Catch!

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I may have mentioned that Bella does not understand the concept of how to catch a toy.  She always tries to use her paws instead of catching it in her mouth.  My working theory is that she skipped a lot of days in Being a Dog 101.  However, perhaps I wasn’t giving her enough credit – the Beagle in the video below has taking catching with his paws to a whole new level. 

Maybe I just didn’t nurture Bella’s talents… with a little work, perhaps Bella could have been quite the little athlete.

(If you just can’t get enough of this adorable breed, go test your Beagle knowledge with this quiz.)

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Frustration is sweeping the nation

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I didn’t have a chance to put up the usual Friday post thanks to Blogger’s issues yesterday.  I realize it was back up and running at some point yesterday, but thanks to work and an outdoor showing of When Harry Met Sally (baby fish mouth!), the timing just didn’t work out.  I’ll save my planned post for another time.  Today, I leave you with this dramatic interpretation of how I felt when I could see my blog but not edit it…


(via Serious Eats)

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Mother’s Day

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As I mentioned last year, Mother’s Day is somewhat bittersweet for me.Ā  However, I wanted to take a moment to wish a very happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful moms out there and send a big hug to all of those who are missing their moms today.Ā  My gift to you?Ā  A Bella photo, of course!

 

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You otter know

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The pun in the title of this post may have given away today’s topic…

  1. As always, we start with punny animal names:  Sam Otterston and Otter Preminger.
  2. Up next, an otter playing with rocks.  This video… well, it rocks.  (Insert rimshot here.)
  3. Then, a video of two baby otters learning to swim.  The cuteness is epic. 
  4. Otters are the new cats?  You be the judge.
  5. As Dr. V will tell you, G is for Giant Otter.  Not familiar with the Giant Otter?  That’s okay – take a moment to gaze at some adorable babies.  Once you’ve sufficiently cooed over their cuteness, then check out these otter facts.
  6. We’ve been focusing on wild otters, but did you know that some people have otters as pets?  I had no idea.  (Anyone want to educate me here?  Otters are wild animals after all, so I’m kind of skeptical about the wisdom of having one as a pet.)  In any event, check out this video of these pet otters hanging out in their playhouse and this one of a pretty adorable otter named Sydney.

I leave you today with a video that captures some very excited otters in action – warning, if you have the sound on, I have a feeling your dog will do the head tilt.  Perhaps repeatedly.


 
(via Paw Nation)

For more otter facts, go check out this excerpt from a PBS special – it’s both educational and cute!

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Postage due

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Speed Bump
via Comics.com

Busy week, but I didn’t want you to think I forgot about you… I saw this comic today and it cracked me up.  I think Bella’s head really would explode if this were to happen.  As I was driving Bella to the vet this weekend, it occurred to me that, like the Simple Dog over at Hyperbole and a Half, Bella does not process the world well – sensory overload is always just around the corner.  A mailcat delivering squirrels would probably push her over the edge.  Though I suppose it would push me over the edge too… so let’s just hope the scene above never happens in real life.  It would be like that Futurama episode where we learn why the cats really put up with us.  I, for one, welcome our new feline overlords.


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If only she had Corgis carrying her train…

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Well, the world obviously has a case of wedding fever this week.  Who am I to resist?  After all, I did celebrate my own anniversary yesterday.  I did, however, resist getting up at the crack of dawn to watch the royal wedding and will catch up via DVR instead.  (DVR – best invention ever?)  However, I bet I could have been convinced to get up if I was invited to a celebration like the snazzy one over at Bark’n About.  Anyway…

  1. Your punny pet names: Cat Middleton was perfect for the theme, but it seemed too easy (though I really hope someone has a cat with that name).  So, I also give you… Camilla Barker Bowles.
  2. Have you been to a wedding where the couple’s pet(s) played a role?  As previously discussed, Bella does not travel well.  Thus, we let her snooze at home during the festivities.  It would have been fun to have her there though.  I’ll just have to look at these best dogs and pups of honor instead.  Prefer to let your pets be the star of the show?  Check out this canine wedding photo over at Doggie Stylish or learn about a recent cat wedding in London via Life with Cats.
  3. Want more?  Okay, okay… here are 45 photos of doggie ring bearers.
  4. Larry the Downing Street Cat was all decked out for the royal wedding.  Help him celebrate by checking out this Royal Wedding CATs-travaganza Adoption event.  (It’s part of the PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend happening today through Sunday!)
  5. Are you all about the Union Jacks?  The lovely under the blanket has rounded up some fantastic items with a British theme.
  6. Royal wedding not your style?  Perhaps you’ll enjoy these awesomely geeky weddings instead.

Finally, did you see this fantastic Corgi ad?  (It was to convince people to upgrade to HD coverage of the royal wedding – irrelevant now, but still adorable.)

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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