IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY SUBSCRIBED
YOU SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY MOVE OVER!
THANKS FOR YOUR PAW-TIENCE!!!
BARKS AND LICKS AND LOVE,
DAKOTA
Dog Poop Happens! Listen up for a Sneak Preview of a new subscription service!
Hi my furiends, it’s Dakota and boy oh boy am I ever excited to bark some news out at you!
I was contacted the other day by a wonderful woman who sent me information about a new subscription service, and she asked if I would help her BARK out the news! I told her I am ALWAYS up for a BARK about SOMETHING! Especially something that I think will have you or your human barking with joy!
Doggies, you know how when you take a walk with your human and you stop to use the facilities, it oftentimes is accompanied by all sorts of barking curse words from your human? Why? THEY FORGOT TO BRING A BAG TO PICK UP THE POOP!!!
That is the most frustrating thing for our humans! I am ashamed to say I have seen my Mom grab giant leaves (yes, you heard me correctly!) from bushes and use THOSE to pick up my poop because she was too lazy to go back upstairs to get a bag.
My Dad is guilty too. If he doesn’t have a bag, he will often LEAVE THE POOP until he makes a trip back outside!
Well, you know how THAT goes! The ONE time that you don’t have a bag and you leave the poop, you get a crotchety neighbor with nothing to do but dial phones and report renegade poop (key Wicked Witch of the West music from the Wizard of Oz here) she almost steps in aforementioned poop, and then, you get a note chastising you about proper poop disposal. YES! Dad DOES go back out and pick up the poop but sometimes not fast enough!
Did you know?
“Scientists have been able to trace dangerous bacteria in water back to dog waste. By offering people an affordable, fun and convenient way to keep a constant supply of waste bags, PoopBuddy aims to help reduce the spread of water pollution by the 72M strong dog owning community.”
Let’s not forget the current uproar about plastic bags being harmful to the environment. Soon, they might be a thing of the past. Imagine having eco-friendly, super-cool looking waste pick-up bags automatically mailed to your house! Your humans will be so happy that they will become never ending treat dispensers!
I want to give you a peek at a new product called:
Click on the logo to visit their website!
PoopBuddy™
An Eco-Chic Poop Bag Delivery Service
“The service addresses the increasing demand for eco-friendly alternatives to plastic bags and the want for fun and stylish dog accessories. PoopBuddy aims to motivate the 40% of dog owners who opt out of dog waste cleanup to form new habits.”
Are these too cool or what? Remember, I told you this is just a “sneak peek.” PoopBuddy is shipping me a bag (I hope more than one bag but we will see!), so that I can tell you what I think of these, and then I will give you more information about how the subscription service works.
If you can’t wait, you can always visit their website give them a bark-out on Facebook in the meantime!!
ABOUT PoopBuddy: Based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, PoopBuddy is a subsidiary of OnePet.co. Founded in 2013 by a group of entrepreneurial-minded dog lovers who believe that people can love their pup, love their planet and look like a million bucks.
Stay tuned for my review of the product when it arrives, I received no compensation for this post. I will receive a PoopBuddy bag.
Barks and licks and love,
Dakota
It’s My Mom and Dad’s Anniversary!
I have no idea where this photo came from to credit the person who took it, plus, this ISN’T Mom and Dad!!
But THIS IS!!!!
If you want to read about the story of their engagement, my kitty brother posted it on his blog today and I am too lazy to post it! You can read about it here!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM & DAD!
Barks and licks and love,
Dakota
“Yappy” Mother’s Day! 2013
Our friend, Ann Adamus of the blog Zoolatry, summed it up best (she also made the graphic below):
“There are all kinds of Mothers … Foster Moms and Adopter Moms. Auntie Moms, GrandMoms. StepMoms and Other-Mothers. Neighbor-Moms, Friend-Moms. Sometimes even Dads are Moms! At one time or another, nearly every creature on earth takes on the loving and caring role of being a mom. This weekend, say thanks, give a hug, share a kiss ~ with all the moms you know. It’s their special day!”
Click on the photo to visit Ann’s blog
“Yappy” Mother’s Day All!
Barks and licks and love,
Dakota
American Humane Association’s Be Kind to Animals Week®
Click on the photo to visit the American Humane
Association website
Hi everyone! It’s Dakota and I am happy to tell you that it is Be Kind To Animals Week! In my opinion kindness to animals should be shown EVERY DAY but we can help spread that message this week!
There are so many ways you can be kind to animals, here are just a few:
Do NOT keep your dog in a hot car (even if the windows are cracked) Would YOU like to bake in a car?
DO NOT FEED YOUR DOG:
- CHOCOLATE
- ONIONS
- GRAPES
Just to name a few!
Feed your dog the most nutritious food that your budget can afford.
Keep up to date on vaccinations and “wellness” visits at the vet!
Exercise your dog regularly (that is something that my Mom and Dad are working on with me, because I am not overly fond of walks.)
Keep your dog well-groomed
Photo courtesy of American Humane
Donate items such as:
- newspapers
- food
- toys
- crates
- food bowls
- blankets
- towels
- money
- paper towels
- YOUR TIME!
to local rescues!
There are so many ways that you can show kindness to animals
My Mom and Dad are always giving me hugs and kisses and they provide a safe environment for me. I feel secure and loved.
Kindness to animals should also include animals in the wild!
Provide water for the birds
You know the ducks in the pond? Unless told to do so, do NOT feed them! Yep you heard me right! Many ducks and geese that live in areas that are well populated with humans are OVER FED and that can not only kill them, the food can pollute their water!
I know that all of you show kindness to animals on a regular basis, leave me a comment and tell me what you are going to do THIS WEEK that is extra special!
Barks and licks and love,
Dakota
No Mischief Today
Hi every one hope you had a great weekend!
I’m just being low-key, my Daddy is having surgery today…..
I’m staying right here until he comes home!
Barks and licks and love,
Dakota
Mom and I use comment moderation so if we don’t approve your comments right away please bear with us, we are going to be busy taking care of Daddy!
Also…Cody, Mom and I are featured on Peace, Love & Whiskers today. Check it out!
The #WordPress Family Award
Yes, Dakota and I are actually blogging about an award that we recently received, and you are correct that we don’t normally blog about awards any longer. While we have always been deeply appreciative that anyone would take the time to think that Dakota’s blog is “award-worthy”, many of the awards were just coming around repetitively and it was becoming cumbersome to post about them. Then, Dakota’s blog received the:
and not only were we deeply touched when we read what this award was actually FOR, but this award is so unique, not to mention we hadn’t received this one yet, that we felt compelled to blog about it.
Dakota and I received this award not just once
but TWICE!!
We were shocked!
The first blog we received it from was:
Click on the photo to visit the Coming Home Rescue Blog
and to be completely candid, neither Dakota nor I had heard of this blog until we received this lovely award.
FROM COMING HOME RESCUE
Coming Home Rescue is an all volunteer, non-profit organization focused on helping homeless animals in shelters throughout New Jersey.
It is estimated that approximately 38,000 animals were euthanized in the state of New Jersey last year alone. Coming Home Rescue is dedicated to reducing that number by rescuing and rehoming as many dogs from these shelters as possible.
We have saved over 500 dogs since starting in 2009.
After reading their “About” page, Dakota and I signed up to follow their blog. Anyone who has read Dakota’s blog for any length of time knows that while Dakota was purchased from a responsible breeder, animal rescue is a cause that we hold close to our hearts, and we feature blog posts that focus on animal rescue many, many times throughout the year.
It touched us greatly that someone who we didn’t even know read Dakota’s blog, felt moved in some way by what we do, and were moved enough to present us with this award! Dakota and I are deeply humbled and moved.
The second blog we received this special award from:
I “stole” this photo from her Facebook page. Hope she doesn’t mind. To visit Peace Love & Whiskers on Facebook just click this photo!
This is a delightful blog that features some of the best animal and pet blogger interviews on the web! We are honored that we are going to be featured there (we think on Monday?) If you haven’t visited this gem please click their name above and head on over!
What is the WordPress Family Award?
“This is an award to celebrate those other WordPress bloggers who inspire, help and encourage us – just like a family does.”
Dakota and I feel that to be viewed like “family” makes everything that we do worthwhile and this is truly one of the most wonderful awards that we have received thus far.
What are the requirements of this award?
1. Display the award logo on your blog DONE!
2. Link back to the person who nominated you. DONE!!
3. Nominate 10 others you see as having an impact on your WordPress experience and family
4. Let your 10 Family members know you have awarded them
5. That is it. Just please pick 10 people who have taken you as a friend, and spread the love
Ok this part we just can’t do. Many of the bloggers we would like to give this award to have already received it, and as we always say, if we follow you, we consider you to be our “friend and our family” and we think the world of ALL OF YOU.
Thank you for touching our lives the way each and every one of you do.
Thanks for welcoming US into your world!
If you are reading this and are a WordPress blogger,
grab this award for yourself because,
we love and think the world of ALL OF YOU!
Barks and licks and love,
Dakota and “Mom”
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