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Barking 9 to 5…

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It just so happens that today is Take Your Dog to Work Day. It’s also National Dog Party Day. I guess if you’re going to work hard, you should play hard too!

Lucky for me, I usually work from home on Fridays… which means that I can take Bella to work with me today without having to actually take her anywhere. Given that Bella gets carsick in a rocking chair, this situation is ideal. We’ll have our own version of Paw-fice Space right here at home – Bella takes her Floor Patrol duties very seriously.

Now, to the Linkmobile!

  1. Today’s punny pet names take their inspiration from 9 to 5: Polly Parton (for a bird), Dane Fonda (for a Great Dane pup), and Gilly Tomlin (for a fish).
  2. Oh, I can’t help myself. Here are a few more: Molly Parton (for a fish), Jane Fawnda (for a deer), Lily Tomcatlin, and Billy Tomlin (for a goat).
  3. Next, check out this great slideshow of dogs participating in today’s festivities.
  4. Among the offices celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day? The gang at Richmond International Raceway. (I bet Bella’s glad that I don’t work there!)
  5. Over at Peggy’s Pet Place, Kelly the pup has taken to the keyboard to tell us about her canine career.
  6. Sugar the Golden Retriever has donned some “office” attire today as well. (Looking good, pal!)
  7. What if your office is a boat? Something Wagging tells us about Schmitty the Weather Dog, and inspires me to watch “I’m on a Boat” too many times.
  8. The Poodle and Dog Blog gets into the act with this interesting story and clever post title: Dog on a Hot Thatched Roof.
  9. Wondering how to work out the logistics of bringing your dog to work? Never fear. The Pet Health Care Gazette has some great tips.

Sure, it sounds cute… but should we be concerned? Will human workers soon be replaced by a cadre of clever canine professionals? It’s happened before.

That deep thought brings us to today’s video. This dog seems to love his job more than most people I know.

Don’t worry cat lovers, I haven’t forgotten you. Bunny’s Blog tells us all about taking your cat to work.

In the spirit of full disclosure, I confess that I sang “9 to 5” the entire time I was writing this post. It’s going to be in my head all day now. It’s enough to drive me crazy if I let it. (See what I did there?)

So, tell me… have you ever taken your dog (or other pet) to work?

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Hairy Garfield & the Half-Belated Birthday Doodle

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Today’s topic is artistic ability. I have a little – occasionally, I can render a pretty good drawing, although I never quite mastered perspective and scale. I’m by no means an artist, so today we’re actually talking about doodles: what you doodle, when you doodle, how you doodle. (That word gets more fun each time I say it… doodle, doodle, doodle. How do any of you with a Labradoodle or other -doodle dog get anything done? I’d just repeat that to myself all the time.)

Why doodles, you might ask? Well, I’m a habitual doodler, but not terribly creative. Those that have ever sat next to me in a meeting, taken a class with me, or known me for years are aware that I have a doodle of choice. It’s appeared in countless notebooks and textbooks over the years.

Yesterday happened to be the birthday of my favorite doodle inspiration, so I thought I’d honor this esteemed personage with a belated birthday doodle…

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Being a dog is for the birds!

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Sometimes, you just can’t deny that bird is the word. Today, it’s the word.

  1. Your punny pet names: Chick Clark and Duckleberry Finn.
  2. Puppies herding ducklings? I could watch that all day. (Note to self: come up with career plan that will allow me to do just that.)
  3. Speaking of careers, who would have guessed that becoming a Secret Service agent would allow one to help ducklings in distress?
  4. Even though the White House is apparently welcoming to ducklings, I’ve heard that a dog park is no place for a duck.
  5. Perhaps I should have called this post Make Way for Ducklings. Here’s another item of duckling-related cuteness: a Labrador adopting an orphaned duckling.
  6. We should give some other birds their due as well – these orphaned goslings and their adoptive canine mom are unbelievably cute.
  7. Have you ever wanted to get up close and personal with some hummingbirds? Now’s your chance.
  8. Oh, heck – it’s an inclusive blog, despite the name. Let’s let the cats shine too. Enjoy this video of a parrot and a kitten hanging out.
  9. Thoughts I’ve never had: “I could really take a good nap right now if only I had a cat to curl up in.” Thoughts a baby chick has had: that one.

Finally, it’s time for today’s video. It’s cute, but what really sold me was the ending…

Thank goodness I managed to get this week’s linkage together. I don’t think I could have made it up to you if I’d skipped it two weeks in a row!

I’m back, baby.

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Adorable adoptables in northern Virginia: Back in black edition

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Timber from FOHA

This week, I have a special edition of my Adorable Adoptables feature for you. In the month of May, Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA) in northern Virginia has been running a “Back in Black” promotion to showcase black cats and dogs looking for a home. The promotion is part of the Best Friends Animal Society’s Back in Black 2 national adoption event.

Oreo from FOHA

We’ve talked about black pets on the blog before as part of Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week. My motto is “appreciate, don’t discriminate” – it’s crazy that black pets have a tougher time getting adopted, considering how awesome they are. I mean, how could anyone find the sweet faces accompanying this post anything less than fantastic?

Gulliver from FOHA

So, check out some campaign info from FOHA. Then swing by the FOHA Twitter account and Facebook page, where they’ve been sharing black pets all month! There’s even a special Black Cat Ball section on the FOHA website. It’s a pretty great campaign, and there are lots of cute pets up for adoption, including the ones featured in this post – Timber, Oreo, and Gulliver. Finally, don’t forget to spread the word about these sometimes overlooked (and amazingly awesome) adoptables!

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Cat’s all, folks…

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Before we get into today’s links, I have some fun news to share. I recently learned that this blog was nominated for eCollegeFinder’s Top Pet Blogs Award. The winners were announced this week, and we made the list of the Top 107 Pet Blogs! (I don’t know why it’s 107, but I kind of dig it.) Pretty cool, huh? Even cooler, some of our blogging friends made the list too. Check out the winners here.

Now, to the linkage. Last week, I featured some otters. This week, I’m feline like featuring some cats. (I blame this list of strange cat facts I encountered a few days ago.) Let’s get to it…

  1. Your punny pet name for this week: Terrence Meoward.
  2. Cheetah cub overload! You’re welcome.
  3. I have a feeling that Kristine from Rescued Insanity will like this next one. A cat trained to hug… could the video be any cuter? (On a related note, Kristine is working on an awesome project to show the world just how awesome cats can be. Swing by to find out more and submit your own story!)
  4. The cats in this video give a new meaning to the term copycat.
  5. By no means am I endorsing this brand (I’m no expert on cat food) – that being said, I have to admit that this ad made me laugh. For Pete’s sake, it has Chris Parnell in it. I’m not immune to the charms of Dr. Spaceman.

Finally, I give you this week’s video. I need to hire this guy to do the music for my punny production company. (I’ve got tons of characters, after all.) Wonder if he could do the same thing with plush dogs?

I know… it’s a weird video, but it just felt right. I’m a weird gal.

What are you up to this weekend? Don’t forget to check out Peggy’s Pet Place and Kol’s Notes for this week’s K9 Kamp challenge. Also, you have until Tuesday to enter the two Happy Tails Spa giveaways I announced last week, so why not do it this weekend?

 

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Teen (Mutt) Mom: 4 Months & Pregnant?

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I just came across this great set of ads from the Best Friends Animal Society in Utah. The ads are part of the Fix at Four campaign, which is designed to educate people about the proper age for spaying and neutering your pets. (Well done, Best Friends. Bob Barker would be proud.)

Did you know that a kitten can become a mother at four months of age and a puppy at six months? Kind of crazy, when you think about it. (Take it from me, I adopted an unwed teen puppy mother off the streets. After Bella had her puppies, some cruel person kept the puppies and dropped her off at the shelter – and she was barely a year old at the time, maybe less.)

These ads are extremely clever, funny and effective. I think this one is my favorite (based on the Creek connection, of course).

Check out two more ads, after the jump…

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I want this Puggle to make a series of workout videos

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Another Friday is upon us… let’s get to the linkage! (Don’t worry – the post title will make sense when you get to today’s video.)

  1. Your punny pet name for the week: Bark Linn-Baker. (See #2.)
  2. You know, sometimes the world comes together in a moment of pop culture synergy. On Wednesday, I was catching up on The Good Wife and realized that one of the judges was being played by the same actor who played Cousin Larry on Perfect Strangers. (Anyone else remember that show?) Then, I saw that someone created a Perfect Strangers video game online. What are the odds?
  3. Does your cat like to sleep on your monitor? Then this product is for you.
  4. Leaping lambs! Enough said.
  5. I love this video – the Wampug would be perfect for my production of Star Wags: A New Rope Toy.

In other news, I managed to sprain my ankle while running on Wednesday. Guess there goes that 5K I was going to run next weekend. I doubt I’ll be able to run by then – if not, I’m going to try to walk it. (At a minimum, I’ll be there cheering my team on, but I’d really rather participate.)

Anyway, that’s a long-winded way of introducing today’s video. Perhaps I can hire this pup to train me when I can start working out again. (I recommend watching with the sound on – the music is perfect.)

Happy weekend, friends!
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The exquisite beauty of disappointment…

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Don’t worry, the title will make sense in a moment. Read on, dear friend:

  1. Today’s punny pet names: Kate Finslet and Jean Renroar.
  2. You’re probably tired of my Downton Abbey obsession by now, but I just had to share this parody from Jimmy Fallon. It’s fantastic.
  3. CasaSugar recently posted some fun finds in honor of National Pet Day. I’m in love with this poster.
  4. This original pitch for The Muppet Show is made of awesome.
  5. Apparently these disappointed animals have not watched that pitch, or they’d be much happier.
  6. Truffle hunting in Italy with an adorable dog? How do I get that gig? (Until then, I’ll be making faces like those of the disappointed animals I shared above. Just kidding – these photos perked me right back up.)
Speaking of disappointed animals, I hereby nominate and bestow upon the following video every film award ever, past and present. (For the full effect, I highly recommend you watch this one with the sound on.)


(Via Best Week Ever – view Part I here. On a loosely related note – these photos from The French Dog are gorgeous. Also, I recommend you check out this tale of a globe-trotting pup who dug up some French culture during his travels.)

Magnificent, no? I am giving the person who made this video a serious slow clap right now. Bravo, good sir. Bravo.
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The pugs will see you at the crossroads…

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Happy Friday! On to the links:

  1. Your punny pet names: Pug E. Pug and Michael Puglas. (These were obviously inspired by #2 on today’s list.)
  2. Bone Pugs-N-Harmony. Seriously, you guys… I can’t even. This offering rendered me speechless for about five minutes. Pug Life!
  3. Once you’ve watched that, the occasional expletives over at Text from Dog will probably not phase you too much. This one might be my favorite. (Thanks to Katherine from Life with Arie for sharing this one on Twitter!)
  4. I can’t get enough… enjoy May the Ads Be Ever in Your Favor. (It’s no May the Kibble Be Ever in Your Flavor, but I’m probably just biased.)
  5. Speaking of ads, I could play with this Gendered Advertising Remixer for hours, I think.
  6. I’m not a huge April Fool’s Day fan, but I did enjoy this one involving dogs in glasses. (Bonus non-April Fool’s links – Cats in Clothes! Or at cafes!)
  7. I love baseball. In honor of Opening Day, enjoy some team-related cute.
  8. I plan to do some baking for Easter brunch on Sunday – although I’m not sure I’ll be feeling this ambitious, I cannot deny that these bunny cake pops are extremely charming.
  9. Having a rough day? These thirteen simple steps will get you through it. I honestly can’t decide which one is my favorite. (Great minds think alike – Pamela from Something Wagging This Way Comes shared this one on Facebook yesterday too.)
Finally, this week’s video reminded me of The Big Bang Theory:

The look on the face of the other cat says it all.
So tell me, what are you up to this weekend?  I will be allowing my heart to go on tonight, while revisiting Titanic on the big screen. I did promise them I’d never let go, after all.
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