Heart Like a Dog

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

You Make Me Laugh – October 16, 2016

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You make me laugh (or smile), the sweet, funny, loving things my dogs do on a daily basis that brings a smile to my face, or a laugh to my lips.

Sampson and Delilah, the way you stalk the chipmunks in the neighborhood…

You make me laugh.

Our neighborhood is over populated with chipmunks, they are everywhere. EVERYWHERE!

They have multiple holes and escape routes in every yard.

Our next door neighbor put a big rock over one of the holes in their yard, which was quite interesting to Sampson.

I can smell you.

I can smell you.

And then on Friday, Delilah heard them squeaking in the wooded area between our house and our neighbors. She stopped and listened intently, I think she was secretly hoping she could catch one.

And I can HEAR you.

And I can HEAR you.

I swear she would have gone bounding up there, given the opportunity.

Are your pets captivated by any smaller animals in your neighborhood?

Pet Blogger Showcase – October 15, 2016

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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Pet Blogger Showcase.

Par for the course, I can’t whittle this list down to just three. I. Just. Can’t. So I picked three with an honorable.

All of the entries were just so good. I started reading and pasting links in and when I finished the pawty, I looked at the post and I had five. *SIGH* You guys make it hard!

So here we go!

Life with Dogs

Life with Dogs

Acupuncture with Bruiser by Christy Caplan at My Life with Dogs – I’m a firm believer in different modalities for treatment. For myself, I prefer to treat as naturally as possible and I carry that philosophy over to my dogs as well. Both of my dogs have had acupuncture and it has helped them both. If you’ve ever considered it, or wondered if it worked…wonder no more.

Meow Lifestyle

Meow Lifestyle

Cats of Istanbul by Jenna at Meow Lifestyle – I love reading how other countries handle their stray animals, I think we can learn a lot from different programs that other countries have in place. What surprised me about this post was how Istanbul has a trap/neuter/release program for dogs, but not for cats. In fact, the cats in Istanbul were more like dogs in the way they approach humans, while the dogs were the complete opposite!

All Things Collie

All Things Collie

A Danger to Any Dog by Kathleen Piro at All Things Collie – Bloat is one scary disease.  Most dogs die, either from the bloat itself, because their owners weren’t aware of the signs, or from surgery.  The only dog I’ve ever heard of that survived bloat was Thunder from Two Brown Dawgs, and that’s because Linda knew the signs. It’s such a serious disease that I’ve heard of Military dogs having their stomachs tacked to prevent it. If you have a dog that is on the high risk for bloat list, I encourage you to read this post and know the signs. Heck, even if your dog isn’t a high risk, know the symptoms and signs, you never know whose dog you could help save.

Honorable Mention:

Travels With Barley

Travels With Barley

That Guilty Feeling by  Beth at Travels With Barley – Because really, what owner hasn’t done something inadvertently to their pet, and then carried the guilt after?

 

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Welcome to the Pet Blogger Showcase! This is the place for you to show off your favorite family friendly pet related posts, find other great posts to read, show some love to other bloggers and maybe be featured on one of the host blogs!

Meet the Hosts Behind the Showcase

Pet Faves- Living the pet lover lifestyle

Heart Like A Dog- The good, the bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs

Felines Opines– The world from a feline point of view

Momma Kat and Her Bear Cat– The humorous and touching tales of a formerly homeless, yet always extraordinary, feline and his Momma, who’s just along for the ride.

About the Pet Blogger Showcase

Twice a month, On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, you have the chance to link up one of your blog posts to the linky party link-up. Then visit 3 other blogs that joined the party and leave a meaningful comment. Feel free to share with your followers on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, etc. Then each week the hosts will feature their favorite 3 posts from the previous Linky Party on the new party post.

Pet Blogger Showcase Rules

Share a pet specific post, past or present, from your blog in the linky below. Family friendly posts only. (We love reading about other topics and niches, but posts that are not pet related will be deleted this includes any posts that don’t mention pets even if they are on a pet blog or if the post could pertain to pets.)
Spread the Love! Leave a quality comment(more than just a few words) on at least 3 other posts from the linky party. Tell them why you love their post, encourage them, share on social media.
Check back for the next linky party to see if you are featured on one of the hosts’ blogs.

*Note: By adding your post to the linky party you are giving the hosts permission to use an image from your post if your post will be a featured post on their blog to help encourage people to click through to your post. The image may be used individually or as a collage.

That’s it! No need to RSVP. No need to bring a covered dish. No need to add the linky to your post. No need to include a button. Just come join the party and PAWTY ON!



Sometimes It’s Not the Dog

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Last week I told you how Delilah ate the Play-Doh. That very same day, I discovered the wax.

The wax that belongs in my Scentsy warmer.

So, I went to change the wax in the warmer last week and discovered this.

“Where is all the wax?” I asked. Then I saw it all over the shelf.

Scentsy Wax

“What happened to the wax?”

I looked down at the D-Dog and her look said, “Don’t ask me, must have been that I Don’t Know kid.”

“Did you eat the fucking wax?” I asked her.

“Not me” said her look and then she went over and plopped herself down on her bed.

I followed her over and asked her again, “Did you eat the wax?”

No response, just that long sad face that said, “You always think the worst of me, don’t you?”

I grabbed a new block of wax, walked back over to her and held it out, “You want to eat this one too?”

She took a sniff and turned her nose up. “Not gonna happen.”

I moved the warmer to the mantle, put a new block of wax in and took Sampson for a walk.

Why didn’t I notice the pomegranate smell on her breath, I wondered.

Later as I was writing the Play-Doh post, I was telling Hubby the story, and the truth came out. It wasn’t actually the D-Dog that did it. It was the Hubby. He was looking for something the night before and accidentally knocked the warmer and the wax splashed out. He cleaned up what he could and was waiting until he came home the next day, to finish cleaning it up.

Sometimes, it’s not the dog.

And sometimes, an apology is in order...well...I'm waiting.

You’re always quick to think the worst of me, but not as quick with the apologies.

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