Wordless Wednesday: Keeping Cool

 Bless Rudy.  He stayed back so Rosie 

could explore her very first pile of ice cubes solo.
This is very loving of Rudy because he loves
 it when I clean out the ice cube bin!

  Ahhh...  pretty cool!

Can you see how curly her coat is becoming

 thanks to her Golden Retriever mother?

I love it!

Wordless Wednesday: Puppy Eyes

Our puppy, Rosie can melt a heart with one look.

Wordless Wednesday: Tasty Cat Toes

Skeeter does not belong to a witness protection program and she is not Amish.   She is not looking into the camera and posing nicely because, quite frankly, that is beneath her!  Clean toes are waaaay more important!

Wordless Wednesday: Wiener Dog?

Rosie - aided by tall grass - 

doing her best impression of a chubby Dachshund.  

(Please, Mother Nature, give us enough dry days so we can mow the grass!)

Wordless Wednesday: I See You

Rosie

You Can Help Oklahoma! Blogger Disaster Response Network In Action

As a member of the Blogger Disaster Response Network, I'm happy to tell you that BlogPaws, Pet 360 and World Vets are teaming up to help Oklahoma and you can help, too.

By now we've all see the news, images and videos of the devastation from the Oklahoma tornadoes.  Right now the greatest need is for cash.  Donations are being collected via World Vets and these monies will go where the greatest needs are - on the ground in Oklahoma.

Click this image and you'll connect directly to the World Vets donation page. Donations will be collected by World Vets through 11:59pm Tuesday, May 28.



Plus, you can also help without spending a cent!  Freekibble is donating 100% of the Halo Kibble raised today to homeless dogs and cats impacted by the tornado in Oklahoma.  Visit www.freekibblekat.com to answer the trivia question and that's all you need to do to add to the tally.

Looking for more ways to help?   VetStreet has pulled together a fantastic list

Wordless Wednesday: I've got a smile for you!

Rosie is all smiles!

And, believe it or not, there's no dirt on this nose!  LOL

Wordless Wednesday: Springtime Tag

Wordless Wednesday: Love Times Three

 

Rudy

 Jeffie

 Rosie

Wordless Wednesday: All Partied Out

The Talking Dogs are all partied out and catching up on some zzzzs...

If you missed the party, fetch Jeffie's Birthday Party page.

Wordless Wednesday: Jeffie the Puppy Prisoner

Jeffie, the prisoner

 Being confined to the mudroom didn't seem to keep Jeffie awake.

 

Mostly, though, our little prisoner just wanted O.U.T.

Not only was Jeffie a Cush Dog, he was also a third wheel.  You know that saying about two's company, three's a crowd?  That's how Tucker and Lucy felt about Jeffie.  They were not exactly thrilled.  

When we couldn't be attentive, we put Jeffie in the mudroom, safe and secure behind a baby gate.

He didn't think much of that and we refer to these photos as:  The Prisoner.

We're still celebrating Jeffie's 7th birthday party!

  

Join us for the giveaways and stay for the fun! 

This week our giveaway is a 
Dog Mom dog lover bracelet from For Love of a Dog.  

Wordless Wednesday: Dogs in Party Hats

Rudy

Jeffie

Rosie

 I love dogs in party hats!  Even when, like Rosie, 

they can't keep them on properly.

Join in the birthday fun with Jeffie's Birthday Party Pet Photo Contest

 and don't miss the 

Good Dog Take Outs dog and cat treats giveaway this week!

Follow-up Friday: Monkey Winner, KONG Dog Treats, Photo Contest and More

I'm delighted to be co-hosting the Follow-up Friday blog hop with Heart Like a Dog this week!  Created by Jodi at Heart Like a Dog, this is the blog hop that lets you wrap up your week and leads you right into the weekend.

At Talking Dogs, we've been partying all week.  All the month of April, we're celebrating Jeffie's 7th birthday.  Because of all the "party favors" we're giving away, we have winner's to congratulate and we're also participating in Fido'[s Freebie Friday blog hop which is co-hosted by Dog Tipper, All Things Dog Blog and Doggies and Stuff.

First, we want to congratulate Nellie who won the special Dog Blogger Necklace from For Love of a Dog in the giveaway at Dakota's Den!  Not a winner, but you'd like a necklace like this?  Fetch one at For Love of a Dog! 
They're on sale now!

If you'd like to enter to win a cat blogger version of this necklace, fetch Cat Chat with Caren and Cody.  Hurry!  The giveaway ends soon!  Or you can purchase one at For Love of a Dog.

Next we need to woof about receiving the Versatile Blogger Award from The Daily Dog Blog.  Thank you, Julie!  We'll talk more about this later this month, but we just had to woof a bit today.

2 Black Dogs Too Long at the Shelter:  Adoptable Dogs
Many thanks to those of you who shared this post via social media.  Both dogs are still without homes.  The fact that one has been there for over 5 years simply breaks my heart.  Please continue to share. 

Mischief Monday:  Too Much Party Punch?
In addition to having a laugh at Rudy's expense, we announced the winner of our Monkey Giveaway!  Congratulations to Jodi! We hope she enjoys her monkey earrings from For Love of a Dog and that Sampson and Delilah enjoy their Skinneeez Big Bite dog toy.

KONG Premium Jerky Dog Treats:  Product Review and Giveaway
If you haven't entered this giveaway yet, Jeffie, Rudy and Rosie think you should.  They LOVE these new, made in the US, KONG jerky treats for dogs.

The "photo shoots" for this giveaway and the one we'll be doing this next Tuesday (new flavors of Good Dog Take Outs) were pretty funny.  After a round or two of taste testing, none of the dogs minded wearing party hats at all.  As they jockeyed for position, a few hats got knocked akimbo and Rosie lost hers a time or two.  I'll share some of the "out takes" on a future blog post.

Jeffie's Birthday Party Pet Photo Contest
Just want to clarify - you do not have to make sure your pet is wearing a party hat in the photo(s) you submit.  And Photoshopped photos are fine with us.  

Join the fun! We've already received some fantastic party photos!  We'll be sharing more each week, plus you'll soon find a Jeffie Birthday Party page here on our Talking Dogs blog.  One (1) winner will be chosen at random (random.org) to win a $25 Amazon.com gift card.

So far, we've got some real party animals joining us!

 Gracie and Cider came to the party from Kelly's Pet Salon in Michigan!

 Gambler is ready to par-tay!   He lives with JoAnn at Sand Spring Chesapeakes in Wisconsin.

 Artie dressed as a Ninja for a Pet Days party at the Harley Dealer and thought why not use this dog-gone good costume again!

 

 Coco is ready to celebrate!  Coco Chanel Bella is a 7 year old American Cocker Spaniel who lives with Christine.  Jeffie and Rudy are smitten!

Snoopy thought if he got enough birthday balloons, 

he could hitch a ride to Jeffie's party! 

Nibblet (above) and Shiner (below) 
of Pawsitively Pets are pretty in party pink!

What are you waiting for?  
You can see what fun we're having.  Join us!

Jeffie's Birthday Party Pet Photo Contest

It may be Wednesday, but we're not wordless today!

You've seen some photos of Rudy, Rosie and Jeffie at Jeffie's birthday party celebration.  Now, its time for you to join in the fun!

Is your pet attending Jeffie's birthday party?  Is he/she having a good time?  What is his/her best party look?  Can you show it in a photo?

Do you love winning prizes and see your fur baby's photo online?

Here you go!

Jeffie's Birthday Party Photo Contest and Giveaway!

• Submission dates:  Now through April 27  (winner announced April 30)

• Send (to sue (at) forloveofadog (dot) com: photo showing your pet at the party (if you'd like a caption included, let me know)

• For each photo sent (maximum 3 different photos per person), your name will be entered into a random drawing (random.org)

• One (1) person will win a

$25 (USD) gift card to Amazon.com

Here's what we'll do with your photos:
Photos will be published on this blog on Fridays in April, plus on a special birthday page on this blog.  The winner will be announced on April 30.

The fine print:

• This giveaway is open to everyone. (You don't have to be a Talking Dogs follower/subscriber to enter, but that would be nice.) NOTE:  Since the prize is an Amazon.com gift card (in US dollars), if you have access to shopping on Amazon.com, you can win!
• More than one pet may appear in one photo
• Please tell me the name(s) of the pet(s) in each photo.
• Please tell me the name of your pet blog if you have one.
• By submitting a photo, you are agreeing to let me publish that photo on the Talking Dogs blog and in a photo slideshow/video on our YouTube channel (with no advertising.)
• Amazon has not compensated us in any way in exchange for mentioning their name here.

As we've said before... 

Join us!  It just isn't a party without you!

Follow Up Friday: Dog Party, Puppy Photos and More

I'm glad to be joining Heart Like a Dog in the Follow-up Friday blog hop again this week.  This is the blog hop that lets you wrap up your week and leads you right into the weekend.  Hosted by FUF creator, Jodi, at Heart Like a Dog and co-hosted this week by 2 Brown Dawgs.


All the month of April, we're celebrating Jeffie's 7th birthday.  Because of the "party favors" we're giving away this week (see below), we're also participating in Fido's Freebie Friday blog hop which is co-hosted by Dog Tipper, All Things Dog Blog and Doggies and Stuff. 

We're part of another giveaway this week at Dakota's Den!  Enter to win a special Dog Blogger Necklace from For Love of a Dog created especially to celebrate the Blog Paws Conference event next month.  Not a dog blogger? Not attending Blog Paws?  No worries - this necklace can be personalized just for you.  Plus, if you're not the lucky winner, you can fetch one for yourself at For Love of a Dog.

Rosie Update
Our puppy girl is growing up.  Fast.  On Sunday, she weighed 40 pounds!  On Monday, she jumped on the bed all by herself.  Her coat began to show some curls a couple of weeks ago and there's now some telltale feathering.  She is, by far, the easiest puppy we've ever had.  Zero destruction.  All joy.

Coyote Update
The visitors we shot at must have spread the word.  The only coyotes weve seen lately have been the hunting pair.  We've spotted them far to the south along our boundary line.  I like carrying the airhorn with me, but it has had a strange side affect.  During the March Madness basketball games, when the airhorns sound off?  The dogs race to either the front door or slider to see the "danger."


Bithday Party for Jeffie:  You're Invited!
I know Jeffie joins me in thanking  everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes!  Rosie is still panting from all the zoomies she and Gizmo were doing the first day.  And we found out that Snoopy is having a birthday this month...  our own Dog Daddy and Jodi, too!

Celebrate Jeffies' Birthday with Monkeys:  Enter Now!
Jeffie's party kicked off with a giveaway for a pair of monkey earrings from For Love of a Dog and a Skinneeez Big Bite water bottle dog toy. There's still time to enter, so visit this blog post and get to work with that Rafflecopter!  

Next week's party favors?  A giveway of KONG dog treats!  After all, what would a birthday party be without treats?!

Yesterday we did a taste testing of some dog treats for review and giveaway on the blog.  This was Rosie's 2nd official taste testing.  She knows the drill!  I'm looking forward to sharing the photos because, since it is a birthday party, they're all wearing their party hats.  Some of the photos are blurry because the photographer was laughing so much.  I'm not sure who had too much party punch - the photographer or the dogs!

Jodi asked when exactly is Jeffie's birthday.  Jeffie was born in early March and we adopted him April 28.  Since we don't know the exact date of his birth, we've always celebrated his birthday in April.  BTW, Jeffie was an early Mother's Day gift for me from the Dog Daddy.

Celebrating Jeffie:  Wordless Wednesday
Time passes in the blink of an eye.  Jeffie puppy cuteness evolved into a sweetheart of 7 years.  Thankfully, I have lots of puppy pictures of Jeffie and I'll be sharing more later this month.  I'm terribly biased, but I think he was adorable and all the blog comments made my day!

And, Jackie, Jeffie mentioned to me something about Rita flirting with him at his party... but that whole tequila thing kinda made him nervous!

Jeffie Was a Cush Dog
I realize that having two dogs at once (or more) is not doable for some.  It has been for me and, frankly, I don't know what I would have done without my cush dogs.

Bailey writes that they've been thinking about getting a cush dog for their dog.  I recommend it.  Rudy has been Jeffie's cush dog through the loss of Tucker and Lucy last year.


Well, we've had a big week of birthday fun!  Right now Jeffie is napping and resting up for more fun to come!