You make me smile (or laugh) the funny, sweet, loving things my dogs do on a daily basis that brings a smile to my face or a laugh to my lips.
Delilah, the way you do your part in saving the planet by insuring the recycling is clean…..
Potato sticks! I didn’t get any potato sticks.
Let me check this to make sure it’s clean.
Yup, sure enough, they left one. Good thing they have me!
You make me smile.
What about you? Do you have any recyclers amongst you?
Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-up Friday, the post where I highlight reader’s comments, answer questions and generally wrap up my week.
You Make Me Smile – June 1, 2014
Oh Mama, it’s two bones, it’s not like I’m a bone collector….
Emma said, “Mom wishes we had an “all over, all the time” cam because there are so many hilarious or cute moments that just aren’t captured.”
I was just talking with someone about this! We need a camera for Delilah and a camera for my head, so you’d get both views.
Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s Mom said, “Ducky makes me laugh when she runs around the house at full, turbo-charged, speed and then lays down on a dog bed and flops over fast asleep. ”
That would make me laugh too!
Jackie Bouchard said, “Love how her eyes are sparkling in that picture!”
That is a setting on my camera called Sparkle, it’s under the “Magic” dial, I think it’s better than red-eye! LOL
Genvieve says, “No holes in the walls?? Gah! That’s a phobia I never even heard of before!”
I didn’t say it was phobia! I just don’t like them, but I’m NOT afraid of them. 😉
Emma said, “My mom is an organizational freak. She kind of makes herself crazy with keeping things in order, BUT, there are places where she has messes! Take a hotel room…she never hangs up or puts anything away, everything is always in heaps on the floor including bathroom towels. ”
I am the exact opposite! I love my hotel room to be neat and tidy and my house is a mess! LOL
Frankie and Ernie said, “I would have suggested those Command Stick up thingys that come OFF when you want them to.”
THAT is a very good idea! I imagine for leashes they would be super easy too! Thank you so much!
Mary said, “I have a tiny closet near the door with hooks inside it. That holds the leashes, harnesses, the broom, the flashlight, bags, and frisbee.”
I wondered how you handled that!! I imagine in an RV you need to be super organized and keep your clutter to a minimum.
Maggie said, “! I am actually the opposite… I am an obsessive UNclutterer. I can. not. stand. clutter.”
Come, come live with me and help me UNclutter!
Protecting Your Dog From Fleas and Ticks
Barb said, “Living in Australia, we have a problem with fleas and ticks too, and I was wondering if I can buy this product here in Oz.”
Lauranne said, “I wonder if they do anything similar over this side of the pond?”
My rep said there are international reps at Pet Naturals so she believes items can be shipped internationally.
Kim from Life at Golden Pines said, “We had a really big problem with fleas that started last July when Sunny came to us with fleas. I was totally ignorant on how to handle them, and all the dogs ended up getting them. We tried everything, and I mean everything to get rid of them!!! I now have a PHD in flea control and can tell you what works, and what doesn’t work. But I also HATE to use chemicals on my dogs, but it was at a point that I was really desperate and so I used Frontline spending 100′s of dollars, and it didn’t work. My vets told me that it wasn’t possible, but I can say with about 97% certainty that it doesn’t. But you are right, natural products work the best and are the safest, and Vermont Natural Flea and Tick is one of the products that DOES work because I bought a lot of it.”
Wow Kim. I know at times they can be very hard to get rid of, but I had no idea you’d been through this. I did ask my rep and she said you may want to give them a call and inquire about purchasing in bulk. 🙂
Jenna, Mark “HuskyCrazed” Drady asked, “Where can I find their form to try this out?”
Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s Mom said, “Okay, where’s the form?”
Okay I think what happened is the linky color is the same color as the font I am using, SO it doesn’t show up in the text. It was actually the word form, but for you guys, because I love you so much, CLICK HERE.
Misty Shores Chesapeakes said, “I recently read a blog post about using rose geranium oil to repel ticks so I am going to give that a try, ”
I did try rose geranium oil before and I can’t remember why I stopped. I think it was because either I or the dogs did not care for the smell.
It saddens me that you have no faith in me Mama.
Molly the Wally said, “You’d think they would have learned from the first incident wouldn’t you?”
I thought so, I really did. I was just so stunned to see her repeating it.
Rama’s Mama voiced the sentiment all of you had, “Ugh. That whole situation is one of my major peeves. Seriously people, puppies don’t make the rules. And they don’t learn boundaries without being taught boundaries. I see that puppy ending up getting hit by a car.”
Thank you. That is my concern OR getting attacked by an unfriendly dog. 🙁
Jan said, “Maybe you and Delilah will be a role model for people who don’t seem to have a basic understanding of what it means to raise a puppy. ”
Oh Jan, we think so much alike. I said to my husband, I’d like to knock on her door and say, “Let’s walk your dog.” “-)
DogDaz said, “BTW – Since Louise is a reactive dog, and Sofie hates puppies, that situation would have caused me tremendous anxiety.”
See Delilah can be reactive on leash and that was what really concerned me. Although according to our Animal Control as long as Delilah was on leash, and the other dog was not, Delilah would not be in trouble, but to me it’s simply not worth the risk.
Blueberry’s Human asked, “Can you have “Moron Dog Owner” business sized cards made up for those people as well as others you seem to often encounter that list the criteria for earning such a title? I don’t think you’d have any trouble coming up with a list that make for a moron dog owner. They really provide the material for you easily enough.”
They really do, don’t they? I bet I could make booku bucks training dogs just in my walking area alone!
Monday I have an EPIC post planned, a huge give-away so don’t forget to check back.
What? Oh, okay, sure, I’ll give you a clue.
Have a great weekend everyone!!
Lately I feel like I could write a story of an off-leash dog that we’ve encountered every week.
Here’s the latest:
The end of last week Delilah (why the eff is it always Delilah?) and I were walking. Delilah (as she always is) had her nose glued to the ground, while I on the other hand was scanning the horizon and watching for obstacles (like I always am) that might need maneuvering around. Which is how I spotted the situation.
I saw a woman walking from one yard to another with a leash in her hand.
Ut oh, that’s a loose dog I said to myself and slowed my pace. I watched the woman go back into the other yard, still with an empty leash.
I had seen this woman before and I knew she had a new puppy, because I had commented to her on how well her puppy had stayed with her. She shared the puppy was new, still young and a hadn’t yet begun exploring.
Well two weeks later THAT situation had changed.
Delilah and I approached the yard on the opposite side of the street and as we did so, guess who decided to to come out from hiding in the bushes?
The puppy. It was a puppy!! A. PUPPY! Squeee I love puppies, BUT I’m not sure if Delilah does or not.
So the puppy starts coming towards the edge of the lawn, close to the street and here we are on the opposite side. The woman, leash still in hand is closing in on the puppy. I don’t know what if any commands this puppy knows, but I do my best and say, “Sit Puppy, SIT.”
Of course the puppy bounds out into the street as the woman looks on in horror. Thankfully there were no cars coming. I can’t even bear to think of it. I don’t want to run, because I know full well the puppy will follow us, so I loosen my grip on the leash and start telling Delilah, “easy, be nice, etc.”
The puppy runs over, play bows in front of Delilah and jumps up and pops her right in the face with her paws.
I am so proud of Delilah, she does get the hair on her back up, BUT she never growled or snapped at the puppy. They did some nose sniffing and by this time the woman had made it across the street and secured her puppy.
You think I’d hurt a puppy? I am disappointed in you Mama, I just don’t know about you sometimes.
She told me she was trying to get the dog to poop and the dog didn’t like pooping while on leash and she thought the dog would stay close with her. Thankfully it turned out fine, no dogs were hurt or scared and Delilah did amazing!! I however, think I earned a few more gray hairs.
I thought for sure she would have learned a lesson that night.
I thought wrong.
Last night the same thing happened, the puppy ran strait across the street when she saw Delilah. This time I was prepared and knew that Delilah would handle the situation well, so I relaxed my leash and after a few quick seconds, Roxy (as I found out the puppy’s name is) ran over to me and I reached down and grabbed hold of her collar. The woman thanked me and I heard her telling Roxy, “bad puppy.”
The husband on the other hand was standing in the yard all authoritative and yelled, “Enough. Roxy Come.”
‘Cause that will work. Honestly what do you expect from a 12 week old puppy?
Where have I been?
I wanted to let you all know that the reason I haven’t been around visiting like I normally do is I’ve been working once again on my book. I really want to try and get it finished this year….and it’s been calling me, so I’ve been listening. I do still read, but I don’t always comment.
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