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Wordless Wednesday #85

Elizabeth — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:01:11 +0000

Pets On Furniture #2

Elizabeth — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:00:45 +0000

Do your pets sit or sleep on your furniture? Mine do! Have your boundaries flown out the window in this area? Boundaries- what are those? Here’s to our second installment called Pet’s On Furniture. If you'd like to send me photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, pictures can be sent to dbwluna@hotmail.com. Please make sure your pictures are in nice quality, your pet is on a piece of furniture, and please include your name, location, website or blog along with a brief description.

Lacy Anne Bush

This is Tsubomi -"We bought the couch to match"!

Sheila & Bob Johnson -Aurora, Illinois

This is our Hamish , he would sneak on the couch when we left so we finally acquiesced and allowed him and our other Golden Sophie on the couch.

http://goldenfriendsrescue.org/

Carla, Gopher, Squirrel and Graham- Saint Paul MN

Not only are our pets allowed on the furniture they are welcomed.

Blog http://hrhkinggopher.blogspot.com

Amy Robinson- Kirkland, WA

Swift on my mom's couch - he is never far from his orange bal- And Kool sleeping on my mom's couch - what a sweetheart!

http://lifewithdoxies.blogspot.com

13 months (390+ days)

Elizabeth — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:51:58 +0000

I was having a 'moment' this evening (and apparently was having a not-so-obvious-moment at work) when the realization finally hit that within the last 13 months (390+ days), I’ve only seen my husband for 60 days. 60 DAYS! That means that we’ve been apart for nearly a year… and I am absolutely ready for my husband to come home!

This is the photo that started the water-works...

This is the face that Luna has been giving me all evening...

...and this is the lovely video my friend at work sent to me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

a story for tomorrow. from gnarly bay productions, Inc. on Vimeo.

Mr. Chewy Review

Elizabeth — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:00:57 +0000

We were thrilled to be asked (like many of our other blogging friends) to review the service and experience from Mr. Chewy.

If you don’t already know, here are the facts about Mr. Chewy-

Mr. Chewy delivers pet happiness by conveniently shipping 70+ brands of pet food.
Orders of $49 and over are FREE! Orders under $49 are a flat rate of only $4.95. You also have the convenience of setting up a delivery schedule by setting the time frame and quantities while maintaining the ability to pause, cancel or change any part of the schedule.
Most customers receive their orders within 3-5 days of placing them.
They have programs for non-profit organization and shelters that help support animal welfare.

Before I ordered anything from Mr. Chewy, I wanted to compare pricing between Mr. Chewy and the two other pet stores that I frequent for my dog food; Petsmart (a convenient yet cooperate big box store which conveniently raised their prices), Maser's (a family owned full line pet store, which is a good twenty minutes in the opposite direction of my commute).

Petsmart

1 x Blue Buffalo Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe, 6-lb. bag-$19.49

1 x Blue Buffalo Adult Large Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe, 15-lb. bag- $31.99

1 x Blue Buffalo Blue Mini Bars Banana & Yogurt Natural Mini Dog Biscuits, 8-oz.- $9.99

Merchandise Subtotal: $ 61.47

Sales Tax: $3.99

Estimated Total: $65.46

Masers Pet Store

1 x Blue Buffalo Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe, 6-lb. bag- $16.99

1 x Blue Buffalo Adult Large Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe, 15-lb. bag-$25.99

1 x Blue Buffalo Blue Mini Bars Banana & Yogurt Natural Mini Dog Biscuits, 8-oz.- $9.99

Merchandise Subtotal: $ 52.97

Sales Tax: $3.44

Estimated Total: $56.41

Mr. Chewy

1 x Blue Buffalo Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe, 6-lb. bag- $16.99

1 x Blue Buffalo Adult Large Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe, 15-lb. bag- $28.99

1 x Blue Buffalo Blue Mini Bars Banana & Yogurt Natural Mini Dog Biscuits, 8-oz.- $4.99

Merchandise Subtotal: $ 50.97

Sales Tax: $0.00

Sipping & Handling/free on any order $49+ : $0.00

Estimated Total: $50.97

As you can see, the cost to order my food from Mr. Chewy runs about $15.00 less than Petsmart, so with that information in mind, we ordered our basics, and the ordering process couldn’t have been easier! We received our order promptly and well packaged, and I can see us setting up a delivery schedule in the near future!

(Disclosure: I received a store credit in return for a review. All statements and opinions are completely my own.)

Make sure to check out their website at www.mrchewy.com, along with their Facebook Page for more information.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Elizabeth — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:34 +0000

Finley & Penny

Penny & Tucker

Luna & Penny

Love must be in the air!

Pets On Furniture

Elizabeth — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Do your pets sit or sleep on your furniture? Mine do! Have your boundaries flown out the window in this area? Boundaries- what are those? Here’s to our first installment called Pet’s On Furniture. If you'd like to send me photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, pictures can be sent to dbwluna@hotmail.com. Please make sure your pictures are in nice quality, your pet is on a piece of furniture, and please include your name, location, website or blog along with a brief description.

What's A Rubit Clip?

Elizabeth — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:45:00 +0000

Do you know what a Rubit Clip is? I had heard of them but didn’t really know what they were or what purpose they served until I read this review from Youdidwhatwithyourweiver. The Rubit (roo'-bit') is a dog tag clip that lets you easily transition tags to different collars. It’s simple; you unclip the Rubit from your old collar and clip it to the new one. Wow! Can we say genius!! They sounded too good to be true, so I had to get a few to try out.

What do you know, they are actually very cool and easy to use- and all I can think about is no more broken nails! I don’t know about you, but I am always breaking my nails whenever I have to deal with dog tags.

I took the suggestion from Jessica over at Youdidwhatwithyourweiner and ordered a small tag for Penny as she is a ‘small’ dog. I also ordered the plain silver clip knowing that if a colored one is used (like the pretty red or blue) the coloring eventually rubs off.

Luna is wearing a medium size Rubit Clip and is showing off her tags nicely. The clip feels sturdy and strong and doesn’t get lost in Luna’s feathery chest. Gosh she needs a haircut!

Don’t I look pretty?

Up Close and Personal

Elizabeth — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:57 +0000

Finley Graduates Puppy Training

Elizabeth — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:05 +0000

Yay, Finley graduated from puppy training! That being said, she still needs a lot of work and attention as she is just one of those puppies that needs constant supervision. Finley is “wild at heart'”, my father says…and boy is she. Wild or not, we love her and are happy that she passed with flying colors! Now on to agility training right? Well… maybe not quite yet.

Finley (and Janet) posing for my camera.

Shake…

Stay…

Boy these floors are slippery!

Going through a course with a classmate

Got to take a picture with the cool graduate hat!

My Sister and Little Nephew Ben

Elizabeth — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:04:02 +0000

Yes, that would be Luna you see in the background, and she is carefully watching the mobile play pen that Ben is sitting in. My sister and little nephew Ben came to visit last week and it was such a joy having them with us. It was equally entertaining watching my dogs react to a baby in the house; both Luna and Penny spent a lot of time trying to sniff Ben and sneak in kisses. Penny found great pleasure in tugging on his clothes from time to time, and whenever Ben let out a shriek of excitement, Luna rushed over to see if he was okay, just like she does when someone sneezes.

Luna: I love you Ben, but that weird wobbly thing you are playing in is making me a little nervous!

Luna: What is this thing, and what does it want with my tail???