12/26/10

A Snowy Day

Mr. Snowman is dressed for the weather!

In front of our house, just a little more snow

Whisper says, Let Me In
Our Patio
A walk in the Park
Snow
Dervish  Loves  Snow


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9/28/10

First Stop: Vancouver and a bit of sight seeing


Vancouver


Sunset



Bright Sun



Market

Driftwood Art
 
Our trip to Alaska is to celebrate 40 years of marriage!
We had dinner near the water, sunset, and the next day a tour to Stanley Park and then to board the SHIP.
Our first cruise. Wow.
The beginning of a great trip.

Gnarled Trees









8/22/10

Dangers of Dogs Eating Acorns: Ingested Oak Leaves, Buds, and Bark Can Cause Kidney Failure

Dervish was munching acorns yesterday. I think I will stop him from eating them....
I wasn't sure if they could be harmful, so I looked it up.

He has been having great fun catching buzzing cicadas and chomping them down!

Great Dog Book

3.44 avg rating - 272 ratings - 99 reviews - isbn 1416583408.
 Rae said: "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
 Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." 
Groucho Ma...
Fascinating book! 
Dog friends, check this out!

Grapes, Raisins, Onions

Can I Feed My Dog Onions, Grapes or Raisins?
Source: pet-nutrition.suite1...

Here are some signs you should watch for if you suspect your dog has consumed onions, grapes or raisins. Eating even a small amount of these foods can be fatal.
toxic for dogs!

8/16/10

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7/28/10

More Dog Park Pics

Whisper and Dervish earlier this summer with cottonwood "fluff" everywhere!

Dog Train

Whisper Stays Cleaner than her "Brother"

Ed at the Park with Lucy, Dervish and Whisper
It Is A Hot Summer Day

Recent Journeys to the Dog Park


Dervish always manages to find the mud! We call it Black Leg!

Dervish has a spiral on his back

4/15/10

SPRING 2010

The Pond in Fink Park with Willows
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Spring 2010

Everything is beginning to grow! Just love all of it!
The blossoms are so cool. Minature tails.
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Spring 2010

There is something I really love about spring....
The Colors. So faint, at first, just a hint and the first ones I see are the Willows. A slight greening of the branches. More of a yellow, soft from a distance, you can just see it while driving on the highway.
My body feels it, a tiny bit of excitement, re-awakening from dreary winter. And then, in a week or two... S~P~R~I~N~G ! The world is coming back to life. Colors are everywhere. I am revived!
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4/5/10

Marc Chagall on Color

I read this quote by Chagall, I thought it was thought provoking!

"All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites."

4/4/10

Dervish and Whisper: the Bat Dogs

Some new pictures of the "kids". The bat hunters.



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Bats on the Path

Last night when we walked the dogs, Dervish and Whisper pounced on a leaf in the middle of the sidewalk. Together.
The the "leaf" turned over and sort of hissed. A tiny sound from a tiny creature. I saw its teeth and immediately knew what it was. A  BAT.
Not lively, but injured or sick. I pulled the dogs away as soon as I realized what it was.
Later, I walked back, armed with a plastic container, lid and flashlight. If it was still there, in the same spot on the sidewalk, I would capture it... without touching it, of course. Rabies?
I swapped out the lid for some mesh fabric when I got home. I duct taped it securely, and placed the container in our garage for overnight safe keeping.
In the morning, Ed made calls to Animal Control and, after MANY calls, to many places,  Lake County responded. An officer came out to pick it up. The bat was still alive... barely. They would call us if it was rabid.
I don't think the dogs were bitten, their rabies shots are current. Our vet was not concerned. If the bat turns out to be rabid ... we will see about rabies booster shots. We will take all precautions.

2/24/10

Dervish

Dervish just doesn't know what to think about Whisper. He sniffs her bed when she is not in it. And he is perplexed.
He acted out of sorts and confused when Whisper was gone for 3 days.
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Dervish


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Whisper After ACL Surgery





Whisper leaped into the fresh new deep snow and had surgery to repair her torn ligament! A week after the operation (she
spent 3 days with our vet) is just starting to
get her self up.
Poor puppy!


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