Getting Ready for Some Travels & Adventure!!!

Michael has a new little "Travel Hut" as it's so been named, a little place for him to chill and be quiet and sleep or play with his toys while we're traveling. It's a really neat little "Pet House" which was made for Bed, Bath & Beyond, so you could check there if you wanted a zip up or fold down type of travel kennel for a great price!!

Today we set it up so he could spend some time in it with his toys and bones. He seems quite ok with it, and I did zip it up with him inside it, and once he got the treat out of the bone, he wanted out! He just wants to chase down treats!! I tell ya one thing - this god, I mean dog LOVES to travel!!! More soon!!!

We Need to Know the Truth......

I apologize in advance because this is pretty depressing information, however it is information YOU need to know. Please follow this link and read....

The following is fellow writer/blogger/dog maniac Jan's (of Poodle & dog blog) reply to my comment in regards to her story:

"Hi Michelle, I know so well the feeling. They raise $30 million, and get a lot of support from pet owners and celebrities who love their little doggies but don't realize that PETA is against pet ownership, even guide dogs and service dogs, because they think it is demeaning to dogs. Whatever that means. My dogs live better than I do.

Whenever I do a post on PETA, I get a lot of people who didn't know what they are about because the media shows them as animal experts or harmless kooks, but what they do to pets is evil. For example they will release show dogs from their cages so that they can run free--and get hit in traffic. They release animals from sanctuaries and laboratories so they can get killed in the wild. That sort of thing.

Just keep getting the word out and urge your readers not to support PETA or the Humane Society of the United States, but to support their local shelter or their local humane society and to do what they can to make it a no kill shelter.This book, Redemption, has really opened my eyes about what can be done for homeless pets. They don't have to be killed in shelters if the shelter is run right."

Dogs That Changed The World....

I caught part of a fantastic program on Public Broadcasting about dogs!! Public Broadcasting usually repeats their programming throughout the month, so do check your local listings (which can be done from the Public Broadcasting site http://www.pbs.org/). Do try to catch one or more of the program, it's fascintating! Nature puts on some great programming!!

"NATURE's two-part special DOGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD tells the epic story of the wolf's evolution, how "man's best friend" changed human society and how we in turn have radically transformed dogs. Part one, "The Rise of the Dog," airs Sunday, January 13 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS. Part two, "Dogs by Design," airs Sunday, January 20 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings for both broadcasts)."

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/dog/

Always Looking For Adventure!!!

Even in our usually dreary Northwest winter, we get treated to the odd - day of sunshine! How overjoyed we are when this happens!! We load up and head out to our favorite park on a mountain and hike for at least an hour! We meet as many new friends as we can and just make it a great workout for the day!!! Many paths to explore - and they are exciting each time, no matter how many times we hiked them before!!


After some long hiking and adventures, I'm ready for a cuddly little nap.....I love to burrow in the blankets! And of course, mom likes to snuggle me up even more as though I'm in a cacoon!!!


My mom is a great way to cozy up and snooze. Here we are ending our day cuddling on the couch while momma reads her Jack Russel Book!!!

Hope you had a day of sun and adventure too!!!
xoxox
Michaelangelo & Mom

Dreaming of Summer Days...

AAaaahhhh, we love and miss summer sooooo much around this time of the year....We live in the good old northwest, where the winters are long, cold and rainy! It's just not as much fun when you get all filthy dirty and soaking wet and practically have to have a bath each time you go for a walk!! Some days I just don't want to go out in the nasty weather!!!

Then some days we go all out and I get to run around in the mud like a crazy dog!!! Yeah, my maw let me do that today, and I had a bunch of fun and had a reaaaalllyyy nice hot bath when we got home, I got my hair dried with the hair dryer and I am now all happy and cuddly clean and fresh....I'm gonna take a nap and dream about summer....

MMMmmmmmmmm. Momma and I llllooovvveeeee those lazy summer days....Nappin in the sun........
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