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This ‘N That Thursday – April 25, 2013

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Today we once again join our friends at 2 Brown Dawgs for This ‘N That Thursday.

You know, some days you have a little of THIS or a little of THAT, but not always enough for a full blog post.  This ‘N That Thursday can be anything you want it to be, so grab the badge and join us.

Land Mines

Tuesday while walking the dogs Hubby said, watch out for that land mine.  I looked down and then did a double take as I noticed something shiny.  Yes, I notice shiny things.

My first thought was oh my god, the dog ate a fish hook.  Upon closer inspection (I did stop to clean it up) it was actually a Snickers wrapper.

I took a picture of it to show you.  It looks fine on the camera, but when you look at on the computer, it’s too disgusting for words.  So I’m not sharing.

You’re welcome.

I tell you this for two reasons.  1) Somewhere near my house there is a person who is not paying attention to what their dog is eating.   2) Tuesday on The Poodle (and dog) Blog, Jan posted about an artist in Manhattan who draws toilets around dog poop he finds on the sidewalk.

In the same post, Jan mentioned a town in England that is spray painting poop, in an attempt to shame owners into picking up after their dogs.

It made me wonder if that might not work in my neck of the woods. 🙂

Listen, if you’re in my inner circle, you talk poop.  If you hang around this blog long enough, sooner or later you’ll be talking poop too.  If you really pay attention, you might just be facebooking about poop like I found myself doing with 2 Brown Dawgs the other day.

It’s just another bodily function.

And we all do it.

Relax, you’re among friends here.

Tracking spring.

Technically this should be saved for tomorrow’s post but I did want to update you on my project.

Tuesday's Buds Tuesday it was very cold and rainy.  The tree that I’m monitoring had it’s little buds all closed up nice and tight protecting them.

Wednesday Yesterday the weather turned warm again, and once again the little leaves ventured out.

Tomorrow I’ll have a photo of today’s walk and once the leaves are completely out, I’ll post all the pictures.

I’m beginning to notice many of the trees are budding now, it’s beginning to look a lot like spring in my area. How’s spring advancing in your neck of the woods?  Are you seeing progress or does winter still have you in her icy grip?

 

 

This ‘N That Thursday – April 18, 2013

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Today we join our friends over at the 2 Brown Dawgs Blog for This ‘N That Thursday blog hop, you know some days you have a little of THIS or a bit of THAT but it’s not enough for a full post.  It can be anything you want so grab the badge and join us.

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

Heart Like a Dog Blog

You may (or may not) have noticed that there was no post on Saturday.  That was the first time since I started this blog 865 days ago that I made a conscious decision not to post.

Scandalous, I know.

I’ve been putting so much pressure on myself to post every day, that I thought I should give myself a break.  Going forward I give myself permission to skip one or two days per week.

I hope that by doing so, I can still put out a quality blog and not burn myself out.

BlogPaws

I’m just about ready to put the finishing touches on my presentation, and don’t worry I fully intend on making it available to all of you (though I don’t think you need it) after BlogPaws.

My original intent with BlogPaw was to bring Sampson and leave Delilah home.  Hubby had agreed to drive down early Saturday morning with my Sam Man as he can’t get time off to go for the whole conference.

The plan was to have my niece stay here with Delilah and have a dog walker come in on Saturday to walk Delilah.  About a week or so ago Hubby told me he’s worried that Delilah will freak out when he and Sampson leave in the middle of the night.  His solution was to bring them both and he would be their handler.

My gut is telling me that Delilah would be too much of a tax in that situation, I know for sure she’ll be barking at every sound she hears from the hotel room.

With the conference only a month away, I’m currently leaning towards leaving them both at home.

Spring is here!

Last Monday there were still patches of snow in my yard, but I’m happy to report that Spring finally arrived!  Yesterday I snuck out of work at lunch and took the dogs for an afternoon walk.

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While I didn’t capture the beauty of the bright blue sky, I think the picture shows that Spring is here!

Thanks to our friends at 2 Brown Dawgs.

This ‘N That Thursday – April 11, 2013

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Today we’re joining up with our friends over at 2 Brown Dawgs, for This ‘N That Thursday, because some days you have a little of this or a little of that.

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

Today I have this:

Spring is here and all the dogs are getting walked.

Well maybe it only feels that way because I’m continuously dodging people and their dogs on our walks.  I only have one question.  Where the hell have you people been the last five months?

‘Cause I didn’t see you out on the trails rain, sleet or snow like I was.

Just sayin’.

Off my soap box now.

For Love of A Dog

Have you heard the news?  There’s a big party this month celebrating Jeffie’s birthday on the Talking Dogs Blog.  There are drawings and prizes all month long.

The first drawing was for a pair of earrings and a Skinneeez Big Bite dog toy and we won!!  Guess what came yesterday?

I just have to share with you how wonderful this package was.  Beginning with the tissue paper.  Look, it’s puppy paws!

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The earrings were in their own little box, tied with a red bow.  You can tell by the carefully constructed packaging just how beautiful the jewelry is going to be.

IMG_4644 I’ve seen the photos on Sue’s website, heck I drool over most of the Lab pieces at least once a week, I was still blown away by the beauty of the earrings. The colors are vibrant and the craftsmanship of the silver is flawless.

IMG_4646 And yes, I will be wearing them at BlogPaws! 🙂

After admiring the earrings for a few minutes, I moved on to the Skinneeez Big Bite toy.

IMG_4647 Truthfully it was stuffed with an empty bottle and the crinkling and crunching as I removed the tags was driving Delilah insane, I couldn’t give it to her fast enough.  In fact at one point, she jumped up and tried to take it from me. 🙂

She was so happy to get the toy and spent a good half hour working at it, before I took it away.  At which point, the bottle was flat but she hadn’t managed to get inside the toy.  That’s a pretty sturdy toy, if it’s Delilah proof.

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I did shoot a little video of her working her magic on the toy, but decided to spare you the noise. 😉

That’s a wrap for This ‘N That Thursday Blog Hop hosted by our friends at 2 Brown Dawgs. Thank you 2 Brown Dawgs!

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