’d jump in after our pets.  I never let my dogs get that far away from me near water, so I never really thought about it.  Having now thought about it, I would try to remain calm and talk to them trying to encourage them to swim to a safe spot.  Knowing myself though, I’d panic and go right in after them.

Emma said, “First, you are using wordpress, so when you insert a link always check the open link in a new window box that way when the reader closes that linked page they still have your page.”  Thank you Emma, I appreciate the tip, I did not know that but going forward, I will always have the link open in a new window.

Jackie asked, “can you imagine standing and watching your pup be swept away?” No, I absolutely could not.

2 Brown Dawgs shared a really interesting story.

I read it, I get it but I know me, my heart rules and I would die trying to save them.

Wellness Wednesday Fleas and Ticks

Carol asked, “I like the idea of spraying before we go walking..but do you know if it is ok to use with topical treatments???”  No Carol, I don’t. Any of my vet tech friends know the answer to that?

Barb said, “When you have perfected your own spray, I would be very interested in your recipe if you care to share.  Absolutely Barb!

Married with Dawgs said, “I use apple cider vinegar, regular grooming & baths and a natural spray with a variety of essential oils. It’s been working like a charm for almost 2 years.”  I’d like to know more about the ACV and what spray you are using.

Dawn asked, “how often do you do a Lyme disease test to check your dogs?” That’s a great question Dawn and would you believe I don’t know?  I have to check with my vet and see if they test that when they do bloodwork, if they don’t you can bet they will going forward!

Snoopy asked, “Have you ever tried the discs that are supposed to work for 2 years, Mum’s read about them before, but thought maybe they were too good to be true?”  No Snoopy, I have never heard of the discs.  Tell me more. 🙂

This ‘N That Thursday

Sue asked, “And the toy has survived Delilah, you say?”  Yes the toy did survive, but once she had flattened the bottle I took it away, so who knows if eventually she would have managed to get it open.

Whew!  This edition of Follow-Up Friday is a wrap!  Thanks again to Sue at Talking Dogs for co-hosting with me, please be sure to stop over to her blog and enter Jeffie’s birthday photo contest.

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