I’m not good at tooting my own horn, or even at promoting myself, BUT I just had to share this with you guys.

Oh boy, I hope she doesn’t really toot. That stuff is lethal.

So Tuesday I was going through my spam mail, checking to see if I’d won 8 million dollars in the African lottery or if some hot guy wanted to date me…and this subject line caught my eye.

“Heart Like a Dog has been featured on our website.”

Of course I was intrigued. So I opened the e-mail and read this, “My name is Valentina from FirstSiteGuide and I’m reaching out to inform you that your Heart Like a Dog blog has been selected as one of the Best Pet Blogs To Follow on our website.”

She then included a line that said, “You can see it here” with a link.

I was afraid to click it. You all heard about the hackers taking control of cars, right? What if they grabbed my website and wrote some awful stuff?

It’s some kind of scam I thought. I’ll click on it, then have to give them my first born or cash some kind of check for them.

I was worried I’d get a virus or get diverted to a porn site. (I feel so dirty when my computer gets a virus, almost like it was doing something it shouldn’t be. Stop that or you’ll go blind!)

But I was curious, then I thought, I have some damn good IT guys at work, they like me and they’ll be able to fix anything I break…

But I wasn’t willing to take the chance, SO I googled First Site Guide and it looked like a legit site, so I clicked one of the links that good Dr. Google provided and there it was. A list of pet blogs FirstSiteGuide are recommending as great blogs to follow.

I scrolled down and found a little cartoon of my picture along with a link to my blog, along with a link to our fellow bloggers SlimDoggy, Keep the Tail Wagging, Two French Bulldogs, Pawcurious…)

So there’s my excitement for this year. LOL But hey, if you’re interested in checking it out, you can find it right here Firstsiteguide.

Barks and Bytes:

Linda asked me to let you know that something came up and she’s away from the blog today. She wanted me to apologize to you all for being MIA.

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Way back before I knew anything about introducing dogs to each other, we had a friend come for a visit and bring her lab. I left Delilah in the house and Sampson and I went outside to greet them. I’ll never forget looking up and seeing Delilah’s face smashed against the glass of the door, gnashing her teeth as she let Phoebe know in no uncertain terms that she was not welcome. Thankfully, despite my utter lack of knowledge regarding dog introductions, Delilah and Phoebe were fast friends. Phoebe followed Delilah all over the house, practically idolizing her, while Sampson turned out to be the snarky one that day.

A few years back our daughter came home for Christmas with her Bulldog puppy, Beau. As they came in late at night we didn’t get the opportunity to walk the dogs to try and acclimate to each other. Instead we introduced them in the yard, before bringing them in the house.

My dogs hated Beau. I’m not sure if it’s because he was a puppy and wasn’t getting their messages, or if it was because he is a Bulldog and they have both been attacked more than once by the Bulldogs across the street. Whatever the reason, it was a tense visit for me because they were constantly growling or snarking at the puppy and it was just easier for me to keep them gated off.

Beau did not understand he had to leave Sampson and Delilah alone.

Our daughter is back home again and naturally she brought Beau with her. He’s not a puppy any longer, but a fully grown Bulldog. He’s quite a sweetie, devoted to her and they go everywhere together.

Last weekend she brought him over to the house. She was stopping to pick up some mail and asked if she could put Beau in the yard. I agreed, and closed the windows and doors and put the air on.

As I stood in the kitchen chatting with her, I glanced up and there was Beau, bounding across my deck, right in front of the window Delilah watches the chipmunks from.

Oh snap I thought, if she sees him she’s going to lose her shit.

I called her over to me, where I could safely shield her behind the sink and keep her from looking out. I petted her, all the while keeping one eye on the door. I watched Beau bounce through the grass, hop down the stairs and walk up to the door.

I kept petting Delilah, talking to my daughter. “Poor puppy, he’s hot” she said, “I’ve got to get going.”

Still we talked. Delilah sitting in front of me getting her ears rubbed.

Beau scratched at the door. Delilah’s ears went up. I tried not to vomit.

Beau barked. I peed a little in my pants. Delilah walked away from me and casually sauntered over to the door, where she stood there looking at Beau, who was looking at her.

Then she walked away.

How can I be expected to write a humorous blog post if Delilah’s not cooperating?

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