03-15-2014 08:27 PM
Spring is here, and the weather today was glorious ~ 79 degrees in No. Calif! My dog, Max, found a comfortable landing spot to view the birds and the bees in my back yard.
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06-28-2016 02:47 PM
I noticed those bushy tan "eyebrows", too. So cute.
Savanna said it was the most "planned"-looking shot she has. That just really tugged at my heart because the bird I had could NEVER be still for a photo unless he was sleeping, in which case his head was buried in his fluffed-up feathers and he was more of a "blob" shape, haha. So I can relate to that kind of struggle with photos and figured - why not try for something "professional" looking? Everyone should have at least one awesome photo of their pet.
**One day only offer - if anyone else wants a photo conversion similar to what I did for Savanna, send me a PM with your image.**
06-28-2016 06:29 PM
My next photo is of Pete (aka Peter Parker, Peter Moose, etc), a flame point.
He's a sweetie pie.
If you ignore him, he'll touch your cheek (or chin), with his paw. No claws.
He likes to push everything off the desk.
He's got the biggest purr.
When he was 5 he had surgery, due to stones in his bladder.
Not cheap.
But when we look at his big blue eyes, we had no other choice.
Squeaks when he meows.
Jean
06-28-2016 06:32 PM
06-28-2016 06:33 PM
In the background is my 19", 1984 Sony Trinitron TV. Back then I paid $400.
It's finally going belly-up.
Jean
07-01-2016 10:48 AM
The next kitty photos is Gracie. Named after a 95 year old aunt.
Gracie was featured on Arizona Humane Society's Pets on Parade, weekly show.
We thought she was a Munchkin kitty (short legs), but she is all fur.
Every 3 months, she gets a lion's hair cut.
The groomer loves cutting her hair. Gracie is such a sweet kitty.
When she comes home, she struts her stuff.
She recently turned 12. We have loved her since she was 5 months.
Jean
07-01-2016 10:53 AM
07-02-2016 08:36 PM
Those are some gorgeous looking kitties, Jean....love the lion cut and also love the old TV, lol
Soooo, my trip this week took me out of the heat of the Sacramento valley to cooler temps in Tahoe and then a trip to see my daughter in the SF Bay Area because I am dog sitting Abby while they are on vaca......she wasn't in the house 5 minutes before she decided to help herself to my fast food salad which I foolishly left on the table:
Does she look guilty?
07-03-2016 07:21 PM
I am loving all the pictures. A good looking bunch! Thanks everybody for giving me big smiles. 😁
I wanted to leave a note about how upsetting fireworks can be for pets. If you plan to go out, I hope you have a safe place for your babies. Fireworks are legal here, so it's been going on since Friday, with today being the absolute worst.
Bits is very frightened by loud noises, with thunderstorms normally being the freaks her out the most. That is, until the week of the 4th. It's the intermittent setting off of one here, a few more there, a bunch later, then back to one that causes the biggest problem. No predictability, so she gets on hi alert waiting for the next boom or pop, even though it may not happen again, for hours.
We have a thunder vest for her, which I just put on a little while ago and that seems to have helped, for the time being. I found this info graph online for people who haven't bought a thunder vest. I tried it last year, so thought I would pass it along.
07-03-2016 08:19 PM
Great info, savanna.....so I wondered if the "wrap" would also work for a stressed out person, so I tried it....I may have gone just a bit overboard, but it works like a charm!
07-03-2016 09:40 PM
07-04-2016 04:18 PM
Hidy,
Abby is cute! Bet you couldn't get upset at her, for sharing your lunch.
Just look at that little face.
Jean
07-05-2016 09:19 PM
@nomoaa wrote:Hidy,
Abby is cute! Bet you couldn't get upset at her, for sharing your lunch.
Just look at that little face.
Jean
.....well, a little history ~ I sold my house last year and am now in a rental until I decide what and where I want to be when I grow up ~ the point being that I have no say in the landscape design....and it is all drought resistant lava rock and shrubs ~ for those that don't know what lava rock looks like, here it is:
.....the brown/black stuff is lava rock
soooo, Abby, the sweet faced doggy that nomo was talking about refuses to do her business when I take her for an early morning walk, or any walk as the case may be, and much prefers to play a game called "Hidy-Hoo, find the Poo"
It's like looking for a frippin' needle in a haystack...TMI?
07-05-2016 11:50 PM
07-06-2016 05:41 PM - edited 07-06-2016 05:42 PM
Savanna, thanks for sharing the thunder vest and body-wrap tip to calm dogs who are fearful of loud noises. Glad to hear the thunder vest helped Bits get through the 4th.
Annika is unusual in that she has no fear of fireworks. Incidentally, she was born a week prior to the 4th of July -- maybe that explains her atypical (non) reaction to fireworks?? This year, the city enacted a "Safe & Sane" only fireworks ordinance, but nobody seemed to care. Illegal aerial fireworks were going up all around the city.
Annika didn't seem to mind. Despite the explosive commotion, she just went about her usual business catching Frisbees, playing ball, and sometimes just sitting down for a break to watch the fireworks. Her brain must be wired differently or something. She is a very intelligent dog -- knows the names of her 20+ toys and will bring the correct toy on command. Unfortunately, I have not trained her to put away her toys in her toy box. But there are Australian Cattle Dogs I've seen on YouTube that are trained to do just that -- pick up and put away their toys. Annika must be a step ahead. She knows if she puts away her toys, the games are over. So why would she be duped into stopping the fun?
07-06-2016 05:48 PM
Beautiful dog! i don't recall right off the bat what kind she is, but they have such beautiful markings and I like their personality. They do have herding instincts right?
And while I'm at it, welcome!