Happy International Bacon Day!
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| Phod: "I'm good can I have it?" |
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| MMMMM bacon |
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| I am ready for it |
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| Bacon fall into my mouth! |
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| BACON! |
Wednesday is a special day here . . . . stay tuned for more details!
Saturday, August 31, 2013
International Bacon Day!
Sammy at http://onespoiledcat.wordpress.com says today is International Bacon Day. So to celebrate, the pups got a special treat of bacon! [The blog post is late because we had BLTs for lunch today].
Happy International Bacon Day!
Wednesday is a special day here . . . . stay tuned for more details!
Happy International Bacon Day!
Wednesday is a special day here . . . . stay tuned for more details!
Friday, August 30, 2013
Feline Friday - Nin's results
I had a video of Nin to share this morning, but for some reason it won't email from my phone to my computer, so I will share it another day.
As you may remember, Nin and I went to the vet on Saturday for his blood work. Dr. Woody called on Wednesday with the results. Nin's thyroid is ok. What isn't looking great is his kidney functioning. He is already on the low protein diet as Baggy went on it about 2 years ago. Our next step is to get a urine sample from him . . . that will be fun. This will tell us more about what his kidneys are doing.
The reality may be, that Nin is just old. He is 18 and his body may have almost had enough. . We will take measures to keep him comfortable (which at the moment he is), but we are not going to do any "crazy" life saving measures. For now we will just love him, even if he wants to sing at the top of his lungs at 5:30 am!
As you may remember, Nin and I went to the vet on Saturday for his blood work. Dr. Woody called on Wednesday with the results. Nin's thyroid is ok. What isn't looking great is his kidney functioning. He is already on the low protein diet as Baggy went on it about 2 years ago. Our next step is to get a urine sample from him . . . that will be fun. This will tell us more about what his kidneys are doing.
The reality may be, that Nin is just old. He is 18 and his body may have almost had enough. . We will take measures to keep him comfortable (which at the moment he is), but we are not going to do any "crazy" life saving measures. For now we will just love him, even if he wants to sing at the top of his lungs at 5:30 am!
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Training Thursday - The stupidest trick ever by Lee
For the most part I can put up with Lady's training. She is really good at reinforcing my behaviours (meaning she gives a lot of treats). She keeps saying she needs to thin the schedule of reinforcement, I say, if you do that, I won't do the tricks and when she tries I show her. Sometimes I wonder who is shaping whose's behaviour.
Anyhow, she has been working hard again at my waiting for food. I think this is stupid and this is why . . . have you ever seen someone put food in front of her and say wait? No. She gets to just eat if she wants to eat. She says if she is out she needs to wait for everyone, but I don't believe her. People eat when they want to eat . . . so this is a stupid trick.
I showed her at the end of this video:
Other updates:
The picture from yesterday was Sammy's package . . . . it was the first picture Lady took. She realized she hadn't posted it and she hasn't been taking enough pictures of us this week. The trick did not work. In the end, the Lady and scissors helped open it.
Lady also got the referral to the behaviourist. She is going to call later today and book that appointment. It is going to be like an 1.5 hour drive to see her, so hopefully it will be helpful!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Prize from Sammy and DON'T vote for us!
Last week Hailey won a prize from Sammy for the teacher's pet contest. We were all very excited to receive a parcel from him yesterday. Without further adieu, the prize! (This is just a sampling of the pictures Lady took of us opening it - she didn't want to bore you all)
A very special thank you to Sammy for such great prizes. Sending you a special Hailey hug!
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We were thinking today when we went to the Blogville Calendar Contest at http://www.heartlikeadog.com/2013/08/25/its-here/ that while it is lots of fun to enter contests and get people to vote for us, sometimes it is more fun to try and help a friend. So we are asking all our readers, not to go and vote for us or their other Blogville friends, but to go to Heart Like a Dog and vote for Benny and Lily. The proceeds of the calendar are going to go to Benny's treatment for liver cancer. He is fighting like a Frenchie - this is why we submitted a picture of us fighting! It would be a real shame if Benny wasn't in the calendar. So we are asking everyone, to go and vote for Benny and Lily! It is really easy to do. Let's work together to get Benny and Lily in the top 12! They have our vote for the next 5 days! If you take your smart phone off your Wi-Fi - it gets a different IP address and you can vote using it too!
PS: Don't worry about Hailey and Phod not being in a calendar, they are the stars of their own calendar every year!
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| How do you get into this thing? |
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| I am not sure how you open this. Am liking the shape |
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| Phod it is not for you, get out! |
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| I am getting the hang of this opening. |
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| Here I am with the card, the bacon smelling bone (which we both love), a new tug toy (that Lady has hidden so Phod can't just pull it apart. We have to play with it under supervision so it lasts a day or two), and a special treat of granola bars! |
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| Taste test for the granola bars. They are delish! |
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| Lee with the new bacon smelling bone! |
A very special thank you to Sammy for such great prizes. Sending you a special Hailey hug!
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We were thinking today when we went to the Blogville Calendar Contest at http://www.heartlikeadog.com/2013/08/25/its-here/ that while it is lots of fun to enter contests and get people to vote for us, sometimes it is more fun to try and help a friend. So we are asking all our readers, not to go and vote for us or their other Blogville friends, but to go to Heart Like a Dog and vote for Benny and Lily. The proceeds of the calendar are going to go to Benny's treatment for liver cancer. He is fighting like a Frenchie - this is why we submitted a picture of us fighting! It would be a real shame if Benny wasn't in the calendar. So we are asking everyone, to go and vote for Benny and Lily! It is really easy to do. Let's work together to get Benny and Lily in the top 12! They have our vote for the next 5 days! If you take your smart phone off your Wi-Fi - it gets a different IP address and you can vote using it too!
PS: Don't worry about Hailey and Phod not being in a calendar, they are the stars of their own calendar every year!
Monday, August 26, 2013
Mischief Monday - In the darkest of nights
The setting:
Sunday night, almost 10 pm. It is lightly raining, so it is very, very dark out.
The players:
The Man who is in bare feet
The Lady who is in flip-flops
Hailey who is stressed because the threat of a storm has been in the air since 6 pm
Zaphod
The event:
Phod rain to the well to mark it.
Hailey was barely off the porch because she was scared and because she wanted to look for toads.
Suddenly, Phod takes off, Lee quickly follows. Barefooted Man and flipflopped Lady try to keep up, but it is so dark and wet they can't. They half laugh half curse as they try and run into the pitch dark in the rain. Soon the dogs are lost in the bush.
Lady runs back to the house to grab a flashlight. Man is praying it is anything but a skunk or a nasty racoon.
By the time Lady gets back, Phod has returned. Lady gives Man the flashlight, and takes Phod to the house. She grabs another flashlight, prepared to go into the bush in her flip flops. Fortunately Man had Lee by the time she got back. So up to the house they all went.
The consequence:
A tongue lashing and told to look shameful. Thankful everyone was safe and sound and there wasn't a skunk!
What a way to end the weekend!
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Please pop over http://www.heartlikeadog.com to vote for the Blogville calendar. You can vote once a day. Scroll down to the bottom and you will see where to vote. Regardless of how we do, we will be purchasing this calendar. Proceeds are going to our friend Benny - who is fighting like a Frenchie - to try and beat liver cancer. This is why we submitted a fighting picture - we are fighting with him!
Sunday night, almost 10 pm. It is lightly raining, so it is very, very dark out.
The players:
The Man who is in bare feet
The Lady who is in flip-flops
Hailey who is stressed because the threat of a storm has been in the air since 6 pm
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| I feel no shame |
The event:
Phod rain to the well to mark it.
Hailey was barely off the porch because she was scared and because she wanted to look for toads.
Suddenly, Phod takes off, Lee quickly follows. Barefooted Man and flipflopped Lady try to keep up, but it is so dark and wet they can't. They half laugh half curse as they try and run into the pitch dark in the rain. Soon the dogs are lost in the bush.
Lady runs back to the house to grab a flashlight. Man is praying it is anything but a skunk or a nasty racoon.
By the time Lady gets back, Phod has returned. Lady gives Man the flashlight, and takes Phod to the house. She grabs another flashlight, prepared to go into the bush in her flip flops. Fortunately Man had Lee by the time she got back. So up to the house they all went.
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| I am just mad I got caught |
The consequence:
A tongue lashing and told to look shameful. Thankful everyone was safe and sound and there wasn't a skunk!
What a way to end the weekend!
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Please pop over http://www.heartlikeadog.com to vote for the Blogville calendar. You can vote once a day. Scroll down to the bottom and you will see where to vote. Regardless of how we do, we will be purchasing this calendar. Proceeds are going to our friend Benny - who is fighting like a Frenchie - to try and beat liver cancer. This is why we submitted a fighting picture - we are fighting with him!
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Black and White Sunday - Emma's visit AND a new contest
Emma
Hailey and Zaphod have been entered into the Blogville Calendar contest. Instead of trying to paraphrase the message I got about this, I have just cut and pasted it! Please vote for them and consider purchasing a calendar.
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Hello friends and thank you for participating in the 2nd Annual Dogs of Blogville Calendar Contest. We had an amazing turn out this year and are excited for this year's contest to begin.
We thought it would be helpful for you to have a little information that you can share with your friends/readers/voters to help everyone understand the process and have a good time.
- The post will go up today at 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time (NYC)
- Each IP address can vote one time in a 24-hour period, it's important to note that it is one IP address. If you are a multi-computer household (like I am) you can only vote on one computer/tablet/phone, unless you have different IP addresses for all of them. If one of your voters tells you they couldn't vote, it is likely they are sharing an IP address with one more than device.
- Voting will end at 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time next Sunday, September 1, 2013.
- This year the photo with the most votes will be featured on the cover and have their choice of which month they'd like to be featured in as well. The next top eleven photos (determined by amount of votes) will be featured in order of finish. Example, the winner chooses to be featured in July, so second place will be in January, third in February and so on.
- Last year Julie was able to feature all the dogs in smaller photos throughout the calendar, she will do her best to do the same this year, but with so many participants there are no guarantees.
- Once the voting process has been completed and the winners announced, we will move to the purchase portion of this fundraiser.
Last year's fundraiser raised just over $500 with 20 participants, paws crossed we can double that this year.
One last thing, Julie and I get no compensation for this, all monies made after the cost of printing and shipping go directly to the beneficiary, with the exception of one calendar each, any more than that and we pay for them ourselves.
We will do our best to resolve any issues that might arise and answer any questions you might have, just keep in mind this being only the second time we have done this, we are also learning as we go.
Good luck and have fun!
Julie Melfi
The Daily Dog Blog
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