Heart Like a Dog

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

Happy Birthday

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We had a great mini-vacation these past couple days.

I did a lot of shopping with my sister, which believe it or not is very unusual for me, because I typically don’t care for shopping.  Somehow when I get together with my sister, the urge to shop overtakes me.  Go figure.

Yesterday morning we got up and headed over to the local grocery store to pick up some food for the food pantry, after unpacking it, we headed to a local herb shop.  I swear I could have spent half the day there. 🙂

We went back to the house for lunch only to find that all the dogs were stuck in the house because the guys were taking down trees. 🙁

After lunch we ran out to the local co-op.  I was in a rush to get back to the house, so I could let the dogs out to run, but we were pleasantly surprised to find them all out and running about when we got home.

Bandit, my sister’s Jack-Rat. Don’t you love those ears?

 

Gordon, my sister’s Golden Retriever.

 

Delilah, Tyson, (a Bernese Mountain/Rottweiler/Pitbull mix,) he belongs to a friend of my sister and J.D. my sister’s Jack Russell.

 

Sampson. I like sticks.

 

There are some nice logging trails in the area and I wanted to take the dogs walking, but it’s hunting season and I forgot their vests. 🙁

So we walked around the property instead.

Gordy, J.D. and Delilah on our walk.

 

The dogs have had a great time, they spent a lot of time outdoors.

Delilah did especially well, for the most part she was off leash the entire weekend.

The weekend was extra special because today is my sister’s birthday and I got to wish her happy birthday in person.

Happy Birthday Laura, I enjoyed our time together this weekend.

What did you do?  Anything special?

Chillaxin

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After the rush and bustle of Thanksgiving, Hubby and I got up yesterday morning, packed up the car and the dogs and took off for my sister’s in New Hampshire.

Delilah was a bit hesitant when she saw the suitcases come out, but quickly relaxed once she realized she was coming with us.

Suitcases make me nervous.

 

Delilah settled down in the back, but Sampson likes to be up near the front, it didn’t take long before I offered up my travel pillow so he could ride more comfortably.

He seemed quite comfy.

 

It takes us about 3 1/2 to 4 hours to get to my sisters, but we usually stop at close to the half-way mark to give everyone a break.

Hubby pottied the dogs while I went to the ladies room.  They looked so happy walking around the field.

I could tell the minute they recognized me, they got so excited.

 

Once we got to my sister’s, the dogs got to spend a lot of time outside.  The house sits on 11 acres, with a big open field.

While my sister and I went out to do a little Black Friday shopping (don’t judge, BF shopping is WAY different in NH than it is in CT,) Hubby, my brother-in-law and one of his friends got a great big ole bonfire going.

 

Sampson was okay off-leash but Delilah had to be on the long one, because we can’t have her lost in the wilds of New Hampshire.

Is it warm, or is it just me?

 

It didn’t take long before my sister and I went back to the house to make dinner and took Sampson and Delilah with us.

The excitement and activity of the last two days tired the dogs out.  Delilah flopped down on the floor, while Sampson helped himself to my sister’s chair.

 

We all hit the hay early, so we can be refreshed and ready for whatever today brings us.

Did you have the day off, or did you have to work?  Did you brave the stores or did you just find a comfy place to snooze?

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

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Once again Follow-Up Friday is not co-hosted.  The week just got away from me. 🙁  If you are interested in co-hosting please let me know, and any of my previous hosts if you’d like to repeat, I’d love to have you.

Follow up Friday, you know sometimes you post something that needs a follow-up or sometimes someone leaves you a comment and it sparks a new thought.

Yup, Follow-up Friday.  Grab the badge and link up.

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

 

Dogs of Blogville Calendar Contest – Update

This is a hot contest between Kori and Ryder from All Things Collie and Schatzie from My Girlz Got Paws.  They are only separated by 13 votes.

All told we had 20 dogs enter the contest, Val had a great suggestion about including all the dogs in the calendar and I think it will work.  So this is how it rolls out.

The top vote getter will be on the cover AND inside the calendar.

The 12 photos with the most votes will be inside the calendar (one per month) and the remaining 8 dogs will be on the back page.

And I just realized that when I set up the polling I called Ginger from Dachsies With Moxie, Angel.  So when you vote for Ginger, the results show her as “Angel.”  I’m sure this is a Freudian slip as her mom has told me she has gone to the bridge.

My apologies to Ginger and her mom.

Reflections and Shining Star – Author’s Note

I love my dog. I hope it shows in my writings about her.  Yes she can be frustrating at times but deep down, she’s a good dog.

A Day of Thanks – Update

I had a great day with my family yesterday, we were only missing my youngest daughter and her husband, who will be home for Christmas, my sister and her husband and a great-niece and nephew.

Hubby and I took the dogs for a walk in the morning, before everyone arrived.  I caught Sampson rubbing his head on something gross and I knew he needed to be washed.

Once we got home I realized Delilah had ROLLED in something, her fur was all stiff like she had frosting in it, so the dogs who HATES baths, got one.

Just what I wanted to do before having a houseful of people. 😉

It only made sense to give Sampson one too.

Delilah is challenging when there is food around, for the most part we contained her fairly well while we were eating.

After dinner, however, she really stepped up her game.

After she helped herself to creamed spinach and turkey gravy, I put her outside and listened to her bark while we finished cleaning up.

Sampson had enough and found a cuddle buddy.

Do you celebrate Thanksgiving?  What traditions do you have?

This is the Follow-Up Friday Blog hop.

I hope you don’t mind.



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