Wordless Wednesday 2011-07-06

Pockets and More Pockets

If you are a dog parent, you will understand what I mean when I say, I need pockets and not those little half pockets you get, but real, deep pockets. I see people out walking with their yoga pants and tank tops and I wonder *where do they keep their stuff* and then I realize, they aren't walking a greyhound (or three). Summer clothes just aren't made for dog walking. Not once but twice last week after being home at noon to take the hounds out, I went back to work with black poops bags (empty of course) sticking out of the waist band of my dresspants. Then when I got home from getting groceries on Saturday, Mr. J asked me "Did you walk around the store like that the whole time??" I had the end of a poop bag sticking out of the back pocket on my shorts! You'd think after the first couple times last week, I'd remember. Besides the bags, you've got to have treats, too. I don't know how many times I've put on a jacket to discover a dried up piece of cheese or stale cookie in my pocket. I guess it's time to dig out the fanny pack and put it to use. Hopefully I'll remember to take that off!

Have you ever looked like this on Saturday Morning?

Maddy says long weekends can be rough. 

Relax and enjoy the Saturday Pet Blogger Hop.

We’re participating in this Saturday’s Pet Blog Hop, hosted by Life With Dogs, Two Little Cavaliers and Confessions of the Plume.  If you’d like to participate, please follow the rules and follow your three hosts, add your blog to the Linky and copy and paste the html code into your html editor.  Thanks again to our hosts for putting on the hop!

Happy Canada Day and 4th of July Weekend!

Happy long weekend!  Mr. J had to work today so I thought it would be a good time to replenish the doggy cookie jar. 

Peanut Butter and Pumpkin Treats




How much longer!!

 The left over pumpkin was a big hit with the crowd. 

Pumpkin picnic





Clean bowl award goes to Maddy



Then we had a new neighbour come to visit...



New neighbour


And they all just wanted to go down and meet him but no luck getting the gate on the deck opened.  Maybe next time.

If only I was a little smaller!



How does this open anyway?





Are we doing something fun today?



Hope everyone is having some fun this weekend!

Birthday Boy!

It's my birthday, let's get this party started!

But first Mama's going to check  out the Pet Blog Hop!  I wonder what Veil and Maddy got me...

The city decided to resurface our road yesterday, so no walks tonite unless we want to be showered with flying rocks and have tar covered feet.  We tried for some backyard fun instead, although the mosquitos were almost as bad as the rocks...



I gonna catch that ball...



That was fun, just let me relax here for a minute.



Ha Ha Ha, No bugs in here!




I still look pretty, even thru the screen...and I won't have any of those ugly red mosquito bites either.



Look what I got, Ma. You want it??

You'll have to catch me!
I think I lost my head there...

I was SO surprised when I received an Inspirational Blogger Award this week from one of my favorite bloggers at Tales and Tails. I really enjoy and look forward to reading her blog and keeping up with the antics of Lilac, Bunny, Blueberry and Morgan.  If you aren't already a follower of theirs, check it out.  I highly recommend it - both for the beautiful photography and the hilarious stories and conversations with the dogs. I haven't been doing this very long, but it is certainly becoming addictive.  As a recipient of the award, you are asked to share ten other blogs that inspire you.  All the bloggers I have conversed with have been extremely friendly and all their blogs are inspiring to me so it will be hard to pick 10 of them to pass on the award but here goes:

1.The Greyhound Beckett & His Dog Treats. This was actually the first dog blog that I ever came across, while I was searching for home made dog treat recipes.  It caught my attention because she has a greyhound named "Beckett" too.  Veil, Beckett and Maddy recommend the Peant Butter Pumpkin dog treats - yummy! She hasn't posted anything for a few weeks, but my guys are anxiously awaiting a new recipe!

2. Retired From Racing...Not From Life. Check out this blog for the Art Book Project, where the proceeds will be going to the Greyhound Health and Wellness Program at Ohio State University. A worthy cause for sure and it inspires me to think about other ways to benefit greyhounds.  I know I am looking forwarded to the day when the book is published and available for sale.

The rest of the blogs are well known to everyone.  I'm sure they have received this award many, many times but I will list them anyway because they have inspired me to (a) start my own blog and (b) more importantly; to do more things, go more places and take more pictures of my own greyhounds.

3. Never Say Never Greyhounds
4.Two Greyhound Town
5.Dogs Rock!!
6.Greyhounds Can Sit
7.Its A Greyt Day
8.Cult of the Greyhound
9.From Sophie's View
10.Hiking Hounds

Believe me, there are many more that are inspiring to me too.