Sunday, May 31, 2015
Black and White Sunday - Blast from the Past
Here is Hailey a few years ago saving the world from a wave at the big beach at my parents. She will get to enjoy it again at the end of July.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Confessions of a Dog Lady - I Could Easily Become a Dog Hoarder
First, if you haven't done so, visit our Thursday post HERE and leave a comment to win a $25 gift card from Amazon!
Now confession time: I could become a dog hoarder
When I read stories of people who have 25 dogs in an apartment or 47 cats, my first thought is "that is crazy." However, when I think about it, I realize I shouldn't judge, because that could be me.
I love my dogs so, so much. My whole life revolves around them. Every time I see a dog who doesn't have a loving home, I want to bring it home.
Several weeks ago I was minding my own business at the local tiny hardware store, when I heard someone say "puppy for sale". Next thing I knew I was holding an 8 week old retriever. She was so soft, and she was licking my face with her terrible puppy breath. It was great! When we were done it took all my willpower to put that puppy down and walk out of the store. I even named her.
That same weekend, I was in town and I stopped by PetSmart to get dog food. They had just put the last dog from the adoption event back in the truck to return to the shelter. If I had been earlier I would have been faced with having to walk by homeless rescued dogs. That would have been tough.
Almost every day I ask the Man for another dog. Every day he says no. Uf he didn't say no would have 3. Then likely 4 and then 5 . . . . . . .then I would be a dog hoarder.
There are things I do to try and help decrease my desire to overfill my house with dogs. I have unfollowed most dog rescues on Twitter, (although I feel guilty about that, but less guilty then the daily reminder that all those pups need homes. I avoid blog posts about dogs looking for homes. I do not allow myself to visit the rescue or SPCA type sights. Every time I do, I desperately find a pup I want to bring home.
I have thought about volunteering with a rescue organization but fear the temptation to help will be too great.
Does anyone else feel this way?
Now confession time: I could become a dog hoarder
When I read stories of people who have 25 dogs in an apartment or 47 cats, my first thought is "that is crazy." However, when I think about it, I realize I shouldn't judge, because that could be me.
I love my dogs so, so much. My whole life revolves around them. Every time I see a dog who doesn't have a loving home, I want to bring it home.
Several weeks ago I was minding my own business at the local tiny hardware store, when I heard someone say "puppy for sale". Next thing I knew I was holding an 8 week old retriever. She was so soft, and she was licking my face with her terrible puppy breath. It was great! When we were done it took all my willpower to put that puppy down and walk out of the store. I even named her.
That same weekend, I was in town and I stopped by PetSmart to get dog food. They had just put the last dog from the adoption event back in the truck to return to the shelter. If I had been earlier I would have been faced with having to walk by homeless rescued dogs. That would have been tough.
Almost every day I ask the Man for another dog. Every day he says no. Uf he didn't say no would have 3. Then likely 4 and then 5 . . . . . . .then I would be a dog hoarder.
There are things I do to try and help decrease my desire to overfill my house with dogs. I have unfollowed most dog rescues on Twitter, (although I feel guilty about that, but less guilty then the daily reminder that all those pups need homes. I avoid blog posts about dogs looking for homes. I do not allow myself to visit the rescue or SPCA type sights. Every time I do, I desperately find a pup I want to bring home.
I have thought about volunteering with a rescue organization but fear the temptation to help will be too great.
Does anyone else feel this way?
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| "Aren't we enough?" |
Friday, May 29, 2015
FFHT -Feline Friday - A Story by Nin
Thanks to Murphy and Stanley for hosting this fun event. Here is Nin's story.
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What story is?
What FFHT is?
Once my people put something on my head. (translation by Hailey)
What head is?
What people is?
It was really, really embarrassing!
What embarrassing is?
"The harder I tried to get it off me . . . the longer the stupid photo shoot took."
What off is?
What photo is?
So I just sucked it up and hoped it was over soon.
The end
What end is?
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| Angel Bagheera, Hailey and Nin |
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Amazon Gift Card Give Away - Thanks to Dog Fence DIY
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post. However, the opinions expressed are my own.
When the opportunity to write about Dog Fence DIY came up, I paused. As regular readers know, we have had some discussions on this type of fence on the blog before and I haven't been sure it was the right fit for my pack. Instead of saying "yes" to this, I emailed the company with a bunch of questions. It seemed like a great opportunity to at least learn more. They were fantastic at answering my questions and setting up a time to talk to me via phone to answer even more! This is a summary of what I learned.
-This type of fence is best for people who have more than 1 acre and is used a lot with farmers.
-It can be used not only to keep a dog in the yard, but to keep a dog out of an area (such as a chicken coop or industrial kitchen).
-You can get a unit with a training zone, which provides a warning vibration about 3 feet before a correction zone, which provides the shock.
-The strength of shock can be adjusted to be appropriate for each individual dog.
-The company is working on technology that would stop the correction (aka shock) if a dog left the yard but was coming back. This has not been perfected yet.
-To ensure safety of the dogs, there are two major things that need to be done:
Make sure that you have the right collar. They have several different collars, and dogs who may be shaved sometimes may need 2 different collars depending on their fur length.
Training - You can't just pop an invisible fence up and think your dog will stay. They need several weeks of training to teach them.
-The DIY fence are not for everyone or every dog. The representative I spoke to suggested that this was the correct solution for only 2/10 dogs.
For more information about their products visit:
invisible fence reviews
underground dog fence
best electric dog fence
After my conversation with the company and looking over the materials, I am still on the fence if this is the right solution for Hailey. However, I feel far more informed and know where to get more information, and therefore am happy to pass it on.
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comment section below. The company will be happy to come back and answer them.
Prize Time!
Now for the fun part, the give way. The winner will need to supply an email address that I can share with the company.
To enter to win, just leave a comment below before . We will randomly select a winner, using the app Roundom, from all the comments received by 3 pm EST Sunday May 31.
When the opportunity to write about Dog Fence DIY came up, I paused. As regular readers know, we have had some discussions on this type of fence on the blog before and I haven't been sure it was the right fit for my pack. Instead of saying "yes" to this, I emailed the company with a bunch of questions. It seemed like a great opportunity to at least learn more. They were fantastic at answering my questions and setting up a time to talk to me via phone to answer even more! This is a summary of what I learned.
-This type of fence is best for people who have more than 1 acre and is used a lot with farmers.
-It can be used not only to keep a dog in the yard, but to keep a dog out of an area (such as a chicken coop or industrial kitchen).
-You can get a unit with a training zone, which provides a warning vibration about 3 feet before a correction zone, which provides the shock.
-The strength of shock can be adjusted to be appropriate for each individual dog.
-The company is working on technology that would stop the correction (aka shock) if a dog left the yard but was coming back. This has not been perfected yet.
-To ensure safety of the dogs, there are two major things that need to be done:
Make sure that you have the right collar. They have several different collars, and dogs who may be shaved sometimes may need 2 different collars depending on their fur length.
Training - You can't just pop an invisible fence up and think your dog will stay. They need several weeks of training to teach them.
-The DIY fence are not for everyone or every dog. The representative I spoke to suggested that this was the correct solution for only 2/10 dogs.
For more information about their products visit:
invisible fence reviews
underground dog fence
best electric dog fence
After my conversation with the company and looking over the materials, I am still on the fence if this is the right solution for Hailey. However, I feel far more informed and know where to get more information, and therefore am happy to pass it on.
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comment section below. The company will be happy to come back and answer them.
Prize Time!
Now for the fun part, the give way. The winner will need to supply an email address that I can share with the company.
To enter to win, just leave a comment below before . We will randomly select a winner, using the app Roundom, from all the comments received by 3 pm EST Sunday May 31.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Wordy Wednesday - Lady is back!
Howdy!
Lady had a great time in San Antonio. She says she is sending her best wishes to the folks in Texas affected by all the terrible storms. San Antonio only had a few little storms (Lady loves storms so was a little disappointed). Lady thought the storm warning system that pops up on your phone was really cool.
While Lady was away having Margaritas for breakfast, Man did a pretty good job at taking care of us. We tried to tell Lady we were hard done by, but she didn't buy it. Man even took us to the beach one day!
We did have a visitor one morning. Lady and Man are not happy he is around. We think he would make a cool friend!
We were both over the moon to have our Lady back. Hailey spent the evening on her legs and Phod did the unusual and curled up in bed with her for a long time (even though it is pretty hot here).
Lady had a great time in San Antonio. She says she is sending her best wishes to the folks in Texas affected by all the terrible storms. San Antonio only had a few little storms (Lady loves storms so was a little disappointed). Lady thought the storm warning system that pops up on your phone was really cool.
While Lady was away having Margaritas for breakfast, Man did a pretty good job at taking care of us. We tried to tell Lady we were hard done by, but she didn't buy it. Man even took us to the beach one day!
We did have a visitor one morning. Lady and Man are not happy he is around. We think he would make a cool friend!
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| Introducing "Porky" |
We were both over the moon to have our Lady back. Hailey spent the evening on her legs and Phod did the unusual and curled up in bed with her for a long time (even though it is pretty hot here).
Friday, May 22, 2015
Party Is At Our Place
Memorial Day weekend approaches. This is a big deal in our house because it is the weekend of Lady's professional conference in the U.S. of A. This year, she is off to San Antonio, Texas. This means for the next 5 days the Man is in charge. We will fill you all in on our many adventures when she is back and will try to do a little visiting if she has a moment between conference, sight seeing, the bar, the big floods they are calling for there . . . . .
PARTY!
Happy Memorial Day to Our American Pals!
Happy Memorial Day to Our American Pals!
Thursday, May 21, 2015
#FuelTheCure
We were excited to learn that Zuke's is hosting the #FuelTheCure campaign. For every blog that posts, Zuke's is donating $5 to the Dog and Cat Cancer Fund.
Here we are in action, loving life!
We love Zuke's and we love life!
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