Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

You Make Me Laugh – August 4, 2013

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One of the big reasons I started this blog was for all the crazy, funny things my dogs do that bring a smile to my face or a laugh to my lips.

Sometimes it’s not easy to write a full blog post about it and sometimes I forget to share.

Some posts will be You Make Me Laugh and others will be You Make Me Smile, but they will all be the silly, sweet, funny things Sampson and Delilah do that help make crazy days just a little bit easier.

Feel free to share what your pet does to make you laugh/smile in the comments.

Sampson and Delilah, when you ran the fence line chasing the donkey, (who could have cared less) you make me laugh.

If the video does not work, click here.

This video was taken on our recent vacation to the Llama farm (duh, I don’t have donkeys at my house.)  It is not the post I wanted for today, but we continue to experience computer and electronic issues at Stone Manor.  Please bear with me as I’m very far behind in blog reading and commenting.

Have you ever seen a donkey so nonchalant about dogs barking their fool heads off?   Are your dogs silly enough to think they could scare a donkey?

Sound off in the comments.

Before There Was You

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Before there was you, I was overwhelmed. Treading water in a fast paced world where people seem to think only of themselves.

Before there was you, I had no direction. I was wandering aimlessly through life, not knowing which path I should take.

Before there was you, I was lonely.  The kids were gone and I needed someone to love and nurture.

Before there was you, I was a person who thought, “It’s just a dog.”

Before there was you, I wasn’t me.

Nine years ago the wonder that is you was born.  Little did I know when I said, “I want a dog,” how my life would change.

You’ve given and taught me so much and re-awakened a portion of my soul I’d forgotten I had.  Thank you seems so inadequate.  But today as we celebrate the wonder that is you, I will try.  I will try with all my heart to show you that you are special and loved, the way you’ve shown me these last nine years.

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Happy birthday my sweet, beautiful boy.  I love you to the moon and back.

 

We Wait With Bated Breath

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The last couple of days the world has waited with bated breath for the Duchess of Cambridge to give birth.  I don’t understand the hype about the royal baby.

News flash people: Women have been pushing babies out of their hey-nonner-nonner since the world began.  It’s a fact of life.  That baby was going to be born whether reporters stood outside the hospital or not.

I’ve got more interesting things to watch at my house.

I’m on wildlife watch.

It all started on Sunday night.  I stepped outside to capture the beauty of the sunset.

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I thought I might get a better shot if I stepped down the driveway a bit.

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Just as I snapped the photo I saw something moving really fast down the street.

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My bionic eye could make out it was a fox, but it was too fast for the camera.  Can you see it on the other side of the street?  (Note to self: you really need to get a better camera.)

Let me blow it up for you.

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Yup that sucks too.  But at least PicMonkey let me add the arrow.  If you look real close, you can make it out.  Or maybe it’s just me. Because I know it’s there.

Flash forward to Monday night : I’m sitting on the couch in my underwear, cooling down after our walk, when the dogs suddenly go ballistic.

Hubby says “There’s a fox on the lawn.”

Sampson said, “Roo roo roo” which is dog for “Hey there’s a friend outside and it’s in my yard, let me out, I want to play.”

I jumped up and said, “I’ve got to get my camera.  Stay there little fox, while I grab my camera. I want to make you famous by putting your picture on my little blog.”

Sadly despite the fact that I am a deer whisperer my skills have not evolved so I can speak fox.   I reached the window in time to see the fox run along the side of the house across the street.

Drats!  Foiled again.

Thankfully I had the sense NOT to run out the door after the fox.  Can you imagine?  Me, running across the street in my bra and panties?  I bet there’d be a huge run on bleach as the neighbors blinded themselves trying to remove that image from their retinas.

Last night I put the camera on the window sill when we got back from our walk.   But I got nothing.

So we wait.  With bated breath.  What the hell does that mean anyway?  And who comes up with these sayings?

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