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Wordless Wednesday: Some are more equal than others

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Donna Black-Sword
Right, that’s a fire extinguisher. In my kitchen.
It’s not a reflection of my cooking skills. But I
 appreciate that you were thinking that.
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”  George Orwell, Animal Farm

Bodine, benevolent ruler of Sword House, has commandeered the dog bed. A silent and bloodless takeover of prime real estate, which has left Micron to rest his weary bulk upon the kitchen tile.

To the left are three steps that lead down to the back door. Micron’s head is pretty much hanging there in a passive-aggressive statement of his discontent.

I’m suffering here, Bodine, says Micron. Takin’ one for the team.

Yep, says Bodine. [purr]





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Wordless Wednesday: Big girl chompers

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Donna Black-Sword
Hot news of the week! Our little polar bear cub is getting her big girl teeth.
The upper two chompers have emerged as well as the four bottom in the front. I should be finding little Euka molars on the carpet soon. [sniff] She’s growing up right before our eyes.
Ah, but the best part about puppy teething is the adrenaline rush from seeing blood splatters on playing puppies. But instead of checking for puncture wounds incurred by two playing puppies, we look into the dark abyss of a puppy maw to see who has bleeding gums from a newly missing baby tooth.
The second best part, I think, is how those top two teeth make her look like a Count Orlok puppy*.  Which leads us to the next obvious thought. If a vampire had a dog, what would they name it, do you think**? 
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*Movie trivia: Nosforatu 1922.   I’d apologize for the obscure movie reference, except this is a Classic, people. And the old fellow had some funny looking teeth now.  
**I recall in an Anne Rice vampire novel a German Shepherd adopted by one of her venipuncturing protagonists in New Orleans.  Bonus points*** if you know the name of the dog.  Extra bonus points if you can explain to me why my family wouldn’t let me name my own GSD that same ultra cool name. Because I can’t answer that one. 
***By Bonus Points, I mean Thanks for leaving a comment. We’re on a tight budget here.





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Wordless Wednesday: Snow Camouflage

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Donna Black-Sword

When the Favorite Kid was a toddler, I’d dress him in bright primary colors when we’d visit amusement parks and such. My New Mom Theory was based on the simple idea that the kid would be easy to spot if he toddled too far from my watchful eye. And should a helium balloon happen its way to us, he’d also get the awesomeness of his very own balloon tied to his wrist. Again, the thought was that a bobbing object in one’s peripheral vision is harder to lose in a crowd. 

What? Is that weird or something? Nudging towards the dark precipice of paranoia perhaps? Well, I stand by this choice. I do.  Because I never lost the kid even once. Ok, there was that one time, but he was fourteen and we were at the mall. And I get the feeling he was trying to ditch me anyway, but that might just be the paranoia talking.

I was reminded of this after the recent snowfall here in Ohio.  The polar bear pup was just blending into the snowy backdrop a little too much for our photo shoot outside. The monochrome photos my camera was spitting out were simply, well, bland.

Red bow to the rescue! Kind of.  I didn’t know it, but apparently the thing held some sort of superpower that makes puppies hyperactive.  As soon as I connected the velcro straps, she was BAM! out of the starting gate.  Running around with reckless abandon like a puppy in her first big snow.

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Wordless Wednesday: A bit cold in the snooter

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Donna Black-Sword

The day after Christmas, we get our post holiday snow. And then some. Here in Ohio, we have blizzard conditions of the like we haven’t seen in a few years.

About a week ago, I couldn’t wait for Euka’s first snow. 

And now I’m thinking maybe I shouldn’t have wished so hard, but it’s too late to take it back now.  Nothing to do about it, but let the dogs out to play in the stuff. 

Euka was going all multi-sensory in the backyard with this new discovery. She got a bit stopped up when she got to what does it smell like?

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Wordless Wednesday: You’re gonna need a bigger bowl

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Donna Black-Sword

To paraphrase the words of Chief Brody, you’re gonna need a bigger bowl there, Euka my love.

Now look at the photo again.  The relaxed posture, the closed eyes. If this were a video, you’d see the dream twitches, too. Yep, the chick fell asleep in the empty water bowl.

I give you your awww moment of the day.





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