Sophia's 1st trip to the zoo
Last Monday, both Christine and I were off, and it was a beautiful day. We decided to take advantage of the weather and took Sophia to the St. Louis Zoo. She enjoyed seeing the animals, talking about them and pointing them out to us. However, she didn’t want to have anything to do with touching the animals in the Children’s Zoo. Click the image above for the photo set. And below are two links to videos of Christine and Sophia visiting the goats.
dog dances on "Britain's Got Talent"
Salem doesn’t stand a chance against Gin.
Thanks to Chris for the link!
walking with bears
Mr. Tony discusses what one should do when walking with bears on The Tony Kornheiser Show on 3WT.
Uno
Congratulations to Uno on being the first beagle to win Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show. I’m partial to beagles since Salem is part beagle (not to mention Uno is from Belleville).
for Salem's Lolo
Salem keeping cool in his short fur
tony and the animals
I’ve been enjoying The Tony Kornheiser Show on Washington Post Radio. I’ve watched Tony take on Mike Wilbon on ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption (PTI), and he’s a hoot. When I discovered his radio show on iTunes, I was hooked for life. This show is so funny and entertaining that it has become my favorite podcast.
[UPDATE: Tony can now be heard on 3WT Radio]
One of the running themes on his show is the theory that animals are planning a revolt against the human race. Listen to Tony read “Excerpts from a Cat’s Diary”:
Then listen to Tony read “Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary”:
You may have read these before from circulating e-mails, and if not, click this link to read them (courtesy of Veronica Belmont).
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warm and fuzzy
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My poor puppy. He’s been going through some pain the past several days. We’re not sure what it is. Salem grunts or cries when jumping down off the bed, down from his window, or even going down the stairs. We try to keep him from jumping up (in a lot of cases, he can’t contain his excitement). We placed a temporary “bench” by his window so he can take it easy getting down.
He seemed to be worse this morning, crying when CL tried moving him on the bed. He was pretty mopey. He hadn’t gotten up to go out at all last night; we had to make him go before I left for work. Tomorrow, he sees the vet for his yearly shots; we’ll see what they have to say.
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Christine feeds the goats at Grant’s Farm (taken last September).
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Salem, while working on a “special treat”, looks up as his mom calls him.
8/365 – squirrel!
I’m kind of cheating with this one. I was out for most of the day, and I did not take any pictures. I may be going back occasionally to post an old picture with some kind of little story behind it. This was taken back in February (either by Daniel or Christine). Usually, when there’s a squirrel on the deck, CL will tell Salem “Squirrel!! Go get ‘em!” Of course, the dog will run outside and go bonkers chasing after the poor animal as it flies up a tree.
8/365 – squirrel!
I’m kind of cheating with this one. I was out for most of the day, and I did not take any pictures. I may be going back occasionally to post an old picture with some kind of little story behind it. This was taken back in February (either by Daniel or Christine). Usually, when there’s a squirrel on the deck, CL will tell Salem “Squirrel!! Go get ‘em!” Of course, the dog will run outside and go bonkers chasing after the poor animal as it flies up a tree.
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Salem was laying in the sun as he worked on what we refer to as a “special treat”. He looked cute and glowing, soaking up the sun and chewing on his treat. As you can see from this pic, he’s all done with it.
dog and baby girl
This is cute … (direct link to the video)
baby panda
for CL – this is too cute
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the philosophy of dogs
- The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. – Anonymous
- Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. – Ann Landers
great outdoors
Barbaro feeling well enough to enjoy daily outings (ESPN.com)
With all the crazy stuff going on in the world these days, it’s always nice to read about something good and positive.
