Give ’em a rake

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After last week’s hiatus, No Frown Friday is back!  This week’s theme is inspired by an activity that is in my near future – raking leaves!  (Harry Potter was also in contention, but we just did that.)

Pets and leaves… they kind of go together like peas and carrots, if you ask me.

  1. Coming up with punny pet names to fit the theme wasn’t easy, but I did manage to come up with one: Leif Ericsbone.  After that, the pun-center of my brain went on its own vacation.  Any other pun masters out there?
  2. Check out these photos of some canines who love to play in the leaves.  (Number 6 reminds me of Scotti.  She used to love jumping around in big piles of leaves.)
  3. Feline friends, don’t feel left out.  
  4. Have you ever been leaf peeping?  Here’s a guide to leaf peeping destinations from Bocci’s Beefs (guest post by Fido Friendly‘s Carol Bryant).

Let’s move beyond photos… time to see a pup in action:



(Bonus points to my hub for sending this one my way – don’t you just love the soundtrack?)

Leaves aren’t just for playing – if you’re feeling really ambitious, you can decorate your home with them.  Or even a cake (the cake topper at the end of that post is to die for).

In any event, I’ll be spending at least part of my weekend removing the leaves from my yard.  Perhaps I’ll ask Bella to check out these tips from another leaf-removing canine and give me a hand.

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23 thoughts on “Give ’em a rake”

  5. Love the video! That's unbelievably adorable. It makes me wish we still had a tree in our yard to give us leaves to rake.

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  11. Love your post and that adorable little Yorkie playing in those leaf piles. Too cute!!!! 🙂

    My pups and I love playing in the leaves too. I am 38 years young but when I see leaf piles I turn into a 5 year old. Youth is a state of mind!

    Have a fabulous weekend!

    Tina
    Park Avenue Chihuahua

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  15. As always, I LOVE your posts! The video was awesome. The music definitely made it. I think doing leaves with your dog can be quite fun. My old dog, Aspen, used to lie right in the middle of the pile (which are usually huge) and fall asleep. My Jasper prefers to drop his ball in the middle of the pile and let me find it for him because he usually loses it! One time it even went into the leaf bag and I had to dig it out for him. Silly dog!

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  17. Hi Y'all,
    Just catchin' up on my readin'. Happy Thanksgivin'…'cause I know it's gonna be a busy week for all you Humans.
    My Humans don't rake leaves. They just wait for a BIG PUFF of wind and they all blow away, even off the porch. 🙂
    Hawk aka BrownDog

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  19. Yard cleanup was (mostly) successful… 18 bags of leaves from the front yard and a quarter of the back yard. Then I lost my motivation…

    Chihuahua Girl – I know what you mean! When I see a pile leaves, I just want to hop in!

    Daisy's Mom – Bella was napping in the leaves today too. That's too funny about Jasper and the ball though!

    Thundering Herd – I'm not ready to think about snow yet… I had my fill last year! 🙂

    Hawk – Happy Thanksgiving back at you!

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