And black and white paws.
Plus a bit of dirt.
They’re made of brilliant eyes.
And another dash of dirt.
Plus a few other things in between.
Like soft, velvety ears. Long necks and tails that wag constantly.
And hurt like a whip.
Oh yes, and hearts of gold.
Have a lovely weekend!
♥
Well, that’s what the sky looked like. It was definitely brighter than that out. 😉
It was so cool and lovely out.
The dogs were surprisingly mellow.
That’s not to say that they didn’t run around and have a blast though.
They just weren’t as ZOOM! WHOOSH! as they usually are.
So, after they got a little running around done, our walk was pretty calm and peaceful.
Lassie was, of course, glued to my side (where the treat bag is!) after he played for his usual 2-10 seconds.
Petal and Ella, once they were done racing, hopped around, going from bush to bush, as they sniffed about.
Then we (we being me, my Mom, and Ella) came across this little guy:
Or girl.
I wouldn’t really know.
Speaking of me not knowing, I’m not entirely sure what he/she is.
Anyone know?
After doing a few Google searches he looks like a tiger salamander to me.
Though I don’t know what he was doing out there. There wasn’t any water in sight.
A few slightly (very slightly) rainy days and suddenly the salamanders are moving in. ;P
Yes. Yes she did.
It was smelly.
And my fault, really.
She asked to go out before I loaded them all up into the car for their morning walk, but her “I need to go outside” signal is pretty darn similar to her “I’m super excited to go ride in the car, please open the front door right this instant” signal. So I got confused and assumed she was just excited to go.
I won’t be assuming that anymore.
😛
Yup, this blog post will bring food to a shelter dog like Ella.
Ella was lucky enough to be snatched up at the young age of 2 months.
I know there’s not much time left (sorry, I only just found out about this late last night), but if you have time, a blog, and want to help a shelter, then run and get to posting! Just blog about the campaign, you can post the “official” images, too, like the first image above. And/or this one below,
Then link up with the linky list below!
P.S. You don’t have to be a pet blogger to participate. Any blogger can participate!
Happy Saturday, everyone!
Have a great weekend!
♥
With Summer upon us, we’ve been taking our walks in the early morning hours or late evening/night hours to avoid the heat. In the morning we wear sunscreen to protect us from getting sunburned (yes, the dogs, too! They wear sunscreen on their noses) and at night we take a flash light to protect us from going unseen. I had thought about getting a reflective collar for the dogs, but figured it wouldn’t be very noticeable on the hairy Collies.
It was a little after 8 PM when we started our walk and about 10 PM when we finished. It was good and dark even with the cars and street lamps, but Petal was easy to spot with her glowing red neck!
These pictures were taken after 9 PM (note that it wasn’t actually as dark outside as it appears in these photos, the camera settings contributed to some of the darkness ;)).
The Nite Dawg Collar has two settings, glow and flash.
The collar can be turned on by pressing the button near the D ring. Press it once and it’ll glow, press it again to make it flash, and again to turn it off.
You can see the collar on both settings, glow and flash, in this video:
(If you’re sensitive to flashing lights, ridiculously cute mixed breeds, or the color red, you may not want to watch this video ;)).
The light source is removable for resizing and washing the collar.
To resize the collar you simply remove the light source, adjust the nylon collar to the appropriate size for your dog, size the light source by lining it up with the collar and then cutting off the excess light source. Replace the light source back in the collar and you’re done!
The Nite Dawg Collar is weather resistant and comes with a replaceable battery. They are available in three adjustable sizes, small, medium and large. SafetyGearOnline also offers an LED leash and other night safety collars.
All in all, it’s a fantastic product. I have no complaints and I’d highly recommend it to anyone who ventures out into the night with their dog. It’s a must have!
Disclosure: I was contacted by SafetyGearOnline.com and was asked to review the Nite Dawg collar in exchange for one Nite Dawg collar. All opinions are entirely my own.
P.S. Yes, that Kong toy use to have a head. A bunny head.
Actually, I think it’s still there, barely hanging on, and de-fluffed.
