Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

Follow-Up Friday

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For those new to the blog, my follow-up Friday provides me with an opportunity to update or revise a post from the previous week.

You know sometimes you post about something and you need an update but it doesn’t warrant a whole blog.  Or sometimes someone made a comment that really resonated with you.  Yup, Follow-Up Friday baby! 🙂

Heavens To Murphy – Update

Last I heard K was home from the hospital, when I checked with Sara she had heard NOTHING about them bringing Murphy to training classes.

I started thinking, I would love to take Murphy for a month or two (and charge them of course,) put her on a diet and bring her to some training classes.

It would be great if there was such a place where people COULD drop their dogs off for a couple of months and then maybe during the last week, the owners would join their dog.  They would then see their dog and the ways their dog had changed and be SHOWN how to manage their dogs.

Sort of like a Doggie Boot Camp. 😉

When You’re Down – Update

The stomach bug came and went in very quick fashion.  I was feeling much better the next morning and even managed to make it into work.

Thank you all for the good thoughts and well wishes.

One From The Bucket List – Author’s Note

I debated this post.  Not because I’m not proud of my nephew, but because I normally write about the dogs.  I originally started the post talking about the walk I took with the dogs in the morning, before my sister and I left.  But I couldn’t get the post to flow.

I thought about and decided the name of my blog is Jodi Stone, I’m selling myself and my ability to draw an audience and weave a tale.  The by-line is “Life With Sampson and Delilah” but the blog is mine.

Kristine from Rescued Insanity said it best in the comment she left on Pet Blogger Challenge, “What you said about your blog being all you, I really like that. Oddly, I never considered it that way before but I agree that it is such an awesome thing. It’s your space on the Internet. You own it and can do with it as you see fit. If the sky is purple in Jodi-land then no one has a right to question you. I like that thought.”

I like that thought too, Kristine.  So much in fact, you all might be hearing Jodi-land a LOT. 🙂

Yesterday my friends, the world was very sunny in Jodi-land.

How was your week?

Follow-Up Friday

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For those new to the blog, my follow-up Friday provides me with an opportunity to update or revise a post from the previous week. 

You know sometimes you post about something and you need an update but it doesn’t warrant a whole blog.  Or sometimes someone made a comment that really resonated with you.  Yup, Follow-Up Friday baby! :-)

Things I Learned In 2011 – Update

As I was surfing along today reading all of my favorite blogs I was reminded of something else I learned in 2011. 

Right clicking on a link.

When I first started blogging and began linking to other posts, I set the links up to open in a new window.  I did that because I personally don’t care to click on a link and be taken to another website, I prefer to have the new site open in a new window.

But not everyone is me.

I found out that when I go to a link, instead of using the left button on my mouse, if I use the right I get the option of opening the referencing site in a new window or tab. 

I’m pretty sure all of you know this, but I needed to share. 🙂

Death By Chocolate – Update

New Year’s day is traditionally a day I set aside to clean up the mess of Christmas and get my house back to a semblance of normalcy.  It was unseasonably warm for the first day of January and after an hour’s walk I was very warm.  I came home and slipped into shorts and flip flops.

Even after an hour’s walk Delilah still had trouble in her system.  While I was taking care of some laundry Delilah decided to go into the sink and remove a dirty plastic container that was soaking.  She took it from the kitchen and moved it into the living room where most of her destruction usually takes place.  In the process she dumped a bunch of water on the kitchen floor. 

Meanwhile, I’m blissfully unaware of what has transpired in my 30 second absence, so I flip flop into the kitchen.

I’m not sure how your kitchen floor is, but on my kitchen floor water + flip flops = FAIL. 

It. Does. Not. Work. 

I slipped and almost fell and thought, “This dog will be the death of me.”

Incidentally she also ate the what remained of a stick of butter and I caught her with a second stick, that I had to throw out.  At that point I was extremely frustrated with her and I did something really bad.  I tapped her on the top of her nose and said, “NO!”  🙁

Foster Homes Needed – Author’s Note

 

I’m really glad I found that post on Blog Paws.  Two of my readers are in the Alexandria, Virginia area!  Kim from Life at Golden Pines was thinking of calling and possibly taking a foster, and Pup Fan said she would talk to her husband about it, but regardless of what he said she would post about it as she has lots of readers in the area!

I’m hoping the shelter found temporary homes for those waiting for their forever homes.

That’s it from me, so how was your week?

 

Follow-Up Friday

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For those new to the blog, my follow-up Friday provides me with an opportunity to update or revise a post from the previous week. 

You know sometimes you post about something and you need an update but it doesn’t warrant a whole blog.  Or sometimes someone made a comment that really resonated with you.  Yup, Follow-Up Friday baby! 🙂

Merry Christmas – Author’s Note

The photo in this blog post was actually taken three years ago by my friend Dawn.  She came out to the house and took about a couple HUNDRED photos of the dogs, the dogs and my grandson, the dogs and me.   

I had trouble finding a photo where 1) both dogs were actually semi-looking at the camera and 2) where my ‘girls’ weren’t hanging out.   

I realized when I was writing this post that three years ago, I wouldn’t care if my ‘girls were hanging out.’  I wonder what that says about me now?

Delilah 1, Ornaments 0 – Author’s Note

She hasn’t been at the tree since she destroyed that ornament, BUT the gates haven’t been off either. 🙂

Back To Work – Author’s Note

Well I didn’t win the money for the Social Media blitz, but I did get a LOT of twitter followers….trouble is I’m not very good at tweeting. 🙁

Also our human friend at 2 Brown Dawgs was wondering where the lab was that these beagles were rescued from and why the details were somewhat vague.

Good observation.  After doing a little research myself (without harming any dogs of course) 🙂  I found a web article that indicated the lab was in Northern California.

My only thought as to why the name of the lab wasn’t released is because if people knew where the labs were that tested on animals, people would be protesting like the Occupy Wall Street movement.  I know I would certainly be writing letters if I couldn’t be there in person!

This And That – Author’s Note

Kirsten over at Peaceful Dog noted that her foster dog Fozzie (go on now take a look, he is certainly one gorgeous boy) “likes to poop over the course of half a block…and then kick dirt over all of it.”

Did I forget to mention that is a Delilah trait?  I will tell you that sometimes we call her “Delilah shit walker.”  I know it’s mean, but I never said I was nice. 🙂

I’ve actually been bent down when she decided after she was about 20 feet away, to kick dirt over her stuff.   Luckily I looked up BEFORE the dirt hit me in the face.

That’s it for me, how was YOUR week?

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