Archive for May 2010
Happy Memorial Day
The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children. – William Havard
The Saturday Pet Blogger Hop
It’s our fourth week, and I wanted to take a moment to thank all who have participated. I wish you all a safe and happy holiday weekend with your pooches. We’ll be back in full swing in a matter of days – thanks so much for your patience during the transition to our new home. This has been a truly fun exercise – now let’s see who is ready to meet a bunch of great bloggers this weekend! Full details are here, and I’ll summarize again below. Get those links in and have fun!
- Link up your blog name and URL using the Linky Tool below. You only need to add your link once to be seen on all the Saturday Pet Blogger Blog Hop Linky Tools for that week.
- Grab the “Saturday Pet Blogger Blog Hop” button at the upper left of this blog and include it in your Saturday Blog hop post so that your readers will know what is going on. *Note – posting is optional. Feel free to just link and follow. Read more
The Saturday Pet Blogger Hop
Many thanks to the pet bloggers who participated last week. This has been a truly fun exercise – now let’s see who is ready to meet a bunch of great bloggers this weekend! Full details are here, and I’ll summarize again below. Get those links in and have fun!
Dog and Bear Caught on Camera in Back Yard Confrontation
A Southern Wisconsin family is feeling lucky after a chance back yard meeting between their dog and a black bear. Reports of bear sightings in the area are up substantially from last year according to local wildlife officials. “This year we have a heck of a lot more bear calls coming in,” DNR Conservation Warden Paul Nadolski said. Locals are encouraged to be vigilant in securing trash in order to discourage unwanted visits.
Dogs are urged not to try this at home…
Dog Available for Adoption: Includes Lifetime Supply of Viagra
Well, there is this one technicality…
Sunny and Sheba: Canadian Dog Adopts Rejected Lamb
For a little lamb rejected by her mother, a dog will do.
“It’s amazing how animals start sharing,” said Dianne Shaw, who had something a little quirky to celebrate on Mother’s Day. Just north of Morris, she and her husband Ray have 16 sheep, 15 lambs, a donkey named Holly who herds them and two dogs.
Sunny the golden retriever took Sheba the motherless lamb under her wing, Dianne said. When the little black-and-white lamb’s mother wouldn’t nurse her, Shaw started feeding the lamb special powdered milk. Their dog Sunny’s maternal instincts kicked in too, and she started producing milk. Now Sunny, who hasn’t had a litter of pups in more than two years, nurses Sheba the baby lamb.
Sheba follows Sunny around the farmyard. The friendly dog with the big droopy nipples stops for the baby lamb to snack. It’s heartwarming, says Ray, who sees the goodness in their menagerie of animals. “A lot of humans are rejected by their mothers,” he said. He hopes those kids find adults who care for and nurture them too.
From The Winnipeg Free Press
Lucky Thirteen
Terry Horne is not positive that this is the same dog she lost over thirteen years ago, but she would like to believe that it is. Now that I’ve seen this story, so would I.
What say you?
Snack Attack
Lola the Labradoodle has rather exotic tastes when it comes to chewing. The Hutchinson family and their dog were recently featured on National Geo’s My Dog Ate What? This is a fun watch, and some of the dogs featured are very lucky to still be with us.
I’ll throw my hat in the ring and add the following pic.
This very fine chair, and the matching ottoman were just too tasty to resist, and Sola is not known for her willpower. My only regret is that I did not get a picture of the carcass. But the aftermath was impressive enough to illicit a few choice words from this dog lover.
I’d be willing to bet that one or more of you can top this story. What’s the strangest/most expensive/most dangerous thing your dog has consumed?
The Saturday Pet Blogger Hop: Week 2
Many thanks to the 100+ pet bloggers who participated last week. It was a great start, now let’s see who is ready to meet a bunch of great bloggers this weekend! Full details are here, and I’ll summarize again below. Get those links in and have fun!
- Link up your blog name and URL using the Linky Tool below. You only need to add your link once to be seen on all the Saturday Pet Blogger Blog Hop Linky Tools for that week.
- Grab the “Saturday Pet Blogger Blog Hop” button at the upper left of this blog and include it in your Saturday Blog hop post so that your readers will know what is going on. *Note – posting is optional. Feel free to just link and follow.
- Follow your co-hosts listed in the first 3 slots of the Linky Tool.
- Follow as many other blogs on the linky as you’d like
- Take a moment to comment on the blogs telling them you’re from the blog hop.
- Follow back when you get a new follower through the Saturday Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
Collar a Day Giveaway: Day 5
Thanks to all who have played along this week, it’s time to find our last winner!
*Important note – some of you entered yesterday by creating a new e-mail and attaching a pic to send to me. Such entries are not counted – you must reply to the subscription e-mail notification that you receive.
Life With Dogs is saying thanks to our fans for making April a banner month by giving away a collar every day this week, through Friday. I have a few collars left from our review of White Pines collars last year, and these are far too nice to be collecting dust on my desk, so it’s time to let you put one to good use! There is only one catch – this is only open to our e-mail subscribers. Not subscribed? No worries, just click on the daily digest button on the right hand side of the site, below our Facebook fan page box.
I have mixed sized and colors, so here is how this will work. Every day I’ll mention the size and color of the collar being offered. All you have to do is check out the post when you get e-mail notification (to make sure you like, and can use the collar of the day) and reply to the subscription e-mail to tell me you want it – but you must include a pic of your dog. Call me selfish, but I love to see where these are going!
E-mail notifications are sent to all simultaneously, so this will be a bit of a race to the prize. Have fun, and good luck! Details for today’s collar are below the pic. For full descriptions visit whitepineoutfitters.com
Friday collar giveaway details: 1″ wide soft slip collar Size L: 17″ to 26″ Color: Teal
Good luck!
*NOTE:
Winners will be announced the following day. I will try to make a note in each day’s post as soon as I have a winner in order to spare you the trouble of e-mailing me, but this is subject to my ridiculous schedule, so no promises. Speaking of that crazy schedule, all collars will be mailed the weekend following the giveaway, so if you win early you may have to wait ten days or so to see your prize.
