Cesar Millan says that your energy flows through the leash to your dog.
I find this to be 100% true.
When we run across the park 
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my energy drains and the puppies’ energy increases.
Or is that not what he meant? 
I love the way my dogs eat carrots.
I tried to get a good shot every time we gave them one, but they refuse to pose. They nibble them little by little, like a rabbit. They are constantly moving and every shot was a blur, even if I managed to catch a glimpse of the carrot in the pic, you couldn’t tell what it was.
This was the best of the lot – you’ll just have to let your imagination do the rest.. 
I love altered perceptions.
There is a great deal of prejudice attached to certain dogs; Dobermans, Chows, …Pit Bulls. Even mutts with a bit of a bully breed bloodline are viewed negatively. It is very unfortunate and wrong. I’d say 90% of those dogs that I’ve come across have been sweet, kind, affectionate. Pit Bulls especially – they are gregarious and almost clown-like in their play.
D was one of those who avoided Pits, having heard all the horror stories and urban legends. Between Cesar Millan and his beloved dogs (R.I.P. Daddy) and our trips to the dog park, he has come to see what truly awesome canines they are (or can be). He is even disappointed if the puppies’ new Pit Bull friends don’t show up.
It is just a small manifestation of human’s ability to have our minds changed
I love that my office is dog friendly.
I wish that my dogs were office friendly, maybe soon.
As it is, we have the occasional Dachshund or two, and this new baby that our bookkeeper just adopted. It’s pretty hard to stay stressed out with a tiny little fuzzy face staring up at you.
I love my Valentines!
My sweet boyfriend and the amazingly-perfect-for-us pups that he picked out for me.
I never thought I would be able to open my heart up to more pets after the heartbreak of losing my old dogs, but D showed me how much better it would be with dogs in our life – and helped me feel vulnerable enough to accept the unbelievable amount of love they give.
D has done that in many areas of my life; opening me up to new things, widening my horizons, making me feel safe to step outside my comfort zone, showing me that being vulnerable isn’t being weak. He is so many things I never knew I wanted in a man, and now I can’t imagine how I’d survive without them.
I love sunshine.
I love our cat.
I love sunshine as much as a cat and would love to spend the afternoon napping in the warm glow. The way he gazes out the window echoes the way I feel, longing for summer to return.
I love camera phones.
I love getting shots of newborn babies when they are brand spanking new, I love seeing silly things my friends are doing, I love being able to document things that defy description….
I love that they are handy to capture both the sublime & the ridiculous, like this shot from our trip to the dog park this morning.
The sublime is Tango coming when I called him.
The ridiculous is a woman choosing that outfit for the dog park.
Needless to say, she didn’t seem to be having much fun with her pooch.
(What isn’t conveyed here, however, is just how high & pointy those heels are. What this angle fails to capture is that the coat is split in the back to reveal a very short, very ruffly yellow mini skirt – it looked a bit like little girl bloomers.)
I am loving these Hol-ee Rollers I got for the puppies.
They may be the most perfect toys ever. They chase them, pounce on them like cats, toss them in the air, prance around carrying them in their mouths…
If we put treats in them, the pups are occupied for ages.
I’ve seen them at PetsMart for $6.99, but we got ours from Ryan’s Pet Supply for $2.75.
(Yes, I still hate the experience of shopping at Ryan’s warehouse. In fact the only time I don’t get completely frustrated there is when D is with me. But their prices are SO much better than the other pet stores….)
I completely forgot the Flickr challenge – even after going ahead and paying for the “Pro” upgrade. So, I am going to cheat on the first 2 days and use pictures I had already taken.
First is a picture I took of the first friend Tango made at the dog park. His name was Buddy and he was very patient with Tango jumping all over him (though, interestingly, not so patient with Cash trying the same thing)
Second, this picture with a sweet surprise. I thought I was just taking another picture of Tango and Buddy – I loved finding out that Cash was peeking out at me when I looked at the shot later on my computer.
On 01/24/2010, In animals, By Vox
Oh that terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day when you realize that puppy breath is a thing of the past and it is dog breath from here on out….
[sigh]
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| Still cute, though, so I guess we’ll keep them |
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