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Fila's Baby
Fila is Shihtzu mix-up and is obviously asleep.
---- but please note the pink lump snuggled just under Fila's chin. This is Fila's "baby" - or so Fila thinks. We all know it is one of our favorite toys --- a My Squeaky Ball which are made with lots of love by another one of our great pet sitters, Ms. Phoebe.Ms. Alex who is Fila's two leg mom, helps my own two leg mom out every week with my Mom's dog walking route. As a thank you (because after all how many Starbucks Girft Cards can one person actually use)..... Mom gave Alex the My Squeaky Ball as a gift for Fila.
Who knew that Fila has mistaken the ball for her baby and is now NEVER without it?
But that's love. You never know when you will meet something or someone and fall madly in love. And it's always a nice surprise when it happens.
Love and Licks,
Bob
--------- Pit Bull Reporter Extra Ordinary and True Romantic
Mother's Day
Don't forget your Mom. There is still time to send her some beautiful flowers or you can give her the best gift of all which would be a wonderful sloppy Dog Kiss. My Mom says Dog Kisses are the best. She also says I am a terrible kisser, but she still loves me anyway. That's what Mom's do.
Love and Licks,
Bob
Pit Bull Reporter, Boy Bloginator and Bad Kisser
A Little Unique
They did however, discover, a great new place to find your next collar or harness and since you know I am always needing (Mom said that should be wanting - not needing) a new collar, then I am hoping that Mom will get out her credit card and surprise me with one of these fine collars from Ms. Pat Little, who makes an amazing assortment of wearable items. Check it out:
There are so many choices that Mom said she hardly knew where to start, and now that she is warm, dry and in a much better mood, we went to visit Ms. Pat at her web-site AND you should find your Mouse Person (mine was sleeping in a bowl of peanuts)...... and pick out something nice for summer.
I have narrowed my choices down to THREE ----- and perhaps you can help me to pick one. Which one do you think would look the best on me........ here is me (in case you forgot)
And here are the fabrics that I am liking a lot:
Number One Number Two Number Three
I told Mom I should have ALL of them, but she said lets put it to a vote as it will be more fun that way, and then next Saturday, she promises to send in an order. Oh Boy, this is exciting.
In addition to collars (and Ms. Pat makes the Martingale kind which is all I like to wear), Ms. Pat makes a lot of other cool stuff including harnesses, coats, scarves, etc. etc. etc AND she was featured in NoVa Dog Magazine
so do some shopping ------ and be sure to tell her that Bob sent you.
Love and Licks,
Bob
Boy Bloginator & Pit Bull Reporter Extra Ordinary
............. and picky about my collars.
Walking for Water
In 2004, Kristen Karinshak, a sophomore from Heritage High School in our town of Leesburg, Virginia, learned that in the villages of Burkina Faso - which is in West Africa - mothers and children have to walk up to 6 hours with heavy jugs on their heads to get water for their families. So Kristen decided to take action.
At the age of 15, she co-led her first fundraising event by organizing 15 teenagers to start Walking for Water That is a big responsibility for being only 15 years old.
This year Walking for Water is also raising money for drinking water in Kenya and they need our support.
Think about this:
We use 25 gallons of water to take a bath, but everyday Dagara women walk miles carrying 25 gallons of water on their head for the tribe. Children start carrying water at the age of 3.
Think about this:
UNICEF reports that 99% of children in the USA attend school. UNICEF also estimates that 27% of the children in Burkina Faso attend school.
Think about this:
The World Health Organization estimates that 16 children per 1000 in the USA will die before age 5. The WHO estimates that in Burkina Faso, 449 children per every 1000 will die before they become 5.
YOU CAN HELP !!!!! 
On Saturday, May 12, 2012, come to Morven Park in Leesburg, join in the fun, take a walk, listen to music, eat good food and raise money for Walking for Water.
Here is the place to be:
Morven Park’s Equestrian Center
41793 Tutt Lane
Leesburg, VA
(703) 777-2890
DIRECTIONS TO MORVEN PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTER:
The Center is located one mile North of the town of Leesburg. Take Route 15 North from Leesburg, Turn left onto Tutt Lane (Route 740), make the first left (about 1/4 mile) into the entrance.
Registration is easy!
There are three ways to register:
- Register Online through June 3rd
- Mail a check and your registration form to:
Wisdom Spring, Inc.
Walking For Water
P.O.Box 542
Leesburg, VA 20178 - Sign up on May 12th at the walk.
Please find your Mouse Person (and you can ask him if he wants to go for a walk)...... and visit the Wisdom Spring Web-Site -- -learn all about Walking for Water and what you can do to help (not just on May 12th, but always).
This would be a great thing to do the day before Mother's Day ------ take your Mom for a Walk!
Love and Licks,
Bob
Boy Bloginator & Pit Bull Reporter Extra Ordinary
Pups in the Park
That means that June is coming right up, and with June comes Summer. And Summer means --------
It's time again for Pups in the Park so get ready to enjoy some really wonderful afternoons of baseball this season with your four-legged friends!
Purchase a discounted Washington Nationals ticket for you, your family and your favorite pups and support the Washington Humane Society! because 100 percent of every $8 dog ticket purchased for a Pups in the Park game will benefit
Here are the days and the times for the games and you can get your Mouse Person to fly you over to The Washington Nationals information page and you can arrange to buy your tickets.
There is also a lot of really great information about taking your Pup to this event (and this applies to lots of different events, so it is very helpful information).
I don't really like Baseball all that much, but I like Hot Dogs and I certainly like being able to support The Washington Humane Society which does some really fine work. So when you go to the game, remember that I was the one who told you about this and please arrange to Fed Ex me a Hot Dog. HA.
Love and Licks,
Bob
While we are worrying............
While Beijing Kitty and I are over here worrying about the bear all night long - this is what is happening at my baby "sister's" house.
Smudge can sleep through anything.
Yipes,
Love
Bob
Worse than Anything
Almost nightly now, that sucker is coming into OUR yard and tearing up OUR trash. Last night Mom threw out our trash bag which included half of Arby's Rueben Sandwich from her lunch. This morning, trash was everywhere, except of course the sandwich (and some fries). Now please understand that Mom said the sandwich was awful, she shouldn't have ordered it at all, she only ate half because she was hungry and she would never do so again. HOWEVER, she did not buy it so Yogi could have dinner.
Not to mention the toll this is taking on poor Beijing Kitty.
Beijing and I have become very "special friends". This relationship may seem very strange to some, but to us, we are happy. We are like soul-mates, Mom says. All very strange, she also added, because when Beijing first came to our home to live, she terrified me in the worst way possible. She would wait until I was pooping in the woods, run past me a thousand miles and hour and run up a tree to watch.
Thankfully, my sister, Lydia, didn't do the best job of taking this picture, as I am doing "you know what" in the woods. Anyway, back to the bear.
Beijing Kitty sleeps in our office at night. In the winter this is because it is too cold outside. Now it is because of the bear.
Unfortunately the office is FULL of windows and big glass doors, so I am sure that when the bear comes in for his Midnight Snack, Beijing Kitty is able to watch everything and see him out there and she has become quite upset over these new developments.
Mom says we will move the trash can to the other side of the garage and that will help. Meanwhile, I am sticking as close to Beijing as possible because there is "safety in numbers".
Mom says, that things could be worse.
We could live in Niger.
As guess that with a Bear in your Woods, one much always remember that things could be worse somewhere else.
Love and Licks,
Bob
------- please send all suggestions possible as to how to keep away stray bears
ANNOUNCING: THE 2012 PETTIES
Get him to fly you over to Dogtime.Com because it's time once again it is time for the annual Petties Awards.
You can find all the information that you need on the Web-Site, and this is just the first time I will be blogging about them.
Nominations open Monday, June 4th, 2012 so figure out who you can nominate (me, perhaps?) and let's do some winning.
Love and Licks, Bob
----- and more to come
Give it Back!
Obviously, this is not the same as having Smudge ride around with her all day, but it is too hot for Smudgie to do that, so this is the next best thing. We probably should get Smudgie a Mini-Cooper jacket however.
I'll have to work on that and see if the Mini Cooper people make a jacket that Smudgie can wear --- or maybe a bandanna when the weather is hot. Anyway, back to my story about the car.Next to her Bulldog and her Mini Cooper, Lydia also loves the movie called Nightmare Before Christmas, and so when she was at Disneyland in California the last time, she got herself a very fine antenna ball ------- and here it is:
So when Mom is driving around Leesburg visiting doggies, and she passes Lydia on the road, she always knows that the cute little grey Mini Cooper with the crossed bones belongs to Lydia. Most of the time Mom then calls Sister on the phone and says ---- "Ha - I just passed you".
So today, guess what happened? Mom was driving up Edwards Ferry Road headed toward Costco and she passed Lydia in her cute little car with her cute little Antenna Ball. So Mom called and said ...... "Ha - I just passed you" but Lydia said .... "Oh no you didn't, cause I'm at home." Mom said "WOW. Cause this cute little grey Mini had a Nightmare Antenna Ball."
AND NOW GUESS WHAT HAPPENED? YEP!!!!!! Lydia went out to our driveway and there was the car, but THERE WAS NO
on the antenna. SOMEONE HAS STOLEN MY SISTER'S ANTENNA BALL! Can you believe who would do such a thing? Not to mention the fact that since the Mini with the Stolen Antenna Ball is grey in color, all sorts of people are now going to think this is Lydia.
Here is the deal. Just return the Antenna Ball - no questions asked ---- drop it off at The MailStop, by the WalMart off of Edwards Ferry Road. If you want to you can put it into a small box and write Lydia on the top of the box.
Wouldn't this make you feel much better about yourself? Surely now that you have read all about how sad Lydia feels without her special Antenna Ball, it makes you feel badly that you took it when no one was looking. Right?
You will feel much, much, much better when
is back where it belongs.Bob
Whim? Meet Lucy!
We have two new arrivals to our Everything & The Dog family and so I am very proud to introduce them to you.
First off..... remember this little face ?????
This was "JellyBean" at age 2 weeks........ (around Christmas time) and now "JellyBean" has finally come home to live with her Mom, Ms. Jo. Not only does she have a new Mom, she has a new name too....... Lucy! A perfect choice and a Happy New Family.
Here she is!
And of course you know all about my Corgi Friends, Razz and Merlin, who have written a very wonderful book (which you can order by SIMPLY CLICKING RIGHT HERE
It seems that Razz and Merlin needed a Baby Bro to occupy their spare time... so guess what? Welcome to the World, Whim Winkle!
Mom says the best thing about new puppies is their breath. She says that if only we could figure out a way to bottle PUPPY BREATH (in one of those containers with the little sticks ------
that there would be WHIRLED PEAS EVERYWHERE
And you know what? I think she might be right. When was the last time you had a whiff of wonderful sweet puppy breath? Maybe YOU need a little addition to YOUR family!
Love and Licks,
Bob
---- don't forget - lots of puppies are waiting to be rescued, complete with puppy breath!