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This ‘N That Thursday – June 6, 2013

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

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

“This ‘N That Thursday A little of this and a little of that and everything in between…

Mr. Linky

Has anyone had a problem with the linky tool and contacting the owner?

A couple of weeks ago I went into my linky list to manage my FUF entries and I had a little issue.  No problem, I shot Mr. Linky Tools an e-mail asking for clarification and some help with fixing the issue.  I got the form e-mail back saying it’s a one man show who handles everything so please be patient.

That was almost two full weeks ago.  I’m still waiting for an answer to my question.

Have I mentioned I’m not a very patient person?

Does anyone know if it’s possible to cancel your linky subscription and get your money back?

Lagging Behind

I’m still way behind on reading and commenting on some of your blogs.  I have finally given up the google reader and am using Feedly now.  So far I really like it and I find it easy to use.  I’ve also downloaded Reeder on the iPad and hopefully I can catch up soon.

Free Style

The pressure’s on.  Next Tuesday is the last night of Delilah and my Free Style class, we were informed this week that we are expected to do a small routine and we aren’t even close to ready.

So far I’m fairly confident with about four moves, don’t get me wrong, she knows a number of tricks, I’m just not sure how to work them into a routine.

This is our show heel.

This is our show heel.

This is her touch

This is her touch

Okay, I can work the show heel in, but touch?  I’m not sure.  She does know spin and twirl and she’s getting pretty good at weaving between my legs but the last time I tried to get her to jump over my leg she stood on it.

It hurt.

I think I have our song picked out but I’m not sure what we can really put together in terms of a routine.  I may be spending this weekend cramming  like it was an exam. Any of you take Free Style?  Any thoughts on how to throw this routine together?

Co-Hosted Follow-Up Friday

A couple of weeks back I began leaking the FUF co-hostess’ name in hopes of making life a little bit easier for those of you who participate.

So without further ado, my co-hostess for this week’s Follow-Up Friday is Jackie Bouchard from Pooch Smooches. I’m excited to have Jackie co-hosting.  Please check back tomorrow for a proper introduction. 🙂

Many thanks to our friends at 2 Brown Dawgs for This ‘N That Thursday.

This ‘N That Thursday ~ May 30, 2013

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

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

“This ‘N That Thursday A little of this and a little of that and everything in between…

First things first, Follow-up Friday will be a tiny bit different this week. (Only for me!)

I have a very special post planned for tomorrow so my Follow-up Friday will actually take place on Saturday.  No worries for you die-hard FUF hoppers, the blog hop will be available on my co-hostess’ blog.  I will have a link to her blog at the bottom of tomorrow’s post, but if it’s easier for you, you can go directly to her blog tomorrow to link up.

My co-hostess for this week is Misty Shores Chesapeakes!

The dogs at BlogPaws.

Life has been super busy since I came back from BlogPaws and I haven’t had the opportunity to sit down and write some more BlogPaws posts.  Before it gets too far away from it all, I’d like to showcase a couple of the dogs I met at BlogPaws and tell you a little about the pets that were present.

I don’t have any of the finesse that Pamela at Something Wagging has, so I’m just gonna put it out there.  There were some perfectly nice dogs at BlogPaws and then there were some dogs that just weren’t comfortable in the situation.  Which isn’t to say they weren’t perfectly nice dogs, I’m just saying they may have been more comfortable at home or in their rooms.

I sat in a session where there was so much growling going on behind me I thought a fight was going to break out.  There was also the woman in the elevator who said her little dog just wasn’t used to the elevator yet, as she gave him a little tug in.  The poor thing was shaking so bad, if he’d been any bigger I’d have been worried he’d shake the elevator loose from the cable.

Don’t get me started on the woman who sat with us and told us her dog was in her room because she was a butt face for barking at another dog.

I bit my tongue. A LOT.

But I did meet some incredibly well-adjusted dogs, with savvy owners.

Prizes from BlogPaws

The folks at BlogPaws had some awesome sponsors and prizes.  It started with an amazing bag from Jones Natural Chews filled with swag! (BTW Jones, this is the Best. Bag. Ever.)

On Friday night in a random drawing I won a Chromebook!

IMG_5061 If you’re unfamiliar with these, the closest I can figure is it is Google trying to compete with iPad.  You can add apps, but you have the convenience of the ‘laptop’ style.

Then on Saturday the awesome folks at the PetSafe booth gifted me with a dog’s water fountain.

Thank you PetSafe!!

Thank you PetSafe!!

 

Except my dogs won’t drink out of it, so I have a small bowl of water sitting next to it, while they acclimate themselves. 🙂

This is a blog hop, hosted by our friends at 2 Brown Dawgs blog.

This ‘N That Thursday – May 23, 2013

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

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

“This ‘N That Thursday A little of this and a little of that and everything in between…

BlogPaws Disaster Response Network

Many of you may not be aware but BlogPaws along with Pet 360 and World Vets has teamed up to help pets in need when disaster strikes.  It is a response team of bloggers who help spread the word of ways the animal loving community can assist pets when disaster strikes.

Typically the biggest need in such a disaster is cash, so BlogPaws is reaching out to their generous sponsors and asking for donations.

Team Up For Oklahoma

They’ve kindly made a button for bloggers to display on our pages, so readers, if they are so inclined, can donate.  Donations will be accepted through May 28th and the collective donation will be announced once the money is ready for delivery.

If you’re not comfortable helping in this fashion, there are a number of other ways you can help, Flea being from Oklahoma has a number of links on her blog.

Bark For Your Park

While I was at BlogPaws I stopped by the PetSafe booth and they were incredibly awesome (more on that in a later post.)  Tuesday I got an e-mail from Robin reminding me that their Bark for Your Park contest was still open until May 31st.

Have you ever dreamed of having a fabulous dog park in your town?  Well PetSafe is giving you the chance.  One lucky city will win a $100,000 dog park and four runners-up will receive $25,000.

Of course if you already have a fabulous dog park, you can always vote for mine. 😀

What’s my passion?

The whole weekend I was at BlogPaws I kept sitting in sessions and thinking, how do I define my blog in order to move it forward? Do I want to focus on dogs, healthy products, lessons I’ve learned?  What? What do I want to do?

How can I possibly move this blog forward if I have no idea what I want to write about?

I turned to my mentor and dear friend Jodi Chick, who has coached and encouraged me through so much of my wishy-washy whining.

Her words of wisdom?  “Follow your bliss. The niche is in there somewhere.”

(Note to self: do not engage in though provoking dialogue with Jodi, just before bed time.)

I did say they were words of wisdom didn’t I? I told her I was going to bed and hoped to dream my ‘bliss.’  Well I didn’t do a lot of dreaming, but I did do a lot of thinking. And then it came to me.

As a little girl I always wanted to be an entertainer.  If I can entertain you with stories and antidotes and that brings a smile to your face, or a laugh to your lips, that makes me happy!

If I can give encouragement to someone who is struggling with a difficult dog, that’s amazing.

If I can share my love of dogs and maybe educate someone in the process, well winner, winner, chicken dinner!!

A little tweaking on the blog design, a change in the header and redefinition of the tag line and I’m off to the races!

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

Last week I introduced a new tradition on this blog and that is announcing my co-hostess for tomorrow’s blog hop.  So without further ado, my co-hostess for tomorrow is Pup Fan from I Still Want More Puppies!

Oh and just because, here is Sampson when he was a little punkin.

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See you tomorrow!

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