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Dogster Daily Diary Pick !

Not quite sure what this is. I am Honored to be picked. Even my sisser Gretchen is next to me on the page.

Mom got this email :

Dear Natalie,

Dogster wanted you to know that Sheena Marie is one of today's featured diaries and it will be displayed all day on our Diary Central page at http://www.dogster.com/diary/dcentral.php under 'Today's Picks'.

I know I know, we're barking like mad over here too!

Thanks so much for running with the Dogster pack and keeping a diary.

No electric morning

Mom over slept cause the electric went out at 3:45 this morning. That was just after the two of us had gotten up to go potty. I can not hold it thru the night like I use to. The warm wind was howling and taking the snow away, Very balmy outside. She was surprise that all three of us were in the bed when she woke up. It was a 3 dog night.

Boy, did the weather change by the time we went out at 9:30 this A.M. it was a cold, cold wind. We are all snuggled inside even tho the heat went back on at noon. We had a special treat scramble eggs and cheese and bits of hot dogs for our first meal of the day.That was of course after we ate our kibble and chicken broth. Mom now will finish the baking we started from yesterday.

I am feeling better because yesterday I went to the vet and got my Adequan shot for my arthritis. I am still taking two Zinc capsules a day for a zinc deficiency which runs in older Nordic dogs. The vet changed my eye ointment to one with a stronger med. It has a long name Erythromycin Ophthalmic . I am keeping my paws crossed that it works better.
Need to go now, cookies need taste testing

Rainy day / Baking day

It has been raining (cat & dogs)since yesterday. The only good thing is some of the ice has gone away from the deck and driveway. It gets us all wet and Sheena takes a loooong time to dry. Mom lets us have a smoked bone while she watch us enjoy it. I wasn't quite finished with it but she took it away anyway. Said it was too small to have anymore. Bummer!!! Mom said to get ready to make some dog friendly cookies from the Camp Bow Wow newsletter. Yummo. We are her official taste testers. We take that job very seriously.

We need to send some to our four legged cousins in Ohio in their pkg. We have included the recipe here in case you want your moms or dads to make them for you.

Recipe of the Month - Snickerpoodles


½ cup vegetable oil

½ cup shortening

1 cup honey

2 eggs

3 ¾ cups white flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ cup cornmeal

2 teaspoons cinnamon



Mix up the oil, shortening, honey and eggs. Beat well. Add flour, soda and cream of tartar. Knead dough until mixed well. Shape dough by rounded teaspoons into balls. Mix the cornmeal and cinnamon together in a bowl and roll balls in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Press the balls down with a fork. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 400F. Cool on a rack. Feed to the dogs. Store in airtight container. Feed some more.