Happy Saturday to everyone-and whadayasay we go hoppin’ right away?!
We’ll meet at the Old Elm Tree, chase some squirrels, and then visit everyones’ blogs together-how does that sound? And if Timmy is off at the spa getting a volcanic clay wrap, so be it! We’re chasing squirrels and blog hopping!
Photo by www.rachellaurenphotography.com
Here are just a few, easy-to-follow rules for joining this hop:
__ Use the Linky tool provided to sign up. Note: if your blog is not pet-related it will be removed from the list.
__Follow the three hosts at the top of the list (and while you’re at it, follow us-we’d appreciate it!)
__ Peruse these fabulous blogs and follow and comment as you desire.
Don’t forget to enter our “Timmy’s weekly disaster” contest next week. Here’s the initial write-up of the contest to get you started: boccibeefs.blogspot.com/2011/03/announcing-fun-contest.html.
And a hearty congrats to our Week 21 winner! We had a hard time choosing among all of the excellent (and hilarious) submissions-thanks! Just click on Timmy’s red text above and congratulate the winner yourself! Feel free to enter on our Facebook page-it’s easy and fun: www.facebook.com/pages/Boccis-Beefs/190090017696328.
Many of us still operate under the old adage that all dogs age seven years for every one year that a human ages, but recently we’ve heard that this is now regarded as less than accurate, or “bunk”, as we like to say. So how do we try to estimate our pooch’s age to better access and treat potential health problems?
Photos courtesy of NY TImes and Reuters
This recent article from the New York TImes sheds some light on the matter, by summarizing new information from Web MD’s dog age calculation chart. For example, dogs mature at a faster rate than children during their first couple of years, so the first year of a dog’s life is probably equal to 15 human years, rather than seven. And as most of us already know, a dog’s size and breed also influence the rate at which a dog ages. Read the full article here: well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/calculating-the-real-age-of-your-dog/?scp=1&sq=dogs%20and%20cats&st=cse
Parental Unit just used that chart to calculate my “real” age and I’m still in my early thirties! I look raring to go, don’t I?
Photo of me by Rachel Lauren Photography
Hey, not that Parental Unit is over 50 or anything…hehehe. But we thought this article that appeared in the Huffington Post just a few days ago was very helpful. The woman who wrote this piece, Barbara Hannah Grufferman, has also written a book titled: The Best of Everything After 50: The Experts Guide to Style, Sex, Health, Money and More, so it seems that she’s done her research!
The article does a marvelous job of intertwining two issues that we’ve discussed here quite a bit: adopting dogs and making sure that your dog gets enough daily exercise for his or her breed. Grufferman also provides helpful tips for running with your dog, especially in warmer weather, along with a list of other reasons why dog ownership is good for you humans. A win-win situation, we say!
Enjoy the full article here: www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-hannah-grufferman/health-benefits-of-dogs_b_883684.html
Please stay tuned for tomorrow’s post that will offer a variety of opinions on how to keep your pooch safe and happy over this (noisy) holiday weekend.
Think these posts will act as earplugs?
The article does a marvelous job of intertwining two issues that we’ve discussed here quite a bit: adopting dogs and making sure that your dog gets enough daily exercise for his or her breed. Grufferman also provides helpful tips for running with your dog, especially in warmer weather, along with a list of other reasons why dog ownership is good for you humans. A win-win situation, we say!
Enjoy the full article here: www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-hannah-grufferman/health-benefits-of-dogs_b_883684.html
Please stay tuned for tomorrow’s post that will offer a variety of opinions on how to keep your pooch safe and happy over this (noisy) holiday weekend.
Think these posts will act as earplugs?
Photo of me by Rachel Lauren Photography
Happy Saturday to everyone-and whadayasay we go hoppin’ right away?!
We’ll meet at the Old Elm Tree, chase some squirrels, and then visit everyones’ blogs together-how does that sound? P.S. How about we meet next week at Opie’s Ficus tree instead of the Old Elm? And if Timmy is captured by aliens and used as an alien baby incubator, so be it! We’re chasing squirrels and blog hopping!
Here are just a few, easy-to-follow rules for joining this hop:
__ Use the Linky tool provided to sign up. Note: if your blog is not pet-related it will be removed from the list.
__Follow the three hosts at the top of the list (and while you’re at it, follow us-we’d appreciate it!)
__ Peruse these fabulous blogs and follow and comment as you desire.
Don’t forget to enter our “Timmy’s weekly disaster” contest next week. Here’s the initial write-up of the contest to get you started: boccibeefs.blogspot.com/2011/03/announcing-fun-contest.html.
And a hearty congrats to our third week’s winner! We had a hard time choosing among all of the excellent (and hilarious) submissions-thanks! Just click on Timmy’s red text above and congratulate the winner yourself!
Happy Saturday to everyone-and whadayasay we go hoppin’ right away?!
We’ll meet at the Old Elm Tree, chase some squirrels, and then visit everyones’ blogs together-how does that sound? And if Timmy is being punished with a “time out” in the cellar, so be it! We’re chasing squirrels and blog hopping!
Photo by www.rachellaurenphotography.com
Here are just a few, easy-to-follow rules for joining this hop:
__ Use the Linky tool provided to sign up. Note: if your blog is not pet-related it will be removed from the list.
__Follow the three hosts at the top of the list (and while you’re at it, follow us-we’d appreciate it!)
__ Peruse these fabulous blogs and follow and comment as you desire.
Don’t forget to enter our “Timmy’s weekly disaster” contest next week. Here’s the initial write-up of the contest to get you started: boccibeefs.blogspot.com/2011/03/announcing-fun-contest.html.
And a hearty congrats to our tenth week’s winner! (Are you noticing anything suspicious here?) We had a hard time choosing among all of the excellent (and hilarious) submissions-thanks! Just click on Timmy’s red text above and congratulate the winner yourself! Feel free to enter on our Facebook page-it’s easy and fun: www.facebook.com/pages/Boccis-Beefs/190090017696328.
