Sunshine Awards | Monday Mischief

I'm walking on sunshine... and don't it feel good!

Earlier this month I received a beautiful Sunshine Award from MK Clinton at Barking from the Bayou.  Then last week I received one from JoAnn at Sand Spring Chesapeakes. 

So where's the mischief?
Rosie is disappointed because these awards didn't come with dog treats!

No, the real mischief is that I'm not going to follow the rules for the awards.

Each came with a different set of rules and I'm just going to follow the ones I want to!

The easy one: thank the person who gave it to me.

Thank you,  M.K. Clinton!  If you haven't read her Barking from the Bayou blog, you should, plus she writes a wonderful award winning book series called The Returns. Personally, I love a self-described GRITS (Girl Raised in The South.) Besides, I'm in love with her Basset Hound, Bentley.

Thank you, JoAnn!  She makes me laugh with stories of hunting gators; she makes me cry with her tributes to her heart dog, Norman.  Fetch her Sand Spring Chesapeakes blog for some fun! I love JoAnn's dogs and I love her, too.

Both definitely bring sunshine into my life and I thank you so much!

Name ten things about myself?  Ummm... no thanks.  Too boring!

Pass the award on to 10 other blogs that bring me sunshine.  Nope.  Not gonna do it.  Way more than 10 blogs bring me sunshine!  

So, I'm just going to call your attention to a few great blogs that are new (or new-ish) to me and pass this award on to them.

• Adventures of a Cattle Dog - Elyse blogs about her dog, Riley, who is a therapy dog with hip dysplasia.
• If I Should Die Before My Pets - Cathy blogs about their two dogs, plus a bossy calico cat.
• Lucky Fox Kennel - Joy blogs about her sled dog team: an Alaskan Malamute, an Alaskan Malamute/Husky, and a Shiba Inu..
• Terra Toby - Amy blogs about her dog Toby and his adventures in pet therapy.
• Life with Duke - Jessica blogs about her very first dog, Duke.

Fetch these blogs and enjoy!


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Rudy thinks you should stop napping and enter our giveaways now!

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Thank you to Snoopy’s Dog Blog, Alfie’s Blog, and My Brown Newfies for hosting Monday Mischief!

Dog Song Saturday: Just a Dog

Trent Boswick and Dexter

It's Saturday, so time to take a moment and enjoy a dog song at Talking Dogs!   Today's is not really a song about dogs, but a beautiful, extremely high quality, music video presentation about loving dogs.

Just a Dog? features a slide show of dog photographs taken at Point Pleasant Park by Trent Boswick and his dog Dexter.  In Just a Dog, Trent explores that phrase we often hear:

From time to time, people tell me, 'lighten up, it's just a dog, or, 'that's a lot of money for just a dog."

Trent explains in images and words exactly why those people just don't understand.  The music that accompanies Just a Dog is Everywhere I Go by Lissie and definitely provides a perfect backdrop for this photo essay about loving dogs.

His love for dogs shines in Just a Dog, as well as his photography skills.  Trent blogs about dogs at Dogs 4 Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Fetch it to enjoy more of his wonderful dog photos and learn about this dog friendly park.

So, grab a dog.  Sit.  Stay.  Settle back to enjoy Just a Dog, because if you're reading this, you're gonna love it!   Then if you in the mood, fetch some more dog songs and videos at Talking Dogs.   Be sure to come back here to scroll down below the video to check out some barking good dog blogs, because today is a Pet Blogger Hop!

Dog Song Saturday: 20 Dogs

It's Saturday.  Time for a dog song from For Love of a Dog!  Our apologies in advance for this one.  It's another earworm.  Very lively and just plain fun.  20 Dogs is a video for kids to laugh, sing, dance and learn along with lots of cool dogs including Beagle, Poodle, Doberman Pinschers, Bulldogs, Great Danes, Labrador Retriever and more.  Your toe will be tapping!

Are you ready?   Grab a dog.  Sit.  Stay.  Sing along with 20 Dogs.  Then scroll down below the video and explore some barking good dog blogs courtesy of the Pet Blogger Hop.

Adopt Dynamite a Quarter Horse Available at Longmeadow Rescue Ranch

Dynamite is a sorrel Quarter Horse about 9 years old. She's been at the Longmeadow Rescue Ranch shelter since October 2007 and is looking for a forever home.

According to shelter staff, Dynamite is an exceptional horse. She requires an experienced rider, but in the right hands, she has the potential to be a great performance horse. She knows leg and seat cues and is very responsive.

As you can see from the video, Dynamite carries herself well and loves to chase that big red ball. She's make a terrific cow pony.

Dynamite's name fits her. She has bucked with some riders and she has a lot of get-up-and-go. She's not a tall horse but is wide, strong and very athletic.

If you're interested in adopting Dynamite, contact the Humane Society of Missouri's Longmeadow Rescue Ranch at 636-583-8759. Dynamite's animal id number is A421897

Wordless Wednesday: Cats and Dogs

Our yellow lab puppy, Rudy and his feline sister, Skeeter, have no idea where the phrase "fight like cats and dogs" comes from.  However, Rudy does find it a challenge to entertain a cat.

Dog Song Saturday: Good Friends by Livingston Taylor

It's Saturday, so time for a dog song at For Love of a Dog.  Our song today is Good Friends, a mellow tune written and performed by Livingston Taylor.  It's accompanied by lovely photographs of people and their dogs as a tribute to the special friendship with we share.

Grab a dog.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy Good Friends.  Then, while you're still feeling a warm glow from the song, scroll down to the Saturday Pet Blog Hop list and do some exploring.  You'll find lots of great dog blogs to bark about.

Dog Song: It's All Right If My Dog Sleeps on the Bed All Night With Me

It's Dog Song Saturday at For Love of a Dog!  And we've got a barking good dog song today:  If My Dog Sleeps on the Bed All Night With Me deals with the ago old questions:  should we lt our dogs sleep on the bed with us or not?

Full disclosure requires us to admit that in the For Love of a Dog household, dogs do sleep on the bed with us.  In fact, Jeffie has his own pillow.  That said...   grab a dog.  Lounge on the bed if you've got a laptop.  Sit.  Lay down.  Stay.  Enjoy If My Dog Sleeps on the Bed All Night With Me.

Then scroll down below the video (of great photos of dogs asleep on beds) and click around to visit some barking good dog blogs because today is a Pet Blog Hop.

Dog Song Saturday: I Had a Little Dog by Key Wilde & Mr Clarke

It's Dog Song Saturday at For Love of a Dog!  Today's dog song is I Had a Little Dog, a childrens song written and performed by Key Wilde and Mr Clarke.  It's accompanied by an incredibly charming animated video.   Well, actually the whole thing is pretty charming.  You'll find your toe tapping almost immediately and your doggy companions will enjoy the sound affects.

So, grab a dog or two.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy I Had a Little Dog.   Then scroll down below the video to check out some great pet blogs because today is a blog hop.  Click around and you are sure to find some dog blogs that will make your tail way for sure!

Wordless Wednesday: Dogs Cats and Sticks

No one seems to be watching.  

Skeeter can preserve her reputation as an aloof feline.

 

Hmmm...  interesting ear.

What's so great about the stick?  Play with me!

Talking Dogs Blog is a Winner in the Pets Blogroll Contest

We are thrilled!  Talking Dogs blog won a Pets Blogroll pet food bowl!

You may have noticed a little widget over on the left and wondered what it was all about.  Well, the good folks over at The Pets Blogroll randomly selected Talking Dogs blog, along with four other pet blogs, to receive custom Pets Blogroll pet bowls.   The contest was their way of celebrating achieving 250 members.

All four of the For Love of a Dog canines definitely approve of this terrific new bowl.  (Though only three would pose for photos.)  This is really a nice ceramic pet food bowl with the Pets Blogroll logo from Cafe Press.

Jeffie thinks this new bowl looks pretty sharp!

 

Lucy and Rudy agree.

Rudy says:  Where's the kibble?

The Pets Blogroll is a growing network of pet lovers and the first blogroll just for pet bloggers.  Their mission is to build the best community online for pet bloggers.   If you blog about pets, you owe it to yourself to check it out.  Joining The Pets Blogroll has several benefits:

• Contests - weekly and monthly giveaways sponsored by some of the most exciting pets related companies.
• Forum -  to talk about pets
• Finest Bloggers Friday - every Friday they feature a selection of blogs from The Pets Blogroll.
• Exposure - being exposed on all the members blogs with their easy to install widget.
• Networking - meet your favorite pets bloggers and find any pets blog with their search tools.  

Not a pet blogger?  Just like reading about pets?  Then head over to The Pets Blogroll widget and check out some of these barking good blogs!

Dog Song Saturday: The Pound Song by Puppet Rescue

It's Saturday, so at For Love of a Dog it's time for a dog song!  Today's dog song and video is a catchy tune.  Our four canines really loved the parts with cats meowing and dogs barking.

Puppet Rescue wrote The Pound Song and performs it here with video footage shot especially to accompany the song.  The Pound Song encourages pet adoption from animal shelters, pounds and animal rescue organizations.  Now, that's something to bark about!

Grab a dog.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and hum along to The Pound Song.  Then scroll down below the video to check out lots of howling good pet blogs because this is the weekly Pet Blog Hop.

Wordless Wednesdays at For Love of a Dog: Spring is in the Air

It may not be green, but spring is in the air.

Back to the Lab Labrador Retriever Dog Song at Talking Dogs

It's Saturday and by now you all know what that means:  it's time for a dog song at For Love of a Dog.  Hit the pause button on this busy weekend that's just kicking off and take a moment to enjoy a song about dogs.  Then when you're all relaxed and feeling good, scroll to the bottom of this blog post and fetch some great pet blogs because today is a Pet Blog Hop.  Go on... you know you want to!

Normally today's song would not be music on my iPod, however the lyrics hooked me big time.  Then there are the wonderfully endearing photos in this slide show.  Here for your listening and viewing pleasure is MC Esoteric performing Back to the Lab from their Saving Seamus Ryan album.  This song is dedicated to the Labrador Retriever and all dogs and available at Amazon, iTunes and from MC Esoteric.

Grab a dog, preferably a Labrador Retriever, but any dog will do.  Sit.  Stay.   Scroll down to read these song lyrics, then relax and groove along to Back to the Lab.

BACK TO THE LAB

women come and go but a dog stays always
all days, hanging by the couch or the hallways
the simple sound of me jingling my keys
will generate a look that could bring me to my knees
he's the type of friend that you can't stay mad around
even when you hear that shatter sound, it don't matter now
'cuz them eyes say it all and the face'll kill ya
it's great to have a face so familiar
he don't change a bit, he gon' stay he gon' sit
my currency is green his currency is a stick
i spend less time wildin' in hoods
more time in the woods 'cuz of this guy
it's all good, i got a lab, the love's essential
i saw myself as garbage he saw the potential
and when i can't grin or lift my chin
there's nobody, more happy to see me than him
yes i'll never turn my "back to the lab"
and i'm always goin' "back to the lab"

(verse 2)
that's right that's you
so happy, so honest, so loyal, so true
you got my back, got my front, got my middle
how you give so much and expect so little in return?
trainers say that you must learn
but i think we the ones that's living out of turn
we should take a tip, take a lesson, take something from yall
we need a mansion and a yacht to be happy, you need a ball
big jewelry, you ain't on it
just something simple 'round your neck with your name on it
you showed me sunsets i never took in
and shades of green i never seen 'cuz i wasn't lookin'
any mess that you made it was accidental
and when we brought the baby home, you were more than gentle
thanks for that, you'll always be the king here
this is love i'm showin, and yo i'm goin'...
"back to the lab"

Dog Song Saturday: Singing Animals Jeep Commercial

It's Saturday, so time for a dog song from For Love of a Dog.  However, today we bring you singing animals instead of a song about dogs.  Sorry, but we couldn't resist this classic Jeep Liberty commercial and we're hoping you'll count the canine as a dog.

No, we get no reimbursement or financial incentive from Jeep.  Nope, we don't even own a Jeep.

Sit.  Stay.  Grab a dog.  Relax.  Smile.  And sing along.  Then scroll down and visit some really cool dog blogs because this is a blog hop!

Dog Song Saturday: How Much is That Doggie in the Window by Patti Page

It's Saturday, so time for a dog song from For Love of a Dog.  Today's dog song is a bit different.  We're taking a stroll down memory lane with the song that was at the top of the music charts in 1953.  Now, this is a classic dog song:  How Much is That Doggie in the Window sung by Patti Page.

Sit.  Stay.  Grab a dog and enjoy an oldie, but goody, dog song accompanied by vintage video.  After you've sung along with Patti Page, be sure to scroll down and visit some very cool blogs that are participating in today's blog hop.