tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294801884676513612024-03-17T22:03:45.927-05:00Talking Dogs at For Love of a DogFormer Official blog of For Love of a Dog Jewelry - Home of Dog Song SaturdayTalking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.comBlogger2532125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-78929191910441038362017-06-17T00:30:00.000-05:002017-10-12T15:52:14.507-05:00Dog Dad Love Song by BARK - Dog Song Saturday #FathersDay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We're back! Dog Song Saturday is dedicated today to Dog Dads and we've got a barking good music video for you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dog Dad Love Song comes from Bark Records. The music video stars The Dog Dadz: Dave Mizzoni, Larry Powell, Dave Stangle, and Jonathan Graziano. The lyrics were written by Katie Kiman, Ally Nesmith, and Katie Haller, Dave Mizzonie and Douglas Widick.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"A slow jam for men who love their dogs and aren't afraid to own it."</span></span></i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Take a break! Relax and enjoy Dog Dad Love Song performed by the Dog Dadz. Love the song? You can download it here <a class="yt-uix-servicelink " data-servicelink="CDIQ6TgYACITCOmIvaTlvdQCFQEcAwodvNkFQij4HQ" data-target-new-window="True" data-url="http://ruv.me/dogdadz4lyfe" href="http://ruv.me/dogdadz4lyfe" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://ruv.me/dogdadz4lyfe</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Plus you </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">can <a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/p/dog-songs-at-talking-dogs.html" target="_blank">fetch more dog song music videos</a> here at Talking Dogs. On Saturdays we feature original music written about dogs and the music videos are barking good! You'll be surprised at how many we've collected over the years.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dog Dad Love Song Lyrics</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Dog... you already know how much I love you.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But now... I gotta let the world know... just what you</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">mean to me...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">VERSE 1:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I wake up extra early just to watch you sleep </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Never knew I could feel a love so deep</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Looking in each other’s eyes while we go number two </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Every moment’s special when I spend it with you</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But we both know our mornings are bittersweet </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So before I go, I wipe a tear, give you a treat</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I close the apartment door, I feel like dying</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dad will be home soon, I swear I ain’t lying</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do you miss me the way I’m missing you? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Got so many feelings, what’s a guy to do?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">CHORUS:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Damn, I love being your dog dad </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You’re the bestest thing I’ve ever had </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Put your little paw in my hand </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You make me be a better man</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was me without a dog: super lame </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is me with you: now I got some game</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s not why I got you, but you’re great with the</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ladies </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hell yeah I got a geriatric pug</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in this Mercedes!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Weekly bathtime with my special little guy </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wearing matching bow ties, looking super fly</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sh-t, dinner looks good, we about ready to start</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Can’t wait to watch you chow down while I eat this PopTart</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fills me with pride when you trash your toys /</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I say it all the time, for real, “You’re such a good boy!”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You take up our whole bed and I just get the small part </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But it’s cool because you take the blame for all of my farts</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do you miss me the way I’m missing you?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Best part of my day is coming home, it's true</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">CHORUS:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Damn, I love being your dog dad </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You’re the bestest thing I’ve ever had </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Put your little paw in my hand </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You make me a better man</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Hey, Girl. Remember when we said “no dogs on the furniture”? Honestly, that rule was bullsh-t. I love having you next to me. In fact, when you jump off the couch, I get a little sad. So get on up here, baby. You know I wanna spend time with you. Unless you gotta pee, in which case I'll take you outside, 'cause you know I got nothing better to do th-- </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hey, we gotta get back to the video.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Right.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">CHORUS:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Damn, I love being your dog dad </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You’re the bestest thing I’ve ever had </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Put your little paw in my hand </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You make me a better man</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Damn, I love being your dog dad </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You’re the bestest thing I’ve ever had </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Put your little paw in my hand </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You make me a better man </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We the Dog Dadz.</span></span></div>
Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-38998094880962851902017-04-23T00:30:00.000-05:002017-04-23T00:30:08.329-05:00A Love Story - Losing the Dog Daddy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Note: I originally wrote this to share as a Valentine's Day blog post, however my eyes had a different idea. I've been diagnosed with Chronic Dry Eye and have had to limit my online time to only a couple of 15-20 minute sessions per day. Just couldn't get this edited in time for Valentine's Day. But not only are my eyes slowly, but surely, improving... today is Gary's birthday. Happy birthday, babe. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once upon a time<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">No<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, that's not <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a good beginning. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It wasn'<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t a fairy<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> tale. It wasn't love at first sight. And as I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">once told a fr<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">iend, it was not some big storybook roman<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ce.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But it was a love <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">story and it began in Kansas City.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>In the beginning... </b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was the director of a halfway house for women coming out of prison<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and had reason to meet with the probation officer of one of my cha<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rges. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That, of course, was Gary. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He was freshly divorced; I was married. None of which mattered because it was very much a business meeting. Later we both <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">discovered that we'd felt a strange s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ense of already knowing each other, but at the time we were both strictly business.</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Regardless,</span></span> due to mut<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ual fr<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">iends and our jobs, </span></span>over the next year or so<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">,</span> we continually ran into one another <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and eventually became friends.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">became di<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">vorced, he asked me out.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First date was, shall we say, a surprise for both of us. He'd planned<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> what most would say was a nice date: a riverboat dinner cruise on the Miss<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ouri River. Too bad he didn't know they were serving steak and I was a vegetarian. Too bad he didn't know how terrified I was being in what really was a barge on the water. And too bad neither of us knew that Mother Nature would stir up one heck of a lightning and thunder show while were were out there.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Second date was another surprise for both of us. Unbeknownst to me, Gary had gotten tickets for the circus. Little did he know that I was vehemently opposed to circuses. Animal cruelty in my book. I was ready to leave as soon as I realized where we were going.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Poor guy. Here <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">he <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">was, trying to do something more creative than the traditional dinner and a movie, but so far striking out big time.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thir<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d try was the charm. Gary picked me up and drove straight to the Plaz<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a. French bakery first for a baguette and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">some pain au chocolat</span>. Next the cheese shop<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> for cheese and wine. Then we headed for the Burr Oaks Woods Nature Center for some hiking and a picnic. He'd brought along a quilt, some pears</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> and grapes. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was an absolutely perfect date<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> that le<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d t<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">o </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>37 years of marriage richly filled with some amazing adventures. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<i><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And in the end...</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gary was hospitalized on a Thursday. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On Saturday we were talking about him being released the next day. I headed home that night full of relief and to clean and get ready for his return.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, w<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hen I arrived at the hospital on Sunday, he didn't know me.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The nurse with him explained that he was very worried about his wife. He'd been trying to call her and had the nurse call, too. Gary told the me and the nurse that his wife would be wondering where he was. He told us how sweet his wife was<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And no. When I told him who I was, he still didn't know me, though he remembered that the next day would be Rudy's birthda<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">y.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On Monday <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gary's son arrived from Colorado. He didn't know Andy either. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'd been at the hospital for the better part o<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">f a week at that point and decided to take advantage of Gary's son being there so I could</span> go home and try to get some<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> much needed rest</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Before I left on that Monday evening I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">told Gary that I loved him. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The expression on his face was like a sunrise - full of joy - as he said: <i>You do?</i> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And I told him: <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>So, so much. I love you very much.</i> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He was grinning when he said: <i>I love you, too.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Those were the last words we spoke to each other. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gary slipped into a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> coma that night. He never awakened<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and passed away on <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thursday, October 13.</span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-76792143883249676932017-02-22T00:30:00.000-06:002017-02-22T00:30:30.197-06:00My Flying Squirrel Rosie Says - Wordless Wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rudy knows what's coming: Rosie. He fumbles the catch knowing his sister is on her way and she's going to claim the Flying Squirrel as her own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yup! There she is. "Mine!" says Rosie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rudy gives it up (he always does), </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rosie guards her treasure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A little sniff never hurts while you're </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">waiting on your brother to come try and get it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">She successfully called dibs on the Flying Squirrel, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">but now watches Rudy and hopes he'll come play with her again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Silly girl. Rudy is all done with arguing with the girl!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sort like the cheese stands alone!</span></div>
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-11011194247701693202017-02-20T00:00:00.000-06:002017-02-20T00:00:34.159-06:00How Are You is a Loaded Question - Losing the Dog Daddy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How are you? It seems like such a simple question. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do you want the common courtesy response?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Or do you want the truth?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was brought up to be a good girl, mind my manners, and not spend time wondering how genuine the inquiry might be or talking about myself. So, my answer would be: fine. Or some polite version of "fine." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The truth is a wholly different story. And the truth is that I'm never sure how to answer<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's hard to know what to say when someone dies<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. We all want to say the "right" thing to the survivor. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Like me, you may have read articles<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> advising what to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">say and what not to say. And yes, there are lists of things <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">that have been said that cause a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">eye roll (or stomach roll).</span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've known other women who <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">have lost their husbands and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">as I look back I'm relieved that I pretty much said "good<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">" things and did <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">good things. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yet I had no idea. No idea. They say there are some things in life that you must experience in order to understand. The death of a spouse is definitely one of those things.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm numb and lost in a "widow's fog." Really, that's a thing and they say it could go on 1-3 years or longer.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I was relieved to learn that<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> there was a name for it<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and that it was not early onset dem<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">entia.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I'm not numb</span> I feel as if I've fallen into a pit of fire with flames wrecking havoc on my body and mind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The world as I have known it for 40 years is gone. My hopes, dreams and plans for the future are gone. Those were created and intended for <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the very specific duo of Gary and Sue. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now I'm alone.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Every single thing reminds me of my husband. Might be a memory from the past or might be some basic everyday kind of thing. Might be a happy memory and might not. Regardless, everything reminds me of my loss.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Every single fricking thing.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm crying. A lot. I'm forgetful, exhausted and I can't sleep. I can't seem to make decisions or focus on anything. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm a swirling mass of confusion, chaos, and pain.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Back to the question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's a dilemma. Because if I am too truthful, you may not ask again. My truth could make you so uncomfortable that you avoid me. I don't want that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please don't be offended or take it personally if I tell you that I don't want to go to lunch or I<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> just can't talk on the phone. Sometimes it is just too hard<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> to talk about Gary's death and too hard to try to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"be normal."</span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please keep asking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How am I? I'm not okay, but I'm working on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will be okay. Just not today.</span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-12234599024144475462017-02-17T00:30:00.000-06:002017-02-17T00:30:24.977-06:00Getting By With a Little Help From My Friends | Losing the Dog Daddy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you for the cards,</span> calls, and messages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you for your prayers, positive energy and good thoughts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you for the memorial contributions to Stray Rescue of St Louis, Dogwood Animal Shelter, Wayside Waifs, and Richmond (VA) SPCA in memory of Gary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you for the gifts for Rudy, Rosie, Skeeter and me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you for your loving, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">thoughtful, fun and funny posts to my Facebook timeline.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Special thanks<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To my f<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">riend who, w</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hen I told her Gary died<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, her first r<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">esponse was "How are you doing?" After a pause while I tried to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">think what to say, she said "no, no. I mean are y<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ou okay financially? <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Be honest. I'll write you a check."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To my friend who, as soon as she found out that Gary died and I was alone, dropped everything and drove 6 hours to be with me<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To my friends who<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> made the amazing commitment to take my dogs and cat if anything should happen to me now that Gary is not here.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To Gary's son who took care of some chores for me before returning to Colorado and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">has stayed in touch to offer support.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To my friend who has insisted on a daily check<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>in from me - just to make sure I'm okay.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To my friends who invited me for Thanksgivin<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">g and Christmas so I would not be alone.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To my friends who continue to check in with me via Facebook, email and phone.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To my friends who generously and repeatedly ask me: what can I do? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm very sorry it has taken me so long to express my gratitude. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please don't take it as a sign that I don't appreciate you. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-72787015337555951532016-12-25T00:30:00.000-06:002019-02-07T13:44:36.233-06:00Happy Holidays from Talking Dogs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Merry Christmas!</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Feliz Navidad!</span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Joyeux Noel!</span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Frohe Weignachten!</span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Buon Natale!</span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Happy Kwanza! </span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Happy Hanukkah!</span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">peace, love and joy!</span></span></span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-7399560578018407572016-12-24T00:30:00.000-06:002016-12-24T00:30:04.975-06:00Christmas Time Is Here by Daniela Andrade on Dog Song Saturday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's Christmas Eve! We've got a special dog song for you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Christmas Time is Here</i> is an original dog song composed by Daniela Andrade. In this sweet music video the songstress is serenading her own sweet pup. Fetch it on <a href="http://smarturl.it/shoreep" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://smarturl.it/shoreep.s" target="_blank">Spotify</a> to add it your favorite playlist of dog songs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Take a break to relax and enjoy <i>Christmas Time is Here</i> and ...</span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-52640330199150956442016-12-22T00:30:00.000-06:002016-12-22T00:30:07.596-06:00All I Want For Christmas Dog Song #ThrowbackThursday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With Christmas just around the corner, I couldn't resist sharing another <strike>old</strike> past blog post with your for Throwback Thursday. Why? Because this one is so much fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In <a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/2015/12/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-mariah.html" target="_blank">December 2014</a>, I shared this howling good parody of the Mariah Carey hit song
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>All I Want for Christmas is You.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>All I Want for Christmas is Food</i> is parody from the dog lovers at The Pet Collective. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In addition to more great pet themed parodies of popular songs, <a href="http://www.thepetcollective.tv/" target="_blank">The Pet Collective</a> offers entertaining memes, funny animal videos and even 24/7 streaming videos of puppies, kittens and other pets live.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As I said then: Sit. Stay. Relax and enjoy <i>All I Want for Christmas is Food</i> from The Pet Collective. Scroll down below the music video for the lyrics so you can sing along. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can <a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/p/dog-songs-at-talking-dogs.html" target="_blank">fetch more dog song music videos</a> here at Talking Dogs. Every Saturday we feature original music written about dogs and the music videos are barking good!</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS FOOD LYRICs ©The Pet Collective</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I Think that it's Christmas</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>There's a wreath outside our door</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>It's my favorite time of season</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>There's wrapping paper on the floor</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>But I have one too many toys</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bones and ropes and some make noise</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I've eaten enough shoes</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>All I want for Christmas</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Is fooooood</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I don't want a lot this Christmas</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just a bit more table food</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Don't you make me start barking</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Cuz your guests will think I'm rude</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I won't ask a lot for Christmas</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>You can keep all of my gifts</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I just want my bowl to be full</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>My belly can handle it</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Sausage, turkey, cake and pie</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Do I want a breast or thigh?</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I'll have them all...in twos</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>All I want for Christmas is food!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Oh the table's set</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>And food is everywhere</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I'll just help myself</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>And sample here and there</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>And everyone is screaming</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Is this macaroni 3 cheeses ?</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>This all tastes so good!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I shouldn't but I should!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I don't need a lot this Christmas</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Anyhow, It's only food </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Christmas Ham won't make me happy</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Yams won't put me in the mood</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Though I have one too many toys</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Bones and ropes and some make noise</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I am grateful to</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Share another Christmas</i></span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-82130945718098387032016-12-21T00:30:00.000-06:002016-12-21T00:30:09.288-06:00Rudy and Rosie's Kong Techniques #WordlessWednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">With temperatures below zero recently, it was just too cold to spend much time outdoors. A perfect excuse to break out some stuff Kongs. I thought you might like a look at Rosie and Rudy's Kong techniques.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Rosie is all about comfort and she totally focuses on her Kong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I told you - all about comfort. And bliss. Can't forget the bliss.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Rudy uses a standing technique. No sloucher, he. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Woops! some of the peanut button got on his leg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yes. When Rudy took his eye off his Kong, Rosie grabbed it!</span></div>
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-41612238464642253982016-12-17T00:30:00.000-06:002016-12-17T00:30:09.160-06:00The 12 Dogs of Christmas on Dog Song Saturday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's Dog Song Saturday at Talking Dogs and we've got a great dog song for you today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is the finale from the full length feature film <a href="http://www.12dogsofchristmas.com/index-original.php" target="_blank">The 12 Dogs of Christmas</a>. In the film a girl uses dogs to teach people about the true meaning of Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Take a break from your holiday to-do list and enjoy The 12 Dogs of Christmas. Then f</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/p/dog-songs-at-talking-dogs.html" target="_blank">etch some more genuine dog song music videos</a> at Talking Dogs. You'll be surprised at how many we've collected over the past few years. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-31596193602367682772016-12-10T00:30:00.000-06:002016-12-10T00:30:02.656-06:00John Lewis Christmas Ad on Dog Song Saturday @BusterTheBoxer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you've stopped by for Dog Song Saturday before, then you know that we really are partial to original songs, music and music videos about dogs. However, sometimes we come across something that we love so much we just have to share it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is one of those times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today we're featuring an ad. Yes, an advertisement for the <a href="http://bit.ly/2fC6iDS" target="_blank">John Lewis company</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The music is One Day I'll Fly Away performed by Vaults. The video tells the story of a little girl, Bridget, who loves to bounce. When her parents buy her a trampoline for Christmas, they soon discover that she isn't the only one with a passion for jumping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Check it out! Then f</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/p/dog-songs-at-talking-dogs.html" target="_blank">etch some more genuine dog song music videos</a> at Talking Dogs. You'll be surprised at how many we've collected over the past few years. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's Saturday, so time for a dog song here at Talking Dogs. We're kicking off the holiday season with an early gift of music. <i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Bobby Wants a Puppy for Christmas</i> by Merle Haggard is a vintage gem! Originally released in November 1973, we think it holds up very well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sit. Stay. Relax and enjoy this barking good Christmas dog song. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then f</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/p/dog-songs-at-talking-dogs.html" target="_blank">etch some more genuine dog song music videos</a> at Talking Dogs. You'll be surprised at how many we've collected over the past few years. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Today is National Mutt Day and we're celebrating!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You may remember when <a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/2015/06/new-improved-canine-dna-test-wisdom.html" target="_blank">we did the Wisdom DNA test on Rosie</a>. The results came back 12% Akita, 12% Labrador Retriever and 12% Fox Terrier. The remaining 64% was a jumble of dog breeds, so many that they could not be singled out. Pretty sure that describes a mutt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I happen to believe that 64% is composed of love. Lots and lots of love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That's true of all my dogs - they're all made of love - and definitely true of the <a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/2012/12/mutts-rule-guest-post-by-dog-daddy.html" target="_blank">mutts in my life</a>. And there have been quite a few of them. None shown here, but still loved just as much - are <a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/2010/10/add-aventure-to-your-life-adopt-black.html" target="_blank">Spanky </a>and <a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/2010/11/sherman-and-thanksgiving-pumpkin-pie.html" target="_blank">Sherman</a>. Both were adopted from animal shelters. <a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/2012/02/losing-my-heart-dog-lucy.html" target="_blank">My heart dog, Lucy</a>, wasn't a shelter dog, but she was a gorgeous mutt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jeffie and Rosie both came from the same animal shelter and were found via <a href="http://www.petfinder.com/" target="_blank">Petfinder</a>. You can <a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/2013/04/jeffie-was-cush-dog.html" target="_blank">fetch Jeffie's Petfinder story</a> for puppy pictures!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/2011/11/saying-good-bye-to-tucker-original.html" target="_blank">Tucker </a>was not a shelter dog. He was a stray puppy my vet was sure was a bait dog. Poor guy got lucky when he found his way to our front porch. A bit of Lab? Chow? Who knows. What we know for sure: we had 14 beautiful years together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/2013/11/my-tripawd-dog-givecancerthepaw.html" target="_blank">Benji </a>holds the distinction of being both my very first mutt and my very first shelter dog. I saw him during my very first visit to an animal shelter. It definitely was my lucky day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My Dog Mom jewelry is handmade by me in my Missouri Ozarks jewelry studio and each piece is one of a kind. When a piece is sold, it will not be repeated. And since I'm closing my business, there will be no more in the future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, you'd better hurry if you want one of my popular Dog Mom bracelets. They're selling out fast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But the good news is that all of the jewelry at For Love of a Dog is on sale now! That's right. You'll find a lot of bargains with prices discounted 10-80% and you'll still get free standard shipping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What are you waiting for? Shop For Love of a Dog now!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fetch your favorite dog rescue friend the perfect unique Christmas gift from For Love of a Dog Jewelry. I've got some amazing one of a kind <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_25/Rescue-Jewelry.htm" target="_blank">dog rescue bracelets</a> still available, including some for your favorite foster dog mom!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_131/Woof-Dog-Jewelry.htm" target="_blank">WOOF dog bone jewelry</a> makes a really fun gift. Choose from bracelets, necklaces, earrings and pendants that feature very cool handmade porcelain dog bones proclaiming WOOF. Each piece is handmade by me in my Missouri Ozarks studio and is one of a kind.</span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-2303228053342995612016-11-26T00:30:00.000-06:002016-11-26T00:30:27.581-06:00Black Friday Sale Continues on Dog Cat Horse Lover Jewelry Gifts at ForLoveofaDog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">HUGE Black Friday <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category/sale.htm" target="_blank">Sale</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Some of our dog breed jewelry is already sold out and almost all of our dog Christmas ornaments. Remember, my items are handmade and one of a kind. So, when they're sold... there will be no more.</span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-26951927002037882512016-11-25T00:30:00.000-06:002016-11-25T00:30:07.314-06:00Huge Black Friday Sale on Dog, Cat, Horse Lover Jewelry Gifts at #ForLoveofaDog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-53363521019140128512016-11-24T00:30:00.000-06:002016-11-24T00:30:19.802-06:00Happy Thanksgiving and Huge Holiday Gift Sale at ForLoveofaDog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-12521726882859961652016-11-23T00:30:00.000-06:002016-11-23T00:30:02.633-06:00Jack Russell Terrier, Schnauzer and Sheltie Dog Jewelry Gifts at ForLoveofaDog.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Are you ready for the holidays! Shop <a href="http://www.forloveofadog.com/" target="_blank">For Love of a Dog Jewelry</a> for unique, one of a kind gifts for the dog lovers on your shopping list. Your special friends will love my handmade <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_16/Specific-Dog-Breed-Jewelry.htm" target="_blank">dog breed jewelry</a> and if you hurry, you might be able to snag a Christmas ornament in <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_16/Specific-Dog-Breed-Jewelry.htm" target="_blank">your favorite dog breed</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That "hurry" is not just a public relations ploy. I'm closing up shop, so when these items are sold, there will be no more. In fact, some dog breeds are already sold out. There are just a few <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_125/Dog-Mom-Jewelry.htm" target="_blank">Dog Mom bracelets</a> and <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_25/Rescue-Jewelry.htm" target="_blank">dog rescue jewelry</a> still left. So, seriously, hurry!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just to make it even more fun... <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category/sale.htm" target="_blank">EVERYTHING IS ON SALE! </a> Yep. Really. And I'm still offering free standard shipping to all US addresses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Shown at top is my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_60/Jack-Russell-Terrier-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Jack and Parson Russell Terrier dog jewelry</a> and as you can see, it is almost sold out. Right now I have 4 adorable necklaces still available including that super cute <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/item_809/Dog-Bone-Jewelry-Santa-Puppy-Christmas-Gift-Necklace.htm" target="_blank">Santa dog necklace</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've always had quite a bit of <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_73/Schnauzer-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Schnauzer dog jewelry</a>, so I still have a pretty good selection. Choose from 2 bracelets, 2 pendants, 5 necklaces, 2 pins and there is even one <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/item_774/Schnauzer-Dog-Breed-Christmas-Ornament.htm" target="_blank">Schnauzer dog Christmas ornament</a> still available. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is also a pretty good selection left in my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_76/Shetland-Sheepdog.htm" target="_blank">Shetland Sheepdog dog jewelry</a>. As I write this, I still have 8 bracelets, 2 necklaces and 2 sculptural Sheltie dog pins available. Be sure to also check my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_38/Collie-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Collie dog jewelry</a> because many of those pieces could also represent your <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_76/Shetland-Sheepdog.htm" target="_blank">Sheltie </a>dog.</span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-69665654395860448432016-11-22T00:30:00.000-06:002016-11-22T13:14:29.159-06:00Chihuahua and Min Pin Dog Jewelry Gifts at ForLoveofaDog.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Christmas is just around the corner and if you haven't shopped at <a href="http://www.forloveofadog.com/" target="_blank">For Love of a Dog Jewelry</a> for your favorite dog lovers... well, you're missing out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Each item at For Love of a Dog is handmade, almost all are one of a kind, and it's all <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category/sale.htm" target="_blank">on sale</a>! Much of my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_16/Specific-Dog-Breed-Jewelry.htm" target="_blank">dog breed jewelry</a> is already sold out, so you really shouldn't delay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Shown at top is my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_55/Chihuahua-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Chihuahua dog jewelry</a> gift collection and, as you can see, this dog breed is almost sold out. As I write this you can still choose from 3 pins and two <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_55/Chihuahua-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Chihuahua </a>dog necklaces. Remember - when they're gone, they're gone and there will be no more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There's a bit more selection in my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_71/Miniature-Pinscher-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Min Pin dog lover jewelry</a>. Still available: 2 bracelets, 3 necklaces, 2 pins, 2 pendants, and one pair of <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_71/Miniature-Pinscher-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Miniature Pinscher</a> earrings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don't let your favorite dog lover be disappointed when they check their stocking on Christmas morning! And, let's face it. You've been good, so maybe you should snag a bargain for yourself, too!</span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-37160832308818807682016-11-21T00:30:00.000-06:002016-11-21T00:30:11.931-06:00Papillon, Schipperke and Keeshond Dog Jewelry Gifts at ForLoveofaDog.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Love <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_65/Papillon-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Papillon</a>, <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_116/Schipperke-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Schipperke</a>, or <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_63/Keeshond-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Keeshond </a>dogs or Christmas shopping for another dog lover who does? Then don't miss my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_16/Specific-Dog-Breed-Jewelry.htm" target="_blank">dog breed jewelry</a> at <a href="http://www.forloveofadog.com/" target="_blank">For Love of a Dog</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not only is each piece handmade and one of a kind, but it's all <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category/sale.htm" target="_blank">on sale</a>! Plus you'll like the free standard shipping. Just beware that some dog breeds are selling out quickly and there will be no more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Shown at top is my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_65/Papillon-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Papillon dog jewelry</a> gift collection. Right now you can choose from two bracelets, 3 necklaces, two pins and one Papillon dog pendant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There's a lot less selection in my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_116/Schipperke-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Schipperke dog jewelry</a> collection. In fact, this dog breed really is almost sold out. As I write this I have only two necklaces and one Schipperke puppy dog pin still available.</span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There's a bit more selection in my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_63/Keeshond-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Keeshond dog jewelry</a>. Choose from four bracelets, one necklace, one pendant, and 4 Keeshond dog pins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Remember, almost every item at <a href="http://www.forloveofadogjewelry.com/" target="_blank">For Love of a Dog</a> is one of a kind and I'm closing up shop, so there will be no more. Hurry and snag some fantastic bargains before it is all gone!</span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-79340705595228728162016-11-20T00:30:00.000-06:002016-11-20T00:30:00.824-06:00French Bulldog, Bull Terrier, and Cairn Terrier Jewelry Gifts at ForLoveofaDog.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Does your holiday shopping list include dog lovers whose favorite dog is a <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_52/Bull-Terrier-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Bull Terrier</a>, <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_53/Cairn-Terrier-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Cairn Terrier</a> or <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_59/French-Bulldog.htm" target="_blank">French Bulldog</a>? Do they appreciate handmade, one of a kind Christmas gifts? And do you like big <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category/sale.htm" target="_blank">Black Friday sales</a> and free shipping?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then fetch <a href="http://www.forloveofadog.com/" target="_blank">For Love of a Dog Jewelry</a>! Better check the <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_16/Specific-Dog-Breed-Jewelry.htm" target="_blank">dog breed jewelry</a> first because many breeds have already sold out and there will not be more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Shown at top is my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_52/Bull-Terrier-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Bull Terrier dog jewelry</a> collection and, as you can see, selection is already limited to just 3 necklaces, one bracelet and one pendant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You'll find there are more choices in my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_53/Cairn-Terrier-Dog.htm" target="_blank">Cairn Terrier dog jewelry</a> collection. In addition to 1 bracelet, 1 necklace, 1 pendant, 1 ribbon pin and 3 sweet Cairn Terrier puppy dog pins, I even have two very cool <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/item_237/Dog-Leash-Holder-Cairn-Terrier-Wall-Hook-Gift.htm" target="_blank">Cairn Terrier dog leash holders</a> still available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ohh la la, I love Frenchies! If you do, too, the hurry to see what I have available in my <a href="http://forloveofadog.com/category_59/French-Bulldog.htm" target="_blank">French Bulldog dog jewelry</a> gifts. As I right this, I have 5 bracelets, 3 necklaces, and 1 pendant in fawn, black and brindle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Remember, available items are very limited in quantity and almost all are one of a kind. If you want to snag some very special Christmas gifts, you'd better hurry!</span><br />
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Talking-Dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562973510419612443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029480188467651361.post-24544606107064586882016-11-19T00:30:00.000-06:002016-11-19T00:30:21.078-06:00More than a Dog by Steve Conover | Dog Song Saturday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another Saturday means another dog song at Talking Dogs!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today we've got a great video for those of you who love to work and play with your canine companions. This song is <i>More Than A Dog</i> and comes to us from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HardcoreHuntinMusic" target="_blank">Hardcore Hunting Music</a> and the <a href="http://theblindfaithblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blind Faith Blog</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yes, we know there's hunting of some kind somewhere all year round, but given that it's fall it just seemed like the perfect time to have some fun with some hunting dogs!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sit. Stay. Relax and enjoy <i>More Than A Dog</i> and this hunting dog video. Then f</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.talking-dogs.com/p/dog-songs-at-talking-dogs.html" target="_blank">etch some more genuine dog song music videos</a> at Talking Dogs. You'll be surprised at how many we've collected over the past few years. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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