Ruby's look alike is in our book!!

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Stocking Stuffer alert ... this book is perfect for that and no it is not too early to start thinking about these things!!!

Today we want to share with you some thoughts on another book from our collection -- Dogplay written by Christine Montaquila with photographs (excellent photographs!!) by Kim Levin.

Imagine our surprise when we were flipping through the book and all of a sudden we saw Ruby!!



And then we saw the quote on the page to the left that seemed like totally something Ruby would say:

But then we realized that there was also a name on the page, Ozzey, and that this must be his philosophy too and that must be a picture of him, and not Ruby, in the book. 

Upon further looking, it clearly is not Ruby.  The smile is not quite big enough, the eyes are not quite bright enough, there are no bubbles in the photo ....

But anywoof, we like the quote and we like the photo, we like the way they combine photos and quotes in this little gem of a book. 

A couple of other quotes we like are "If life insists on handing you drama, be the star" and "Don't be afraid to occasionally be the punch line."

Not only do we like the quotes in this little diddy, mom also says the photography is inspiring her to aim a little higher for her blog photos.  (Oh, dear, why do I think this is going to involve moi? There better be treats involved.)

It dawns on me that if I were afraid to be the punch line, this blog would not exist!!

Get your JOY on ... and other wisdom from pups for peeps

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Here are some thoughts we have on "10 Spiritual Lessons You Can Learn From Your Dog" by Joanna Sandsmark.

I confess.  We bought this one because my look alike is on the cover.  And because we thought it would be a short read.  But, to our surprise, it is a longer read than we thought, and there are awesome pictures of all sorts of puppers in here.  This book is full of observations about us puppers that you people should really pay attention to in your own lives, such as (taken from the back cover of the book)  "Discover the benefit of clear communication" and "Allow yourself time to have fun and let go of your everyday worries" and "Learn when to play by the rules and when to break them."

PAY ATTENTION TO US PEOPLE,  WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING!!!

Here is an example directly from the book:

"Simple Joy

Many people think that joy should be reserved for big events.  'If I get a promotion, then I'll be happy!' Or "Just wait until the baby is born - I won't be able to contain myself'.  That's to be expected, and of course you should show immense joy at big events.  But what about all those millions of small moments that get passed by while you're waiting for something big to happen?  Do you ever give them your due?

Acknowledging simple joys can make the difference between a person who is just existing and one who is living life to the fullest.  Think about your dog again and ask yourself if he is waiting for some enormous event - or is he just waiting for you to get home?  Do you think his joy would be any less because you were only gone for a few hours?  Your dog probably considers your homecoming a major highlight.  With all that wagging and happiness flowing out of him - how can you doubt it?  Just the sight of you is enough to rock his world!"

So, your job today, puppers, is to teach your peeps how to wag their whole body.  When you see them, try to get them to mimick you ... get them wagging, drooling, slobbering, kissy facing, jumping up and down and turning around in circles.  See if you can get them to do it, puppers.  Then set the flashy beast on video and try to get some live action you can share with us.  Imagine the smile THAT would bring to everybuddy's faces!!!

I am INFLUENTIAL. Who knew???

Woo hooooooo!  I got nominated for an award.  It's another FIRST for me!!!!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU to Finley and Chester who nominated me!

(And sorry for the delay in posting about it ... I blame it on my help.)

I would like to thank my fans, my mom, my dad ....

Oh, wait, I digress.

I am supposed to share my favorite song.  Unfortunately, I could not find a video to post.  Good help is hard to find in an assistant you know ...  Anywoof, my favorite song is from the movie Shaggy Dog and it is called "Every Dog Has It's Day".  It is by JaJa Biggs and you can find it on iTunes if you would like to give it a listen. 

 

My favorite line is the repeated part throughout:

 Every dog has it's day and mine is today ... yeah mine is today!

 

Mine is today, puppers.  Mine is today!

 

Pee S:  We are going to have to research 10 of our favorites who have not already been nominated ... we'll be getting back you on that part :)

Smoochy Smoochy Huggy Kissy for Benny

It's Benny's Hugs & Kisses Day.

We miss you sweet Benny!

Smooch your peeps, puppers. 

Smooch your peeps!

Of course dogs can read ...

 

According to Ranger's Wacky Holiday List for this month, tomorrow is READ A BOOK day. 

 

Why does everybody think we puppers can't actually read?  If we couldn't, why would there be so many books written about us?  What do you think we do all day while you are at the office??

 

Duh.

 

Anywoof, Mom and I put together a little collection of some of our favorites.  We read a lot right before we go to bed. 

 

Next week we will share some of our favorite lines from some of our favorite books.

 

Stay tuned, puppers.  Stay tuned!

I won, I won!!! Thanks, Sarge!!

Remember how the other day I won the prize in the drawing Sarge did for one of us puppers who did a Safety Week Post?

 

Well, the mailman guy just brought me a package from Sarge with my prizes and I TOTALLY SCORED.

 

You would NOT BELIEVE all the cool stuff I got.  There were treats, a treat holder, a leash, a stuffie, poop bags, my first antler, and MORE!!!

 

 

I have never won anything before so this was really special for me.

 

Thank you, Thank you Sarge!!!!

 

I am a lucky dog, puppers.  I am a LUCKY dog.

 

Wordless Wednesday