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Wordless Wednesday- Happy Anniversary!
Here are 9 pictures to represent all the years we’ve been married. Honestly, I have no idea where the time went.
Simple Sunday- Dogs Are Love
“Dogs are actually very smart, it’s just that they’re rather clumsy, but it’s this trait that makes humans attracted to them and why I love dogs so much.”― Hiromu Arakawa
“Scratching Yogi’s ears Michelle says ‘That’s just part of his job, the comforting. That’s what I mean by the bhatisvata. That he’s more concerned with comforting and helping, even more than his own well-being.” This is a trait that more “people” should encompass.”― Chuck Palahniuk, Stranger than Fiction
“You can’t replace one dog with another any more than you can replace one person with another, but that’s not to say you shouldn’t get more dogs and people in your life.”― Polly Horvath, One Year in Coal Harbor
“Harriet resisted, until Tara pulled out the big move…the combination “lean-against nuzzle, with a slight lick and an adoring glance.” In dog-land the move had a degree of difficulty of nine point seven, and as far as I know, there is no known defense against it.”― David Rosenfelt, Leader of the Pack
“It seems to me that the good lord in his infinate wisdom gave us three things to make life bearable- hope, jokes, and dogs. But the greatest of these was dogs.”― Robyn Davidson, Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Simple Sunday- Dogs
“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” – Charles de Gaulle
“No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does.” – Christopher Morley
“You don’t realize how much a dog’s presence defines the contours of your home until, in its absence, the walls seem to relocate themselves.”-Meghan Daum
“A dog desires affection more than its dinner. Well – almost.” – Charlotte Gray
“A well trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch. He will just make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it.” – Helen Thomson
“Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born.”-Mary Oliver
Simple Sunday- More Dog Quotes
“You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
“My philosophy when it came to pets was much like that of having children: You got what you got, and you loved them unconditionally regardless of whatever their personalities or flaws turned out to be. ”
― Gwen Cooper, Homer’s Odyssey
“Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” – Dean Koontz
“No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.” – Christopher Morley
“The dogs with the loudest bark are the ones that are most afraid.”- Norman Reedus
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday- More Life Lessons From Fancy
We have had Fancy for 3 years! How can that possibly be?! She’s calmed down a lot lately, very little guarding behaviors, lots more cuddles, and has some white creeping in on her muzzle. She still barks like crazy when someone walks by and oh my gosh… If there should happen to be another dog on her sidewalk while she is in the house… The world might be ending. 😁 On the plus side, she’s still really good at scaring away salespeople.
Overall, we’re still so glad to have her. She makes us laugh and gets us out of the house. She also demands to see the neighbors regularly, especially since they now have a supply of carrots just for her. 🐶 In addition to me gushing, I thought you might like to see the lessons we’ve learned from her lately. So here’s the next installment of Fancy’s Life Lessons!
Make time for curiosity!
Spend some time looking up. (There were squirrel enemies in the tree. She spent the rest of the walk checking every single tree just in case there were more.)
Listen for new sounds. (She was head tilting to hear the falcons at Ren Fest. We didn’t let her get anywhere close, as she sometimes will chase birds.)
Stay hydrated- although maybe not from public fountains.
Make new friends. She has no shame and completely accosted the Ren Fest Queen, who is luckily a fan of dogs.
Try new things.
Embrace your weird.
Have adventures!
Use your manners.
And above all- Remember to rest! Preferably as adorably as possible. 😍
I hope you’ve enjoyed these tips! Give the dogs you see this week some extra love!
Simple Sunday- Dogs!
“Everything I know I learned from dogs.” – Nora Roberts
“I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross, and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk.” – Mark Haddon (author, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
“I’ve seen a look in dogs’ eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that dogs think humans are nuts.” – John Steinbeck
“The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic.” – Henry Ward
“Men,” said Mr. Kyle, “people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they’ll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I don’t. I may be wrong, but I call it love–the deepest kind of love.”
― Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows
“Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs?”
― Mary Oliver, Dog Songs
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday- Life Lessons from Fancy
It’s important to stop and smell this tree.
And this blade of grass.
And this bush.
Maintain proper stretching techniques.
Hug your friends (although try not to chew his head off.)
Behave at parties so you get invited back.
Be aware of your surroundings.
Listen to others.
Never stop learning!
Be goofy.
But above all… Take good naps!
Simple Sunday- Dog Edition
“My fashion philosophy is, if you’re not covered in dog hair, your life is empty.” – Elayne Boosler
“Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs?” ― Mary Oliver, Dog Songs
“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.” – Samuel Butler
“Nothing is so lovely as a quietly snoring dog and some evening Brahms, as you sit in a comfortably overstuffed chair with your feet on the footstool.”
― Ann Beattie
Simple Sunday-Silly Pupper Edition
