Heart Like a Dog

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

So There’s This Giant Snowman…

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For a long time I struggled with where this blog was going.  How do I attract readers? Siriusly.  It seems no matter what I do, I can’t grow beyond 100 subscribers.

One of my biggest character flaws is I don’t know how to accept no for an answer.  Which basically means I don’t know when to give up.  If I do it just one more time….maybe I’ll get a different outcome.  What if the NEXT time I do that, it works?

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.  ~ Albert Einstein

Who can argue with Einstein?  Maybe Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory, but certainly not Jodi from Heart Like a Dog.

Some people would say it’s time to let the blog go.

But I can’t do that.  I love this blog and I love all of you who read and comment.  You bring me up when I’m feeling down, you celebrate with me when something good happens, and you rally around one another like family, friends and neighbors should do when one of our own needs it.

Dammit!  You people are awesome!

One could argue that I’m still finding my way and learning what works and doesn’t work on this blog.  Or that I’m too stubborn and refuse to do it any way but mine.

Either one of those statements would probably be right.

So I keep trying new things to see what folks like.  I really want this blog to be a place where people come to laugh and feel good, even when they’re dealing with something frustrating, like a training issue.  Can I share a struggle I had, and inject a little humor in there and help someone else feel better?

I’d like to think so.

I tell you all of this because I’m trying something new.  I’m not going to sit here with panties full of piss and whine because I’m wet.  I’m making some changes!

Panties

 Image courtesy of AJ from I Still Want More Puppies.

This is my little avatar/cartoon me that my friend and soul sister AJ, from I Still Want More Puppies made for me.  It’s for the times I feel like going on a rant.

Can I tackle a tough subject and make it funny?  I’d like to try.  SO, you may be seeing my little cartoon coming out on the blog now and then when something gets me riled up and I feel like climbing up on my soapbox.

But first you have to tell me, do you think the little cartoon me should be serious like the above photo or smiling like this one?

jodi cartoon

This cartoon is also courtesy of the amazing Aj, from I Still Want More Puppies.

Switching topics, we’ve had an awful lot of snow in the last couple of weeks and I happened to notice this snowman in front of a house around the corner from where I live.  It is the biggest snowman I’ve ever seen.

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 Sorry for the crappy quality, I took it with my phone.  Why do they tell me the phone has an awesome camera?  I think it sucks.

Can you tell from the photo that it’s at least six or seven feet tall?  Do you think the folks that live in the house would think it weird if I stopped and asked if I could have my picture taken with the snowman?

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For Love of a Dog

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For Love of a Dog

There was a package in the mail box yesterday and it was addressed to me.  I looked at the address,  didn’t recognize it immediately and thought, “I don’t remember ordering anything.”

I couldn’t wait to get inside to see what it was.

When I opened the package and saw the paw print paper I knew immediately it was from Sue at For Love of a Dog jewelry.  My next thought was, “I don’t remember winning a contest.”

Inside the wrapping was two boxes and one of the boxes had a little card that said,

“Happy Valentine’s Day, Jodi!”

“I thought you could use a little pick-me-up, so here’s a could little somethings that I hope will make you smile.”

“Love, Sue”

Here’s what was in the package.

Love the photos of Rudy, Jeffie and Rosie, there are recipes on the back!

Love the photos of Rudy, Jeffie and Rosie, there are recipes on the back!

 

Sampson

Sampson

 

Delilah

Delilah

Aren’t they amazing?  What a wonderful gift!  Thank you so much Sue!!

If you are in the market for some unique gifts, I highly recommend Sue’s products.  I currently have three pieces of jewelry and I’m looking to add more, the problem is everything is so awesome, I just can’t decide what to buy!  The attention to detail that Sue puts in her work and in her packaging is incredible.  Truthfully I could get an empty box from Sue and be delighted with it, it’s that pretty!

Thanks again Sue, I’m totally keeping these ornaments out and finding a place to display them, they are not being boxed away to wait for Christmas!

Snow

We are getting another big snowstorm.  It is supposed to go all through today and tonight and into tomorrow.  Of course I had to run out and get bread and milk.

NOT!

I don’t worry about not having milk or bread, do you?  If you do, can you tell me why?  I’m just curious.  My philosophy is even if we get snowed in, we will be plowed out within a day or so.  It’s not like I won’t be able to go to the store.

I worry more about losing electricity and then losing the stuff in my fridge and freezer.  Thankfully we have a generator now, so at the very least we should be able to keep our cold foods.

Speaking of snow, I took this photo during the last snowstorm.  I pointed the camera at the sky and snapped the picture.

 

Snow

I think it’s pretty cool!

Do you know what else I think?  I think it’s Thursday Barks and Bytes Blog hop hosted by 2 Brown Dawgs and Heart Like a Dog.

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I’m Stumped

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Beautiful Collars

A few months back JoAnn at Sand Spring Chesapeakes did a tutorial on how to make a collar for your dog using Paracord.  I admit I was intrigued because I really love the idea of having a bunch of different collars for different occasions.

While I love doing crafty things, I’m a really visual person and I need to learn by doing.  So while I could read the tutorial, I just couldn’t figure it out, and I left a comment letting JoAnn know as much.

Saturday when I went to the mail box guess what was in there?

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 Yup!  Lookie, lookie who got collars?

Sampson’s collar is green and black, while Delilah’s is blue and purple.  In every day life, Sampson’s collar is green and Delilah’s is purple.  For their ‘dress up’ collars, Sampson’s is black with silver skull and cross bones, while Delilah’s is a purple print.

JoAnn couldn’t have chosen better colors for my dogs.

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Awe Mama, you’re just jelly of my new necklace.

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Why yes, green really does look good on me.

Many, many thanks to you JoAnn for this amazing gift!  We totally love them!!

Walkies

Sampson is still on limited exercise due to the partial ACL tear and quite truthfully, I don’t feel super bad not walking the dogs.   It’s been very cold and random days of crazy snow.

BUT on the weekends I try and get Delilah out and give her a good forty to fifty minute walk in the woods.  It’s also very refreshing for my soul.  To me, there is nothing better than walking in the woods.

I’ve been super impressed with the way Delilah acts on our walks, even though she remains on leash, she’s been very attentive to me, responding when I call her and with the exception of a  little shit snarfing, she’s been amazing.  There was one evening walk where she heeled right next to me without even being told!

Last weekend we ambled down one of the harder trails in our woods.  With the storms we’ve had the last couple of years, we’ve had a number of trees fall down and unless they are seriously blocking the trail, they lay where they fall.

There’s something in our woods that loves to crap on fallen logs.

I’m no poo-ologist, I can only identify dog and deer crap, so I’m at a loss as for what type of poo it is, all I know is whatever it is, it really interests my dogs.

I think it’s taken to crapping on stumps too.

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For a second I thought she was going to climb on the stump, but I called her away and away she came!  And I don’t know why, but I’m particularly taken with this photo. LOL

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