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Happy happy joy joy!

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I’m so happy it’s Friday – life has just been too busy lately!  I plan to spend some time this weekend catching on the blogging world.  Right now, however, it’s time for your weekly dose of Friday randomness (extra random this week, in fact):

  1. This week’s punny pet names are inspired by the deep thoughts Bella plagiarized from an old Saved by the Bell episode (by now, you may have realized that I’m a tad obsessed):  Zack Roarris and Kelly Ka-meowski.  I’ll leave it to you, dear reader, to come up with a good pun for A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano.  No changes needed to Lisa Turtle or Screech Powers!
  2. Ah, the television of my youth.  I’m sure by now you’ve figured out I’m quite nostalgic on that front.  So you can imagine my excitement when I read that TeenNick has dusted off some classic shows from the 90s and will be re-airing them.  Life was always so much better when Clarissa explained it all.  However, one complaint – where’s Hey Dude?
  3. Putting nostalgia aside for a moment, let’s enjoy some cute!  Check out these adorable maned wolf pups at the Houston Zoo.
  4. Feel like doing some baking this weekend?  Try to do better than the decorators who created these animal-themed cake wrecks.  If you need to cleanse your palate after the wreckage, I recommend checking out these amazing Dr. Seuss-themed cakes.  I want.
  5. Does your dog wish he was a fashion plate?  If so, these photos of 20 dogs (plus one kitten) wearing bow ties will help your dog navigate the tricky world of canine couture.  (I adore these photo collections from Doggie Stylish – Bella even made a cameo in one of them!)

Okay, apparently I had more linkage for you today than I realized.  It’s not over yet.  I hope you can handle one more dose of Nickelodeon randomness from the 90s…

I am amazed that I was able to easily find a video combining puppies and the scattered nostalgia of today’s post.  The Internet really does have everything.  Happy weekend!

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Take a look, it’s in a book…

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… it’s Reading Raindog!  (Reading Rainbone?  Reading Great Danebow?  Help me, LeVar Burton!)

Check out Monday’s post for more info about the book seen here.

You had to know I couldn’t resist the urge to post the following video…

Yeah… I went there.  You can thank me later, after your brain plays this on repeat for the rest of the day.

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To Bella from To Dog With Love

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Apparently Bella and I are on a hot streak.  First, she won a collar from Doggie Stylish.  Then, I won a really cool book called  For the Love of Dogs: an A-to-Z Primer for Dog Lovers of All Ages thanks to the wonderful Cosmo Havanese from To Dog With Love.  (Go ahead and check out that awesome blog… I’ll wait.)  Anyway, To Dog With Love gave away a copy of the book, and I won!  (We should enter the lottery, right?  Third time’s a charm, they say.)

The book, written by Allison Weiss Entrekin, is full of whimsical illustrations by Mark Anderson.  It uses all 26 letters of the alphabet (even X) to present fun facts and wonderful info about our beloved pups.  To give you a little taste, I selected a few letters at random. (As you’ll see, it wasn’t really that random.)

B is for Beagles
E is for English Foxhounds
L is for Labradors
L is still for Labradors
A is for Adoption

C is for Cavaliers
O is for Obedience
S is for Shih Tzus
M is for Mascots
O is still for Obedience

Here are some photos of Bella enjoying her new reading material.

Thanks again to Diane and Cosmo from To Dog With Love!

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Daily Bella #464

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Yesterday’s Daily Shoot assignment:  Make a photograph today that illustrates the act of waiting.

This one was pretty easy for Ms. Bella.  She’s always sitting around with a hopeful look on her face as if perhaps food will fall from the sky.  I ended up with two shots I really liked.  I chose the one on the left for my official entry.  Which one do you like better?

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Thank you, Doggie Stylish!

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As you know, Bella has been rocking her Christmas collar for far too long.  She was wearing it on this blog as recently as last week, in fact.  Well, no more.  Thanks to Doggie Stylish, Bella has finally accepted that the holiday season is over.  During the Magical Mystery Mutt Tour, Karen from Doggie Stylish gave away a collar on her blog.  Somehow, I won!

I chose this sassy little number:

Isn’t her new collar the cutest?  Thanks again to Doggie Stylish!

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Daily Bella #462

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Bella doesn’t always make an appearance in my Daily Shoot photos.  (They’re also not daily, but I’m working on it.)  However, today she was kind enough to be my model.  The assignment?   

Work with scale today and make a photograph that features a subject either larger or smaller than expected. 

Here’s the photo I selected:

 

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How sweet it is

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Bella Bowl V is over now… Bella was a good hostess, as usual. By the end of the night, she was rather exhausted from all of her hostessing duties:

Anyway, the party was a success… lots of good friends and good food.  In addition to the usual football fare like buffalo chicken dip and white chicken chili, we offered quite the dessert selection.  Nostalgia ruled the day – the Rice Krispie treats were a big hit, as were the butterscotch haystacks.  (My friend’s mom used to make these and I loved them!  If you’ve never had them, I recommend giving them a try.)

I also ordered cupcakes from Hey Love.  They were both adorable and delicious!  (In addition to yummy sweets, she also provides a host of other design and party services – go visit and say hi!  She even has a puppy connection – her pup Nico came from the same rescue group as Bella – that means they’re related, right?)

Not only did Michelle from Hey Love deliver some fantastic cupcakes, she was also kind enough to come over the night before the big game for a cake pop date!  We took inspiration from Bakerella and made football cake pops.  Unfortunately, while taking the (not yet coated) pops out of the freezer, I managed to drop half of them on the floor.  Luckily there was no puppy nearby to sneak a chocolate treat!

Anyway, below you can see the finished product… they’re not the prettiest, but they were delicious.  I found these tougher to make than the basic pops I made last year.  Oh well, practice makes perfect, right?

What did you guys do for Super Puppy Bowl weekend?

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