Yummers!
what better game to choose FUR a dog named mirra than one with ice cream in it! BOL!! it's the absolute FAVorite of just about anything edible, but only the homemade variety (of course!)..

what i resemble is likely chocolate, since it's dark, but let's not encourage that..
mom concurs..

but it’s not that easy of a choice tho..

[insert much pacing here]

then mom yells, “I’ve got it mirra!”
undoubtedly something odd- nothing I can verify mates so you’ll have to trust me.. evidently something from the pawrents childhood years- circa early 1960's..
a local haunt called 33 flavors showed up in the neighborhood.
now that sounds interesting at least.

cool
(literally!)
anyway, each time our mom & her best friend would check out this new ice cream place- (every Saturday it seems)..they'd try something different, and one time they had a flavor called licorice voo-doo!

mom said it was neat cuz it turned your mouth & lips black!
now that's gotta be the ice cream FUR me.
“gee mom do you think you could make it sometime?”

SO licorice voo-doo FUR mirra it is!
thanks Duke FUR tagging me..

so here's our 1 & only set of 10..
with LOVE (and make sure your PAWrents give you ice cream this weekend.. i can't wait!! if anyone gets licorice voo-doo, PAWlease let me know).

1) angus the warrior
2) ruger
3) kj
4) babe
5) mickey
6) angel stryker
7) lucas
8) sully & socks
9) takoda
10) tater tots

PAWS a minute & PAWrotect your FURRY loved ones (& those- with less fur too)

It’s flea & tick season. Some places, it ALWAYS IS. There are many dangers to our furry LOVED ones in the form of tick-borne diseases (TBD) but there are also dangers in the toxic chemical repellents used in industry today. We’ve added a link here to the second part of NRDC’s Poison on Pets II
There is also a link where you can check to see HOW YOUR product rates.
Check YOUR PAWticular product here
Making informed decisions about the use of toxic chemicals should be a priority in the lives of anyone, PAWticularly those with children present. Our mom is severely disabled because of an exposure to a mixture of solvents on the job many years ago.
The mixtures are those similar to pesticide formulations in hundreds of OTC products.
We often wish she didn’t know all she does, because then she’d (hopefully) be well.
We take her as is though, but because she HAS to know alternatives to common household poisons, for her own health, it helps her also take MUCH better care of us.
Thanks FUR listening mates.
If you want to learn more, do a search first on Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Maybe we’ll talk again later. We practice a diligent version in our lives, and PAWlease, don't be fooled. There are many who propose chronically reaching for something they can buy off a shelf in a store. Just think of this first.. words that end in 'cide' mean death to whatever "PEST" you're seeking to eradicate.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The English suffix -cide denotes an act related to killing. From Latin caedere "to cut, kill, hack (at), strike". In its wider meaning, it may also signify the destruction or dismantling of an object or concept. When attached to a word indicating an animal or plant considered to be pestilent, the combined word is frequently used to indicate a substance used to eliminate the pest in question. E.g. Pesticide, insecticide and herbicide.

Next, consider this.
Even natural products can be dangerous if used UNwisely. Taking time to think what your needs are and making a plan to effect whatever change you need takes time and thought. The very last means to employ FUR us EVER gets to anything that ends in 'cide'..
but even though we have learned alot of how to DO things differently, which safeguard mom's health, we still spend MOST of our free time working on finding that CURE for what took mica..
you might surprise yourself when you learn how simple it is to find the other ways & means.. Meanwhile, be well & stay as healthy as you can as long as you can. Taking good health FUR granted should never be what anyone does.

Once you lose it, you can almost never get it back.

Love, m, m & angel m,
who never use chemical input but have also been Blessed to be doing something right,
and pray it remains so.

PAWlease, meet & greet some new mates

want to introduce you some new furiends at Family Dogs/New Life Shelter

some of them are tight with my big sister mckenna.
i trust mckenna, and hope you will too. they may just have the furiend that you have been looking FUR..

don't FURget 2 lettuceNO. ok?

LOVE,
mirra

The Dog's Cold Nose

When Noah, perceiving 'twas time to embark,
Persuaded the creatures to enter the Ark,
The dog, with a friendliness truly sublime,
Assisted in herding them.
Two at a time He drove in the elephants, zebras and gnus
Until they were packed like a boxful of screws,
The cat in the cupboard, the mouse on the shelf,
The bug in the crack; then he backed in himself.
But such was the lack of available space
He couldn't tuck all of him into the place;
So after the waters had flooded the plain
And down from the heavens fell blankets of rain
He stood with his muzzle thrust out through the door
The whole forty days of that terrible pour!
Because of which drenching, zoologists hold,
The nose of a healthy dog always is cold!"

~ Arthur Guiterman (1871-1943)

playing TAG!!

Mom asked me to mention that she’s sorry we’re behind on several tags now, and with the 2 most recent, we’re stepping up to the plate once, in hopes it covers ALL the bases.
(old baseball analogies DO come in handy)

Although we appreciate our pals considering us in games such as this, it’s sometimes more than time that impedes the process. Sorry if we inadvertently disappoint anyone. It is never intentional.

Well, here goes: 7 facts about yours truly, then 7 pals... be on the lookout!

1) I’m a second generation registered Belgian shadow to mom & take this as my most seriously playful undertaking.
2) It’s no secret that I am a liver enthusiast.. I enjoy helping make liver treats as much as I do sampling & guarding the secret family recipes.
3) I’m a card-carrying feral cat police dog…they say I have the patience of a saint for what (or will not) happen when watching over the neighborhood cat population.
4) I try whenever PAWsible to help others, and especially appreciate when others help us with mica’s cause. She is my Special Angel & IMHA really does need a cure.
5) I take great pride in owning & wearing my own dog jewels (collar & tags). I don’t much like them being removed.
6) I enjoy company & regard anyone that comes over to be coming to see me. Since I am fair-minded, I do share my company with the people that live here too.
7) I love our mates here at Dogster, and wish to take the opPAWtunity to thank those who wish to play games with us, even though mom can’t always follow though. PAWlease, never take it PAWsonally.

I’d like to tag everyFUR, so every pup & cat can play...but the rules ask FUR 7:

Since we've been tagged 7 times of late, THAT lucky number 7 seems only right
&
Bcuz mica & I are alpha pups, they'll be in ALPHA-betical order.

Asena
Darla Mae
Elsa
Lucy
Max
Takoda
Zeus

with love,
mirra!

TY Uncle Angus

I’d have bet the farm
And all my money
That there wasn’t such a creature
As a Belgian snow bunny
But then I saw Miss Mirra
Zooming ‘round of frosty paws
As quick as the reindeer
Who pull ol’ Santa Claus!

isn't that pawtastic?!

Happy HOWLidays

Blessings for the Zealie Fairy

We have tried to go under cover to no avail, could we determine who the special and secret Zealie Fairy is, who left us a considerably generous allotment today. If anyone knows who it is, we'd be much obliged to learn who we can THANK.
It's a rather serious thank you too.

As much as we'd like to be able to, we're not sure where to even begin.. we have our best CSI suspicions, but we can't talk much of this as it only makes mom break down in tears that Gil Grissom is leaving. sssshhh!!!!!

THANK YOU very furry much, Zealie Fairy, from Angel Mica, the purple girls, mum and yours truly, the snow loving Lickety-Split

mom asked me say she's sorry

It seems 4 dogs have been kind enough to tag me, Mirra, the little black Belgian, aka likety split. We just can't seem to find the time to catch up. It's not a place we care to be, since being tagged is a very swell thing. We wanted to say sorry to those mates who were counting on us.

Wishing everypup & their packs Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving HOWLidays..

Love & licks,
Mirra, Angel Mica & mom, the sheepish one

duz he know it? he is a poet!!

my uncle Angus the Warrior.. my hero.

Some dogs dream of flying high
Sailing the skies in a dirigible
My dreams are closer to the ground
And feature my favourite vegetable
Oh joyous purple eggplant!
Together we spend each day without care
No complaints or woes
My nose on my toes
And my Springer butt in the air

we just hope he'll post the pictures of himself playing with his birthday gift..
he'll be 6 years young on Thursday..

i love you uncle A.
mirra

now my snappy comeback..

now my try: (remember, i'm an apprentice poet)

tho i am NOT the poet that you are,
i'm keen in the world of the vegetable,
i honor your carrots
yet adore my eggplant
even tho it's not meant to be edible..
so we can play the same game
over miles of terrain
our hearts beat as one
on your woofday it's fun
to have an uncle named Angus The Warrior!

love & kisses,
your niece by choice, every day of the year
mirra

p.s.
in case it doesn't make sense, my favorite toy is an eggplant. i sent one to my Uncle Angus FUR his birthday. he seems to like it too. (BOL) so even if we're in different states, we can 'play' together anyway, and yet our state of mind with this pawticular vegetable is not only similar, but in a word.. bonkers!!

(mica says you deserve all the fun you can make FUR yourself too buddy)

PLEASE VOTE for "our" ANIMAL PLANETS HERO OF THE YEAR- FINALIST!!

Our big sister Mckenna has been an animal rescuer & advocate for decades.. Ever since she was little, but only mom & dad knew her then. We weren't old enough but we've heard many tales of tails... Presently, part of what she does in spare time (other than her normal shelter work and working full-time) since coming back to live near us in Oregon :) from the Big Apple is with "PROJECT POOCH."

Some Oregonians may know what this means, but Mica and I invite you to come see what it's all about and why we ask for your support. We hope you'll vote for our 'candidate' of choice.. Although there undoubtedly are many worthy recipients, they don't get this close to home where we CAN help make a difference every day.

WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL LEARN MORE AND HELP US HELP THEM.. Mckenna, Mica, mom, dad & I thank you kindly, and wish all the finalists the best wishes they deserve.
Here's the email we received.

Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 10:14:31 PM
Subject: Joan Dalton-Animal Planets Hero of the Year Finalist

I just got the word that Joan Dalton, Project POOCH Founder and Director, has been selected as one of only 10 finalist for Animal Planet's 2008 Hero of the Year! So out of over 10,000 nominations, Joan has made it to the TOP 10!

Here's a link to the Animal Planet Hero of the Year website where you can read about Joan and cast your vote for People's Choice. We need to get the word out, so please vote and forward this email to your friends and family and ask them to vote too. The winner of the 2008 Hero of the Year receives $10,000 for their organization!

http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/hero_of_the_year/2 008/nominees/index.html