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Posts Tagged ‘pets’
Pets on My Travels
Posted on: November 28, 2022
- In: animals | Dot | Family | Travel
- 90 Comments
As much as I love to travel and visit my family and friends, I always miss my two doggies Dot and Lia. Fortunately, there are pets at many of the places I visit. Here are a few pictures of the pets I spent time with while in Canada in September.
Brandy, a Golden Labrador/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix. A real sweetheart.
Brandy in her yard playing ball.
Come on, throw the ball.
Grandpuppy Petite on Mudge Island
Grandkitty, Bimbay on Mudge Island
Lexi, the oldest of my Granddaughter’s pets, enjoying a sunny day.
Mandy the Newfoundland dog. A big cuddly teddy bear.
Mandy, the guard dog.
Roni, another of my granddaughter’s pets. Those eyes!
Me and my buddy Roni
And there are many cats as well. This is Earl Grey. The coolest cat ever and I love his name.
We can’t forget the goats. Did I mention my granddaughter loves animals? I didn’t get pictures of all of them either.
Beelzebub, my grandson’s newly acquired pet who seems very happy with his new home.
Lola, my son’s family pug. Another cutie.
Willow, an Australian Shepherd. A special dog for a special girl in Vancouver.
Well, not really a pet, but my great granddaughter’s badger Halloween costume.
How about an awesome cake that looks like a pet?
So you can see I had many pets to keep me company until I came home to these two.
Sweet Valentine
Posted on: February 14, 2022
- In: animals | short stories
- 33 Comments
A perfect short story by Pam at https://butterflysand.com/ for Valentine´s Day, featuring a Maine coon cat. If you´ve read Amanda in England: The Missing Novel, you might recall the Maine coon Rupert in the book. Enjoy! Happy Valentine´s Day to all.
Madeline stood across the street for a moment thinking about what she was about to do. She had always considered herself an intelligent woman; she had a good career and a lovely new home. She believed that she was mildly attractive. And yet, she was lonely. Her divorce had come through a few weeks ago, just before a job offer here, in what for her was a new town. She had no family and no friends nearby. Essentially, she was starting her life over. Alright, she thought. Change is in the air. Let’s do it! She squared her shoulders and crossed the street to the Pet Adoption Agency.
When Madeline entered, a young woman behind the desk immediately looked up and smiled. A huge, tabby, feline-like creature also looked up, yawned and promptly went back to sleep. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed just a very large cat. He…
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The Love of Pets
Posted on: October 16, 2021
- In: animals | Dot | Family | Travel
- 98 Comments
I missed my two fur babies while I was away, but they were safe at home with hubby. Fortunately, everywhere I went, pets were available to cuddle, play with and walk. My granddaughter has a menagerie of animals at her place. Here’s a few pictures of the pets I spent time with.
She even has goats to play with.
I got to walk my friend’s granddogs too.
But I was very happy to come home to my two girls.
An Addition to the Family
Posted on: February 8, 2021
- In: animals | Dot | Family
- 90 Comments
Although some of you already know about this, I´m so excited to share this news. After some consideration, we adopted another dog, a little sister for Dot! Her name is Lia, she is three years old and a bodeguero, the same breed as our Dot. She is a bundle of energy and a real sweetheart. Dot is starting to get used to having her around. Like all new parents, we have taken tons of pictures.
Having fun at the beach.
You can be sure there will be more pictures!
Dot Turns Five!
Posted on: November 9, 2020
- In: animals | Dot | Spain
- 94 Comments
Hi Readers! Dot here. I just turned five years old. I had a little party and got two of my favourite bones and a cup cake. I´m one lucky dog.
I have a good life here on the Costa Blanca of Spain since mom and dad adopted me. I thought I would share some of my favourite things with you, because mom said I could.
Thanks for reading about me and my good life.
Dot the Dog
Growing Up So Fast
Posted on: February 21, 2020
- In: Family | Memories
- 68 Comments
The youngest member of my immediate family, my great-granddaughter, just turned ten. Ten! How did that happen? She is an amazing kid, wise beyond her years, kind, smart, funny, hardworking and an animal lover. Even though I don’t see her often, I have a close bond with her. She even goes to the school I attended all those years ago, and she is an Amanda fan. I spoke to her on her birthday, which made my day. Here are just a few pictures of her through the first ten years of her life. Some taken by me and others by her mom and other family members.
“Don’t try to make me grow up before my time…”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
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- In: animals | Dreams | Family
- 24 Comments
I wrote about my amazing granddaughter’s venture in pet boarding here. I am pleased to announce her business is doing very well. The Medicine Hat News is holding it’s Best of 2019 competition based on votes. Dear readers, would you please take a minute of your time to vote for Aunty’s Place. It is quick and easy. You can vote once a day until Feb 23. It’s easy, just click on the site, scroll down and vote.
And to show you some of the happy campers that visit Aunty’s place, here are just a few pictures.
They come in all shapes and sizes and Aunty loves them all!
Please share the love and help Aunty’s Place be the Best Pet Boarding of 2019.
Thanks so much!!
Authors and Their Pets
Posted on: August 5, 2018
- In: animals | Dot | guest posts | Memories | Writing
- 41 Comments
I am so pleased to be the featured author on Pens, Paws and Claws, a wonderful blog that features authors and their pets. Don’t you just love the title of the blog? Check it out, especially if you love pets. Read about how I use animals in my books and how animals have affected my writing life. Of course, Dot is included.
Welcome Author Darlene Foster
Author Darlene Foster and her dog, Dot.
How do your pets impact your writing?
Spending time with my dog relaxes me and inspires ideas. When I get stuck, I take her for a walk and often return with fresh new ideas. She also gets me off my butt and away from the computer. When she thinks I have been there too long, she comes into my office with her ball and drops it in front of me, looking at me with those big puppy dog eyes. I just can’t say no. Before moving to Spain and getting our dog we had cats. They would sleep on my lap or on my feet while I wrote. A writer needs pets. They are great to discuss ideas with.
Who could refuse those eyes?
Do you include animals in your stories?
Living on a farm/ranch there were always animals around so I love animals of all sorts….
read more here and discover my funniest pet story
http://penspawsandclaws.com/welcome-author-darlene-foster/
Whether you are a writer or not, how have animals affected your life? Do you have a funny pet story?
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Dot Update
Posted on: November 6, 2016
- In: animals | Family
- 58 Comments
I can’t believe it has been over four months since we welcomed our dog, Dot into our lives. It’s as if she has always been here. Although she was quite nervous at first, she has settled into living in an urban setting. I wrote about driving to the Andalucian mountains to get her here.
Like parents of a newborn, we have taken tons of pictures of her. Here are a few. Believe me, it was hard to narrow it down.
Enjoying her new toy, but what she really likes to play with are our socks!.
She also likes playing with her ball
Please, dad, can you throw the ball again?
She enjoys going for walks on the beach
But she doesn’t like to get her feet wet
Sometimes she meets another dog at the beach and gets to play
A special play date with Havane, her friend from France
She loves to play with other dogs.
Dot is popular with the neighbourhood children who bring her treats
Our special young friend is a good buddy
She sure loves her dad!
and she loves her mom too. She goes with us just about everywhere we go.
You can see she is quite a character and keeps us busy. Whatever did we do without her?
Farewell to Andy
Posted on: September 5, 2012
It was Andy’s last weekend with us. We were invited for tea at a friend’s place where he had an enjoyable time and made some new friends.
We enjoyed our tea and freshly made cranberry scones, with homemade jams, under the lovely grape arbour.
Andy made friends with Odie the cat and Blue the dog
He also explored my friend’s wonderful garden where he met pixies and another cat who didn’t move.
Andy and Monkey the cat finally started to get friendly. Monkey was even willing to share her toy with him!
The time has come for Andy to go home. He has had a good time on the west coast of Canada, but even armadillos get homesick. We are packing him up as we pack up to leave for a seventeen-day trip to Europe. You won’t be hearing much from me for the next three weeks. I will miss all my blogging friends, but there will be reports of our travels and pictures when we return.
Thanks for following Andy’s adventures with us and thanks Lenore Diane for letting Andy be our guest for the past few weeks. I can’t wait to hear of his next exploits.
Andy and Rupert the Maine Coon cat, by one of my many piles of TBR books.
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