Please Read: These Dog Treats Kill!

Reblogged from dogdaz: Ok everyone…THESE are among the chicken treats responsible for killing dogs or making them seriously ill. Vets everywhere are now warning everyone to stop giving your dogs these treats. They are slowly shutting down dog’s kidneys and it is because of something they have in them, still as yet UNKNOWN. The fact [...]

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Happy Easter!

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Top Recent Commenter Award

I am sure most bloggers will agree that conversation and community are as important to blogging as writing, creating art, journaling, and sharing. And what is the best way to engage in conversation with other bloggers if not comments? Although commenting on other blogs may seem like a lot of work (and it certainly is, [...]

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Sunshine Light Sunshine Bright

If things keep going at this pace, pretty soon I’ll have more awards than I know what to do with, but I am not complaining, and please keep them coming! :-) This time it’s the Sunshine Award! This sunny nomination I owe to Mouse , whose delicious recipes add a considerable amount of sunlight to my day. [...]

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Inspiring and Inspired

It hasn’t been long since my first blogging award, yet again I have a reason to celebrate: Through the Lens was so kind as to bestow The Very Inspiring Blogger award on my humble puddle. Thank you, dear Through the Lens; I appreciate your generous gesture. You have an awesome blog, and I am flattered [...]

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Dogs in Black

Yesterday I watched Ceasar Millan’s Dog Whisperer and, for the first time, heard about the “black dog” syndrome. Although there is no scientific explanation of this phenomenon, animal shelters observe a particular trend in adoptions. And it doesn’t bode well for the black pooch. Potential adopters subconsciously gravitate to lighter coloured dogs and overlook the [...]

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Stray dogs “catching” a train ride…

About a year ago, when I visited my parents in Ukraine, I couldn’t help but notice a great number of stray animals on the streets of Ukrainian cities and towns. Everywhere I went, there would be a small pack of stray dogs. And where there were no dogs, cats prevailed. Stray dogs came in all [...]

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Splash! The Versatile Blogger Award landed in my puddle

Yesterday my little puddle of a blog reached a milestone – it was nominated for its first award: The Versatile Blogger. I would like to thank MindMindful for this pleasant surprise – it really brightened up my day! I am honoured and delighted. Thank you so much for nominating my blog! It’s especially nice to receive this nomination from [...]

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Social media and “some real horrible things” that are being said

Yesterday, I finally found the time to visit my own facebook page that I’ve neglected since this blog came into existence, which would be about six months. Obviously, facebooking is not on the list of my priorities, but I keep the fb page to stay in touch with my friends, and as long as it’s [...]

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Good Dog, Bad Dog

Once in a while every city gets a dog-related story. This week we’ve been shaken by two, one on the heels of another. The first story is a heartbreaking tale of a dog with a missing leg. The second… an unfathomable tragedy that affected the entire community. Good dog, poor dog Yesterday, a story ran [...]

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