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Furry Fridays - Danielle from Underland to Wonderland

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Give a warm welcome to Danielle and her fur babies!

''Always the animal lover I've had 7 hamsters, 5 fish, 4 rabbits, a guinea pig and a dog over time. 

Today I have 3, oops, sorry 2 animals/children and one man in my house. Baker and Bunny!

Bunny is a 3 year old English Spot rabbit and his name wasn't meant to be permanent... There were issues sexing him when we bought him as a little baby bunny and so we called him that until we could tell what he was. It's lucky that it did stick though because he was wrongly sexed as a female for almost the 1st year of his life bless him. Living in the house, Bunny has his own cage (kitted out with edible Harry Potter books and toys)  in our spare room dubbed 'the rabbit room' and often prances about after me while I'm pottering about doing housework. He is trained to potty in a certain place, responds to his name and can go and sit on a mark you have told him to! In our old house he acted much more like a dog than a rabbit hopping up onto the sofa for a hug and stuff.

Next is my puppy dog. I was never allowed a dog growing up although I adored visiting my grand parents to play with all of my Granda's working dogs. He had Border Collies and one Lurcher that he had taken in when it needed a home, so when in October of 2012 we saw a litter of Collie Lurcher cross pups I saw it as a sign and my other half arrange for us to go pick one as an early birthday present. 

Now a year old Baker is always receiving comments on how well trained he is and I hope my Granda would be proud. He has all the basics down but also gives high 5's, kisses and if you are sad/crying he'll come and bring you a toy or lick you to cheer you up! As an ex portrait photographer Baker is now usually my favorite model and is pretty photogenic. If you like cute and funny videos of puppies be sure to check out my YouTube as there are plenty of little man on there, including him learning to use his daddys skateboard!

I do a lot of work to promote animal charities, proper animal care, the use of products that are NON-animal tested and more through my blog and have even completed a charity skydive to raise money so it should be clear how strongly I feel about animal welfare. If I could give advice to anyone choosing a pet it would be to research everything! Look into a breed that will fit into your life no matter what species. Make sure you have the time, money, energy and resources to give that pet the best life you can - don't just choose it for the cuteness factor!''

Danielle blogs at Underland to Wonderland and it will be back in action in October! 

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Furry Fridays - Jamie of You Gotta Have Hart

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Meet Jamie and her fur baby Levi.

T.G.I.F. Folks!

Today I'm guest posting on my new friend Steph's blog, so I thought I would share it here too!  Her blog is super cute if you are into living Vintage, Crafting & Thrifting! She also hosts Furry Fridays, which brings me to my post today about my fur baby, Levi..

or as he's registered, "Miller's Little Wild Child".

When I got this little fella, I was back living at home with my Parent's, newly unemployed, and the last thing I needed was another "dog".  My Parent's had gone to Montana for two weeks and while they were gone, I got a "wild hair".  I called my friend Nina and we found a Shih Tzu breeder about 45 minutes away and went to look at babies! When I called the breeder, she advised me that the puppies were only six weeks old so I wouldn't be able to bring one home but I could pick one out, leave a down payment, and then come back in two weeks to take it home.  I knew better than that!  Even Nina knew that I had skills and could convince a blind man to buy a TV-- so we were leaving with a puppy!  FYI: *Most puppies cannot be sold before eight weeks of age.  This is because they need to be vaccinated and fully weaned.  (I have worked for Animal Hospitals, etc and am fully trained, so this is not an issue.  I would NOT recommend just anyone doing so.  I did sign paperwork stating that I was fully responsible for any issues that may occur with the puppy due to it's age.)

Levi is such a special puppy and has brought so much love and enjoyment to my life.  I wouldn't trade him for a million dollars!  He has a crazy love of tennis balls!  I do not how how this started or even who gave him his first tennis ball.  He literally goes insane over them. When he finds one, he will harass you left and right to throw them and when the night is over, we have to hide them, so that he will quiet down and go to sleep! Levi is also very spoiled.. he gets plenty of bones and squeaky toys (which drive me insane because he has to destroy the squeaker-- and usually does so within minutes!).  

Honestly, I have worked for numerous Animal Hospitals, Groomers, Wildlife Rescues, and more.. I've also owned numerous dogs (it feels so bad calling them that because they were ALL my babies!), but Levi has surpassed ALL expectations of what a loved pet could be.  He makes me laugh when my face is stuck on a frown and when I'm crying.. this guy literally wipes my tears.  While I am a BIG advocate for adopting pets from your Animal Shelter, and my next pet will be adopted.. Levi has been the greatest lil guy ever! 

I want to leave you with a few tips about Shih Tzu's and their care:

--Shih Tzu's eyes water, and A LOT!  Their hair will also grow into their eyes and if not properly groomed, can cause them to lose their eyesight (from hair poking at their eyeball).  It's important that you keep this hair properly groomed and cleaned.  (I've actually owned a Shih Tzu that had an eye removed due to eye trauma)

--Shih Tzu's are prone to ear infections.  They need their ears properly cleaned and the hair pulled from them on a monthly if not on a every other month basis.  I DO NOT recommend you doing this on your own.  HAVE A PROFESSIONAL GROOMER DO THIS. End of story.

--Shih Tzu's NEED to be groomed, if not brushed.  Their hair WILL get knotted.  If they are not regularly groomed, they can get painfully knotted and it's animal abuse.  You can brush them on a daily basis but I strongly recommend sending them to a trusted groomer because if you don't know how to properly brush, you WILL miss the correct areas to brush that are prone to knots.

--If you bathe your Shih Tzu.. DO NOT GET WATER IN THEIR NOSE!!! You can literally drown your dog because their nozzle is so short. (if you don't know what you are doing, don't wash them PLEASE, let someone else do it or just don't wash their face!  Also, if you wash them, wash them with special dog shampoo and BE SURE you rinse them well or you WILL give them hot spots! Basically, if you think you've rinsed them enough- rinse them more because their hair holds soap more than you know!)

--Shih Tzu's need a good food, preferably one that is NOT canned food and does NOT have corn starch in it.  Do your research-- Grocery store food= not a good diet.

All in all.. Love your Pet and treat them like family!

Jamie Blogs Here

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Furry Fridays - Ali of Ali Thompson Art

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Meet Ali & Sparkles from Ali Thompson Art

Hi! My name is Ali Thompson, and I'm an artist and blogger. My website is alithompsonart.com. You can check out my blog and look at my art. Maybe you could buy some art, who knows?

But today, I am talking about my cats, not my art. Which is great, because almost any conversation I have with another pet owner will eventually turn into one about my cats. Were we talking about serious politics? Well, we're not any more because I have cats. And cats are way less depressing than politics.

I have three cats-- Tifa, Foxy, and Sparkles. But I really want to talk about Sparkles the most.

Sparkles was 11 years old when I got her from the Philadelphia SPCA shelter. She had been there for 8 months, and she was pretty grumpy. And when I say grumpy, I mean she hated everything and everyone in the entire world.

I didn't intend to get a third cat. I was trying to help my mom pick out a cat for herself, and I got caught by ads from people begging someone to take beloved pets they couldn't keep any more. I looked around my house, and I thought to myself, I can take another cat. I have room.

At the shelter, I had already picked out a different cat. A younger cat. A less angry cat.

But the staff of the shelter wanted me to meet Sparkles. She had been there so long, they said. We'll waive the fees, they said. She's really quite sweet, they said.

“RRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr!” said Sparkles, crouching in the back of a small cage, glaring her panther glare at me.

For some reason, I said ok. I'll take her. It might have been when I saw her vampire fangs.

Did I mention that she has vampire fangs? It's hard to tell in her pictures, and she doesn't really like having pictures taken. I think I fell in love with her a little right then when I saw her fangs.

And it's took a while for her to integrate into the house. She hid in the basement. She hid under the couch. She staked out under the table in the dining room and defended it which much growling.

She'll never be a lap cat, and she doesn't tolerate much foolishness like petting, unless it's from my boyfriend. She adores my boyfriend. And she's funny. She loves treats more than any other cat I've ever seen. We taught her to sit on command, because she'll do anything for treats.

I told you all that to tell you this. If you're thinking about adopting a pet, think about one that's older. Sparkles was someone else's pet, until they couldn't keep her anymore. Older animals have a hard time being adopted because they aren't as cute as a kitten or puppy. A lot of them were pets, and they're upset by being in the shelter. So they may not be as friendly as another cat, which means it's even harder for them to be adopted.

But I couldn't stand to think of Sparkles spending her cat retirement years in cat jail. And I've never been sorry. She's an excellent and awesome cat. So for your next new animal, think about going older.

Ali Blogs // Tweets // YouTube

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Furry Fridays - Amy of ART of the Heart

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Meet Amy and her fur babies!

I'm Amy from ART of the HEART... and these are mine and husband's babies, 

Harper and Brutus....

Harper is our Great Dane and Brutus is our English bulldog.

 Harper is an AKC registered blue Great Dane. My husband got her for me from a 

breeder in AR when she was 8 weeks old. She was 8 pounds, and she was a clumsy, 

floppy little puppy with huge paws and loooong legs. It took her almost a year

 to grow into those legs! 

When I first got her, she would take naps on my chest or lap, now

only her head will fit in my lap! She still thinks she's a lap dog and will sometimes

sit on me (like a person) as if I'm a chair! She grew up SO fast. Since danes grow

at such a rapid pace, it's recommended that you strictly schedule 2-3 feedings a

day in certain size portions. It is also highly recommended that you feed them high

protein, large breed puppy food until they are 2 years old. I use Eukanuba large

 breed puppy. Harper just turned 2 on July 27th and she is about 150lbs now! 

I've been through so much with this baby since I got her. At about 4 months old,

she got parvo. If you know anything about puppies with parvo, you know it's 

pretty much the worst thing ever. She stopped eating and threw up constantly.

She lost tons of weight and refused to even drink. It got to the point where I 

had to force Gatorade down her throat with a large feeding syringe to keep

her hydrated. FINALLY, it got so bad that my husband drove 5 hours (where

his veterinarian uncle works/lives in Chattanooga, TN) in the middle of the night. 

His uncle quickly put her on an IV drip and treated her for about 2 weeks. Thank 

God she pulled through. We traveled back to Chatt. and picked up a hyper, healthy

pup. I could probably write a book of stories about Harper growing up, but that

would take forever! 

Brutus is my husband, Cody's, CKC registered English bulldog. Cody got Brutus at 

6 months old from some friends who could no longer take care of him. It's sad that

we didn't get to raise him from puppyhood but Cody loves him so much. He's a feisty

character who is VERY protective. We also think he's partially blind because he barks

at anything out of the ordinary... even if it's one of us wearing something like a motorcycle

helmet or holding something large. It's like he can only see silhouettes and can't clearly

 identify things. Kind of strange. 

Brutus has remained fairly healthy. He has a form of mange that is hereditary and treatable 

but not curable which makes him unsuitable for breeding, so we got him neutered pretty 

quickly to get that over with. It also makes him shed in massive amounts which kind of

get annoying to constantly clean up. Can you tell which pup I like better? Haha. 

I do love Brutus though, he's very playful and energetic. He likes to rare up on his

hind legs and slam his front feet down on the floor when he plays. He also bounces

around and turns circles when he's excited. It's very cute!

So... Those are our children! They are definitely more than just pets. We love our little family.

Amy Blogs // Tweets // Facebook

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Furry Fridays - Megan of The Nautical Owl - an update

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We featured Megan from The Nautical Owl and her pup Jarvis a couple months ago and today we are giving you a little update on his health status.

Megan posted this about puppy Jarvis:

As you may know, back in May we started our journey in diagnosing him. Lots of support, love and money later we found out he has a disease called SIBO.

In early June, baby Jarvis weighed in at 30 pounds. He was grossly underweight. So much so, that you could see all of his ribs, his shoulder blades and even his hip bones. We knew something was wrong. And we had to act quickly. 

Through so much support with The Hungry Jarvis Fund we were able to cover half of his vet costs other sacrifices made up the rest. 

And I wanted to let you guys know that he is recovering beautifully. 

At last weigh in, he was 50 pounds.

FIFTY POUNDS!

This means in a little over a month, my little man has gained 20 pounds! Isn't that amazing? He's not so little anymore. I think he had a lot of growing up to catch up with. He's almost as big as his brother, Hank. Jarvis is acting more puppy than ever now. And he's really loving life!

Now, we are faced with normal dog issues that we could never address before because of the disease, like potty training. He's doing so well while in the house. But we are still having issues with him pottying in the kennel. It's been rough on that front. We'll pull through though.

Jarvis took us through a toxicity scare this past week. A trip to the emergency vet gave us little information besides the fact that he had eaten something poisonous to him. It was a rough 48 hours, but little man pulled through and it amazing again.

Just another set up. Poor guy has had many. 

And so has our bank account. Ugh.

He is still on his probiotic every day. As well as a vitamin, his prescription Tylan, calorie booster and specialty food. It's an expensive little bugger. But I love him so much. I really do. If you have any extra love to spare, I'd be so grateful if you could donate to the fund. It would me the world to us.

This is a before picture of Jarvis.

Here are current healthy and happy pictures!

Megan Blogs Here // Facebook // Twitter // Etsy

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Today welcome Brooks and her two adorable fur children!!

I'm Brooks from Cotton & Boots. I'd love to introduce y'all to my two children. Yes, my children are my dogs.

That's Sinatra and Prim. Sinatra's the big, handsome lab and Prim's the minpin who will give you a run for your money.

Sinatra was my 18th birthday present and 7 years later, he's still going strong. He'll put your stamina to shame.  He is obsessed with water and can even manage to "swim" in a puddle. Sinatra will even play fetch with himself.  Oh, and another thing about Sinatra? He can sing. Yeah, you heard me.. my sweet boy can sing.  He loves to sing to Frank Sinatra, but he's starting to warm up to other artists too. You can see him crooning here.

And Prim? She's my baby girl, mountain goat, firecracker and pistol. She loves sitting in weird places.

And she loves Auburn football.

She's also known to sneak off before bedtime and slide under our covers - she's a smart cookie, that one. She's also our watchdog, our snuggler, and our trouble maker. You know the dogs that panic when you leave? That's her.

And together, they're partners in crime. Protecting our home from one bird at a time.

When it comes to choosing dogs, it was easy. I grew up with labs, they have such a great temperament and are extremely loyal. Minpin have that spunky personality that makes you wonder if they're human at times. Either way, when it comes to choosing a dog, research, research, research. Find what you want in a dog (coat length, temperament, size) and if all else fail, google it. I found the minpin breed through a friend of mine, so always ask around.

I hope y'all stop by and say hello to us over at Cotton & Boots! 

Brooks blogs at Cotton & Boots // Twitter // Instagram // Bloglovin

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Calling All Pet Owners! Get Featured on Furry Fridays.

We started Furry Fridays in November of 2012 and it has been a huge success, spotlighting families of pets from all over.  We want to continue to share these love stories with all of our fans, so we invite all of our followers to write their pet stories and send them in! Remember that they don't have to be furry, we have featured feathered and scaly friends too! The post will be featured on both A Geek in Glasses and B is for Becky.

Here is what we are looking for:

 Do you love your pet and want to be featured on Furry Fridays? Send your story of pet love, up to 5 pictures, tip about choosing a pet, how to rescue an animal or pet care tip and a link to your website/blog/etsy/twitter/facebook/etc.

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We couldn't have done it without these lovely people! So here is a great big THANK YOU to all of our features:

Jen, Motorhead and Ronnie James Dio from Betties N Brimstone

Aimee and her adorable Chihuahua, Chuy from Irresistible Pets

Sarah and Floyd from Total Basset Case

Sofia G and her fur family from The Daily Miacis

Megan and Jarvis from The Nautical Owl

Amanda & Charlie

Stacey and her kittens from Life on Cephei

Joy and Ghandi from Comfy Town Chronicles

Jenny & her Fur Crew from Two Steps Forward and I'm Not Looking Back

Allison and Whitney from Okay Allison

Danielle and Huckelberry from Taking Notes...Coast to Coast

Jessica and Minni from Little Maple Leaf

Becky, Pearl and Joy from B is for Becky

Kelsey and Angie from Harbor Cottage

Stephanie and Walter from Life, Actually

Alyssa and her menagerie from Huzzahs From a Street

Jackie, Bowie and Rosie from Jackie Jade

Jo and Lily from Loving Life in the Fab Lane Blog.

Jes and her cat collection from The Militant Baker

Madison, Axle and Clover from At The Dog Park

Autumn and her feathery friend Cosmo from Stay Gold Autumn

Taylor and Lucy from Nothing but a Pigeon

Stephanie, Jack, Aj and Brownie from A Geek In Glasses

Kate and Henry from A Peony for Your Thoughts 

Alycia, Monty and Mabel from The Curious Pug

Trish and Tootsie Roll from JellyBones

Katherine and Teemo from Corgis & Cocktails

Jen, Bryn, Abby & Napoleon from Life, Love and Puppy Paws

Jessie and fur family from My Mod Style

Barbara and her owners from Words, Words, Words...

A memorial from James of Daddy Space

Brittany and Buddy from The Domestic Geek

Kristen, Boo Boo and Moosie from A Day in the Life of Me

Sinea, Sadie and Lexi from Puppies-Puppies

We love all of the pictures of our featured pets, here are just some of the favorite shots:

 

Betties N Brimstone

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B is for Becky

 

A Peony for Your Thoughts 

 

The Militant Baker

 

Okay Allison

Corgis & Cocktails

 

JellyBones

Furry Fridays - Jen from Betties N Brimstone

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Met Jen, Motorhead and Ronnie James Dio!

Hi, my name is Jen and I write at the blog Betties N Brimstone along with my friend Stephanie.  I also make and sell hair accessories and jewelry over at my Etsy shop, called Hell Razor.

I live in the Chicago suburbs with my husband, Todd, and our one-and-a-half-year-old son, Iggy.  We have two dogs as well!  So things are often a little crazy over by us!  Let me tell you about my two pups…

Motorhead is our first dog.  We rescued him not long after we moved into our house.  We had previously lived in a condo on the third floor, so we held off on pets until we knew we were in a place where we had a backyard (I’m way too lazy to take a dog up and down three flights of stairs multiple times a day!).

We found Motorhead via the Petfinder app!  I always wanted a Boston Terrier, so we started looking under the Boston Terrier search term.  Motor was from a litter of three pups (don’t worry, his two sisters were also adopted!) that claimed to be part Boston Terrier and part Boxer (Motor’s mom was a brindle Boxer).  The photos of him were so adorable – he was only about 8 weeks old or so (we’re guessing) when we first found him. 

Although I know that Boxers are considerably larger than Boston Terriers, I thought to myself “oh I bet he won’t get THAT much bigger…” which of course, was completely untrue.  Motor is about three years old now, and 65 pounds of muscle-y awesomeness.  He looks like a Pit Bull to most people we meet in public, and it may be true that there’s a little of that in him… but we’ll never know.

Motor is the most gentle dog you’ll ever meet.  When we first brought Iggy home, we worried about how they might get along.  Our concerns were quickly laid to rest when we saw how careful Motor was (and is) around Iggy, even when Iggy decides to do something impulsive toddler-style, like haul off and whack him with a toy.  Motor just looks at me like, “Uh, hey Mom?  Can you do something about this guy over here?”

I love Motor.

Ronnie James Dio is our brand new little girl puppy.  Her dad is a Boston Terrier, and her mom is a French Bulldog.  This we know for sure, because Dio is a puppy from the litter our tattoo artist’s dog gave birth to earlier in the year!  We weren’t necessarily looking for a second dog when Dio came into our lives.  I’d always toyed with the idea of getting a second dog eventually, and I knew I wanted a Boston Terrier (for real this time!). 

When we saw that Bunny (our tattoo artist’s dog) had given birth to a litter of puppies, I became obsessed with the photos that were being posted on instagram.  I left a comment inquiring about the fate of these cute little guys and girls (there were six of them!), and to my surprise, we were offered one, if we wanted.

It took a lot of soul-searching and discussion between my husband and I to decide whether or not we were ready to go for a second dog, but the timing (right before summer break) and the situation of knowing the momma pup was too good to pass up, so we went ahead and dove in.

Dio is a HANDFUL.  She is not the calm, laid-back dog that is Motor.  But she is still a tiny puppy. She’s only about 14-15 weeks old right now, so she has a long way to go.  We remember how crazy Motorhead was when he was a puppy, and how house-training and chewing up the wrong things can seem like an exhausting task – especially when we’re also chasing around a baby.

But seeing Iggy and Dio interact and having them grow up together is really priceless.  Iggy giggles when Dio jumps up and licks him, but then quickly turns to crying when she won’t let up!  When it’s time to eat, she jumps and spins multiple times in a row because she is so excited.  Cracks me up every time.

People have lots and lots of advice to give on raising and training dogs.  I would say that, just like most anything else in life, you need to choose the route that works best for you.  Everyone will say, “Oh you SHOULD do this, or, you SHOULD do that,” but just nod, say thank you, and move on your merry way.  Move at the pace that feels right for you. 

We didn’t let Motor off of the leash in our own yard for a very long time – he wouldn’t come when we called him (despite our best efforts), and I didn’t want him to run away (although yes he is microchipped).  It seemed like it took him longer than other dogs (our neighbor adopted a Labra-doodle around the same time as we got Motor) to get the hang of responding to us.  He was a stubborn guy, but now he can run around the yard – even if the gate is open – and he doesn’t try to run away and will come inside when we call him.  He just needed time, and had a different personality/temperament than other dogs/breeds.  So be patient and feel out what works for you.

 

 

I invite you to stop on by the blog and etsy shop anytime! 
Rock on,

Jen @ Hell Razor/Betties N Brimstone

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This week meet Sofia G from The Daily Miacis!

Since I am a child I can remember living with animals, everywhere I've been. Even when I was in university with had a cat named Marrie (funny, she wasn't white as the Aristocats character). If I could, I would have all the animals I could shelter, but that's impossible. I say everytime that if by some luck I would win the lottery I would create a shelter to have all the animals I would caught and treat them well. Nowadays, I have 4 furry friends, about less than a month ago I had 5, each one with different personality. This is a way to honor my little dog I can say that. 

I have a German Shepard that speaks English ( and I am Portuguese). The previous owner was a friend from my mother, and he was English, and he had to move permanently to England. The dog was on the Veterinnary Hospital where my mom works for like 3 weeks. No one would adopt him because he was 5 years. Mom loved so much the dog that she brought him home. But there was another reason to that. And the reason was my little one that died a few weeks ago, Jennifer Lanosa DeVil aka Jenny, a Yorkshire Terrier. 

Jenny was given to me on my birthday.  I was 12 turning 13. She was so little! On the same day she came to home, I didn't see her and... I sit on her! Since then we became so connected. She would follow me everywhere I would go. And she was a lady! Oh I can guarantee you that! She would seat on the best sofas of the house and pee on the best carpets on the floor. And she snored.. Like a monster! So loud! She was my baby. unfortunately, this breed have a lot of articulations problems. Since she was young she had problems, and then she had a cancer. But she was fine, she had life quality.Prince brought her so much life. By the time he came home, she didn't could climb the stairs. In one moth she was young again! But old caught up with her and she died of a kidney faillure. My little, hope you are truly on heaven.

But has much I love dogs, I have do admit, I am a cat lady. I have 3 cats. My old one is Quinas. She is the more indepedent anti social cat I've known. With age she turned more softer, but still, she only uses our home as a hotel :breakfast and bed. And fast as she can. Her mother was so mean that she bit my mom leg so hard that the mandibula and jaw were printed with all the teeths she had. Still, she is ours, and she keeps our garden clean from moles.

My middle, is Tom. This is my best cuddler! And the cat that have a strong connection with me. He came to my life when I had a problem on my feet and I had to spent a lot of time at home. I would only go to school and nothing more. And I wanted a gray cat. This happens on a year that people put cat littlers on the front if the veterinnary has in the olden days people would put orphans on the orphanage. So mom gave me this little cat. But his sister, which a friend of my mom adopt her, was with cat flu, and Tom when came home was also with cat flu. He had such a strong breath, with so much noise, that I would know everywhere he was at home. It was easy to find him. I had so much afraid to loose him! But he was a fighter and in 2 weeks, everything was well. He was the first cat to... cuddle on my hair. Yes, he would do on my hair like the littke kittens when are breast feeding on their mom's.But he was adorable, we would sleep with me, play with me, even work with me! Although he had all the luxury at home, he prefer liberty. So he spends the day outside, jumping in the fields. running from Prince, lay in the dirt. His so happy :)

My youngest it's Sam. Sam, when came home was already 3 months. I was operated for like two weeks, I still would walk with crutches. He was caught on the street, alone, scared by two young boys He was well cared, so he probably run from some home. But no one came to the veterinnary claim him. So he came to me. I have this theory altough everybody calls me nuts. In the beginning when I raised my hands to pet him on the head, he would cower and closed his eyes like I would beat him. I think the home he run off would not be a good place. He is happy with me, I can say that. He sleeps on my yoga carpet, that it's all messed up, eat my chives, and spread hair all over the place. He loves to be with me when I'm gardening on my balcony and to scared the life out of Prince. But what I love the most, the sweet thing he has, his that he follows my grandmother everywhere. It's more antisocial than Tom but it's a sweet.

Love,

Sofia G

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Today welcome Sarah and Floyd!

I'm Sarah and I blog over at Total Basset Case.

 If you couldn't guess, we have a basset hound.

His name is Floyd.
He is a rascal and a half and also the biggest sweet heart you've ever met.

As much as Floyd looks like a 'dog', he isn't much of a dog.

 In fact, he really doesn't do anything that 'normal' dogs do.

He doesn't:

-play fetch

-catch a ball

-sleep in a dog bed

-walk very well on a leash (he'd rather sit)

 -eat normal dog food (mr. sensitive stomach over here)

-play at the park

However, he does:

-snuggle like it's his job

 -bring you beers

 -help load the dishwasher

-protect the neighborhood

-sleep like a human

I mean, you can't deny that precious face.
Even if he can't fetch a ball...

Thank you Becky and Steph for having us over today!
We are so happy to be a part of Furry Friends!
Please come over and say hello to Floyd and I!

Sarah blogs at Total Basset Case // Twitter // Facebook

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