Wordless Wednesday - 3 bored dogs in a beach cottage

Shenanigans!

Trying to figure out how to use the self-timer on the camera - they did not like the beeping

Hobie testing out the "new" (vintage) couch

Um... dog tested, dog approved?

Yuh, we KNOW we are CUTE.  What else?

Good!  Back to wrestling! Ding!

Anyone into digital scrapbooking?

I watch HGTV's show "House Hunters" almost every night.  One night, a woman hunting for a house had a necessity for a room to do her "digital scrapbooking".  I was intrigued because I had attended a scrapbooking party in the past, and love the idea, but hate cutting up photos (even badly-taken snapshots).  I have a very visual mind and cutting up photographs, to me, is akin to violence! LOL!
Anyway, I was intrigued as to what she meant by digital scrapbooking, so I decided to go online and hunt around (ha ha see that little pun there, "hunt"?).

I tried a few different digital scrapbooking products, but the one I liked best was MyMemories Suite Scrapbooking Software.  There seem to be a lot of designs to choose from, many focused to a specific hobby or interest, and it was very user-friendly.

About a day after I was on their site, I got a letter from them asking if I'd like to advertise their product on my blog.  I figured what the heck, why not?

You'll see the banner to their site towards the bottom of my blog pages, along with a discount coupon code for my readers and followers.  If you're interested, give it a whirl.  If not, no big deal.

Happy scrapbooking (sans the scissors, glue and heavy books -- and oh, those creepy cutting utensils!)

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The dog days of summer aren't over yet

Here's a helpful infographic from our pals over at The Uncommon Dog 

Keep your canine cool and comfy during the dog days of summer!

And in case you missed it, here's something I wrote for the folks over at doggyloot.com!

Hot Car Etiquette for the Dog Days of Summer

Wordless Wednesday - Bookends, plus one

Bookends

Bookends, plus one

Hey, who said it had to always be all about the dogs, anyway?

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On vacation without the dogs.  I miss 'em!

Met Cesar (for the 2nd time) and Junior (for the first time) 

with my friend Lori, before going on vacation!  WOOF!

Cesar puts on a great show, it's like a comedy stand-up routine 

and an educational seminar all in one. Not to be missed!

Wordless Wednesday - the sketch on the bar

I've sat in the same seat at this particular bar 100 times (probably more) and never noticed this wonderful sketch underneath our plates!  ["No I didn't have a drink!" Clarence from my favorite movie.]

It's sort of like the famous dogs-playing-poker painting!

Panting.

Happy 4th of July!

Thanks for the shout out, Pooch Smooches and Just4MyPet!

Jackie Bouchard, of Pooch Smooches fame (she wrote "What The Dog Ate" and blogs about her wonderful pooch, Rita on a daily basis), gave me a shout out in yesterday's blog post.  I had suggested she check out Jimmy Fallon's rendition of "Whip My Hair Back and Forth", in response to her blog posting "I Whip My Ears Back and Forth"  (and honestly, if you have not seen Fallon's performance, with special guest Bruce Springsteen as "himself in the 1970s" you will LOVE it!)

Here's Jackie's blog including the shout out to k2k9: http://poochsmooches.blogspot.com/2013/06/follow-up-friday-replies-awards.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PoochSmooches+%28Pooch+Smooches%29

And Just4MyPet sent out this morning's email blast featuring Hobie as their pet of the day!
Here's what Just4MyPet had to say about Hobie (ok, they got it slightly wrong, but that's ok).  And the picture of Hobie they used is below.

"Featured Pet of the Day Hobie is 13 1/2 years old, and has accompanied his mom, Kathy of North 

Eastham, MA, to work for his whole life. Because of their short commute Hobie is able to walk to work."

Blogger's note: Hobie was able to walk to work with me years ago, but we didn't do it very often.  He certainly can't do it anymore, with his arthritis and other medical issues :(   It's 3.9 miles and huge San Francisco-type hills.  But we can dream, and remember the good old days when we walked 8-plus miles a day.  I need to get back to that, with Charlie Brown!

Thanks again for the shout outs!

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On vacation in Tobago and we don't have any dogs here at the house anymore, so the animal amusement comes from these little chicks that are only a couple of days old, and their hen who is fearful of all humans.  It is hilarious watching them run around the yard all day long... you can hear them coming cheep! cheep! cheep! "The cheepers are out here!" and I run with my camera, and they run away.  This is the best shot I've gotten so far.  Natural entertainment value.  Not exactly "wordless" Wednesday, sorry.

Wordless Wednesday - on Wednesday for a change

                             

Wordless Wednesday - cat fight - who, us?

I don't know why I keep posting Wordless Wednesday on Thursdays!

Wordless Wednesday - Bandana Boys

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Subaru: Dog Tested. Dog Approved. Celebrate the love

Subaru of America enjoys celebrating the special bond between Subaru drivers and their dogs with its annual "Dog Tested. Dog Approved.™" advertising campaign.

This year's ads with Subaru Canine Sales Associate, Grant Weber, are priceless! When they introduced Grant Weber to viewers, Subaru described him as "simply no better friend to man's best friend", and touted his abilities to find just the right Subaru for any dog's needs!

 The company intro'd Weber using four 30-second television spots with varied messages for canine car buyers. The first one, the Subaru Dog Tested Intro is my favorite. The two dogs driving the car, where they shake hands with Grant Weber, resemble a combination of my various hounds Hobie, Hector, Charlie Brown and Cooper, and I love the new slogan "Once you sit in a Subaru, you'll stay."

But there's more great stuff where that came from!

"On the Lot" is a great teaser video that shows a cat driving off with the last blue Forester on the lot! (It was a hard choice deciding if this was my fave, or the other one, but one is a commercial and the other is just a teaser so I like both!)

Weber on kids (uh, the furry kind)  

"They're cute and cuddly, and a source of tremendous joy, but in the end they're 

just a whole litter of work."  

But as Charlie Brown will confirm, "It's easier to chase cars if you're in one."  

And safer, too (especially if that car is a Subaru!)

This post is sponsored by Subaru. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about the Dog Tested. Dog Approved.™ campaign, but 

k2k9/K.S. Mueller only shares news for things we support.  We are huge fans of Subaru, and have always said we should be in their commercials!

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Traveling with dogs and Visa gift-card contest from Subaru #DogTested

Our dependable Subarus have gotten me and the dogs to and from Cape Cod, safely and easily, countless times.  We vacation at "The Cape" and are fortunate to have our vacation home in a dog-friendly community there.  Back in the 1980s and 1990s, I would drive from central Massachusetts to almost the tip of Cape Cod regularly.  Timba, the black Labrador, accompanied me on those long, lonely trips in our 1988 Subaru Legacy wagon.  Timba was the most wonderful travel companion, she was the most well-behaved mutt I've ever known.  Once we got settled at the house, Timba and I would go to the beach and I would sunbathe and read magazines while Timba swam and investigated the shoreline.  She never wandered more than a few feet away from me, and would often come nudge me with her cold nose to get me to turn over so I wouldn't get burned -- and to make sure I hadn't fallen asleep in the sun.  I treasure those memories.  When I see Subaru's Dog Tested, Dog Approved ads, I smile and think of Timba.  Here's one:

http://bit.ly/WW7C2Y

We had a few Subarus in Timba's lifetime, and when we adopted Hobie, in 2000, and Hector five months after Timba died, we continued the Subaru tradition.  Hobie and Hector were always with me on the trips to the Cape.  They were my companions, as well as my protection.  During the Hobie/Hector Years we had a few Subarus:  the maroon 1999 Legacy wagon (whenever Hector saw a maroon station wagon, it didn't matter the make, he would get so excited, and I would say "I'm with you!  It's not me!" ha ha ha).  Then, the black 2003 Legacy wagon, pictured here.
















Then, the white 2006 Tribeca (the only Subaru I didn't like very much, although it was certainly big enough to carry us and all of our gear).  And finally, the 2009 Forester that we still drive today.

Check out Subaru's interactive Facebook app "Dog Tested, Dog Approved"
http://subar.us/USzh6V  Here you can make a drivers' license for your dog (please be sure to use a FAKE address!)  Here is Hobie's driver's license!

Match up your dog with your favorite Subaru automobile (when I did this option, it came back and told me "Hobie would look great in a Forester."  Well, of COURSE he would!). I decided to put Charlie in the Forester instead -- how cute!













You can ask one of Subaru's canine experts for advice; or map out your favorite dog walk.   After you've "Liked" the Dog Tested Facebook page, be sure to enter the Rafflecopter contest for some great prizes including Visa gift cards in the amount of $350 or $150..... the contest runs all week, until Feb 24th, and you can enter once a day.  Winners will be announced within 48 hours after the raffle closes.  Here's all the info you need in this widget:  a Rafflecopter giveaway


Hector died very suddenly in 2011.  My heart still breaks to think of the last days we spent together, driving hurriedly to the Cape and back with Hurricane Irene bearing down upon us.  I think the rushed trip added to his downfall.  To make me feel better, I like to think that his spirit resides in the 2009 Forester, and I feel him there with me.  


 Five months after Hector died, we got Charlie Brown, and he and Hobie accompanied me to the Cape all throughout 2012 while Charlie was growing up.  We had many walks in Wiley Park, and the Subaru never let us down.

We adopted Charlie's brother, Cooper, in August.  Cooper hasn't been to the Cape yet.  It will be interesting to see if all three will be able to make the trips with me in 2013 once the season begins.  The Forester does fit all three, plus all of our stuff, comfortably.  I look forward to our new travel adventures with our latest pack member, and hope there is not a lot of stress!

P.S.  Brought Cooper to the vet today for his annual vaccines and check-up... a happy coincidence, after our appointment, I stopped at Dunkin' Donuts for an iced coffee (yeah, we do that in New England in February).  While I was in the store, Coop moved over to the driver's seat in the Forester (see pic, right).  I think he was jealous that Charlie got put into the Forester on the Subaru Facebook app!



This post is sponsored by Subaru. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about the Dog Tested. Dog Approved.™ campaign, but k2k9/K.S. Mueller only shares news for things we support.  We are huge fans of Subaru, and have always said we should be in their commercials!