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K-9 Kamp….Day Two Hundred, Ninety One

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With the work I am putting into the 31DBBB challenge keeping my mind extremely busy, I forgot to mention this week was the first week of Koly and Kelly’s K-9 Kamp.

Week 1’s challenge was to walk for 60 minutes with your pet.  It could be a straight hour or broken up into smaller increments, just get out and walk with your pet.

I almost felt like we were cheating because we do walk a LOT during the week, but since daycare started up again and Sampson and Delilah are going to The Mellow Mutt on Tuesdays and Fridays as well as Thursday night obedience class, we did have to make sure we got in a whole hour of walking.  I decided instead of keeping our walks to a half hour which is about normal, I would push them.

The dogs got their gear on and off we went last weekend.

 

Bring on the K-9 Kamp; we're ready!

 

50 minutes on Saturday and 40 minutes on Sunday and we managed to get a half hour in each on Monday and Wednesday!  We totally kicked it!

We wrapped up week one on Wednesday and I was so consumed with the 2nd 31 day challenge, I forgot to check the Kamp’s page for this week’s assignment until yesterday!  60 minutes of fetching!!

This is definitely going to be a challenge for Sampson, he is not a fetch kind of dog.

We hope you kicked whatever you did this week!

This is the Saturday morning blog hop.  Get your link and see who else is participating here.

Follow-up Friday, Day Two Hundred, Ninety

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Some things I want to double back on this week.

31 Days to a Better Blog – The first task to 31 DBBB is to come up with an elevator pitch.   I just can’t seem to pull this one together, but I will continue to work on it and as soon as I love it, I will share it here.

I Have To Laugh – One of the main reasons I wrote this post was to share a story that had happened that morning, and then I totally forgot!  After I had fed the dogs their breakfasts that morning I was clearing up the dishes before I left for work.  I was standing at the sink and Delilah was next to me licking the floor.  A lightweight plastic container I use for storing their green beans slipped off the wet counter and bounced off Delilah’s back.  Delilah flinched slightly in surprise, but never missing a beat starting licking the inside of the container!  I did laugh at that.

Many of you wrote in to let me know that you have dogs that you’ve had from puppies who are still big food hounds and that Delilah may just be exhibiting the typical lab signs.  I appreciate with all my heart your words of comfort and encouragement.

There was something else though, that I couldn’t figure out how to work into that post and that is the scars that Delilah carries on her feet and legs.

These scars were much brighter and harsher when she first came to live with us; time has healed them as well as they will be.  I did ask the vet if she had an idea of what they might be from, but there really is no way of knowing.

Whatever Delilah has dealt with in her past she seems to have overcome.  She is for all her zaniness a really good dog and I feel blessed to have her in my life even though she does make me a bit crazy at times.

I hope you had a great week and an awesome weekend!

Lists…Day Two Hundred, Eighty Nine

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As you may know, I am currently participating in the 31 Days To Building A Better Blog challenge over at BlogPaws.  By default you will be discovering and learning the same ideas and techniques as I am.  This particular challenge is designed to do two posts per week for 15 1/2 weeks as opposed to doing one task a day for 31 days.  We are only into our second challenge so it’s not too late for you to head on over. 😉

Our second challenge is to create a list on your blog.  I do at times use lists, I have for the ABC’s of a Dog-a-holic, as well as my Seven Links challenge. My Follow-up Friday posts are also in the basic shape of a list.

Pets are in and it was only a matter of time before the tourism industry decided to cash in on it.  Nowadays many rentals houses as well as hotels are pet friendly.  There are also some restaurants that are pet friendly as well.  So without further procrastination, here is my list touting the benefits of taking your dogs with you on vacation.

1)  Cost Effective – Generally speaking you would be driving instead of flying, so you are saving money on airfare.  Also think of the money you are saving by not paying someone to come to your house to feed and walk your pet, never mind the cost of placing your pet in a kennel.

2)  Exercise –  I don’t know about you, but having to walk my dog is a good excuse to get me up and moving, besides isn’t it great to have a pal to walk on the beach with?

3)  Companionship – You always have someone to do something with, whether it be fishing

Or bird watching (in Delilah’s case that would be bird chasing)

4) Conversation starter – I can’t tell you how many people I’ve met simply because they stopped to comment on what a beautiful dog I have.  Really is there anything cuter than a dog on a golf cart?


5) Separation anxiety – I hate being away from my dogs and I know they don’t like me being away either, if they come with us no-one misses anyone; and Delilah doesn’t destroy the house while we’re gone.

6) Quality care – Let’s face it no-one takes better care of my dog than me (at least in my mind)  when my dogs are with me, I don’t worry about them because I know they are safe and well taken care of.

If you’ve never experienced the joy of having your pet with you on vacation; I urge you to consider it, it may take a little more planning on your part, but the benefits to both you and your pet are well worth it.

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