Thursday, February 14

A Special Valentine...

 BRUCE LEE

 I would like you to meet Bruce Lee, he is a handsome Rottie/Retriever mix that belongs to my dear friend Barbara in Hawaii. She sent me this wonderful valentine photo and I just had to share with you.
 (with her permission of course :) 

Barbara and her hubby Robert are volunteers that monitor the Hawaiian Monk Seals on Oahu on a daily basis. Her love for these amazing critters can be seen and felt in her fabulous photos. 
 Stop by Monkseal Mania to get a glimpse of  Seal Life.

 Hope you all have a wonderful  Valentine's Day!!
Be sure to hug the ones you LOVE!


Val 

Tuesday, February 12

Our first product review...

The following product my be found at the Dog Bark Collar Store.


A few weeks ago we were asked to do a product review on the Tough Hound -All Sports Dog Collar.  Now to be quite honest my girlz only wear collars when they are away from home, ie visits to the VET or while we are traveling.  They prefer the naked feeling!! After reviewing the product I decided to give this  collar a try.  I went with the Fall Orange colored collar. The reason being, the girlz do wear Blaze orange vests during the hunting season and I figured that this collar would just add to Schatzie's visibility in the field.
  
 You are able to choose from 8 different colors....Black, Brown, Red, Yellow, Neon Green, Pink, Blue and Fall Orange as you see here.  You can have it personalized with 4 lines and 13 different fonts...As you can see I had them laser etch  Schatzie, Please call my family and my #cell number (not shown :)
**note**
for your pet's sake please put a number that you will most likely be near in case of emergency. 
 Schatzie's collar is 22 inches long by 1 inch wide. I think I could have ordered a size smaller as we have it on the shortest hole and it's plenty big on Schatzie.  The collar is a buckle type. All seem to be heavy duty and made from quality material.
 Another view of the personalized name plate.
 Looks good on my girl


 She was in some brush and I could easily find her with the orange collar.
 Can you spot her???


The collar is made of a poly-coated nylon webbing that is non porous and is suppose to ward off any ugly odors--ie, a roll on a dead animal or possible skunk encounter. Fortunately, none of these things happened during our trial period. The collar is water resistant and is not suppose to fade. Clean up of the collar is with a wet rag. All good qualities in a collar :)

Pros:  Loved the orange color and will work well for us during hunting season for better visibility of the dog.
          The flat personalized name plate was a plus...no dangling tag ring to jingle or get caught on something.
          Collar does come in 3 widths...3/4, 5/8 and 1 inch and 8-24 inch lengths
          Comes in lots of colors.
           The hardware is stainless steel and should last a long time.

Cons: I would prefer a collar with the breakaway snap--not the buckle type.
          cost could be a factor as it is listed at $29.95 (but I guess that does include collar and " id tag")

Overall I found this product to be made of quality materials and it would do the job for making my girlz visible in the field  (with the fall orange collar) So, if you have this type of need I would recommend this collar.

The opinions given here concerning  this product are my own. I was compensated by receiving a Hound Tough Collar in exchange for an honest review of the product.

val
       
       

Friday, February 8

{see beautiful}

My {see beautiful} moment is a sunrise shot from earlier this week.  I've been struggling with getting the settings on my camera "right" for sunrise and sunset shots. My blogging friends Ron and Paul over at Shutterbugs Capturing the World are always willing to give this novice photographer great tips. While I need LOTS of practice and help, I do appreciate their willingness to guide me---friends are BEAUTIFUL!!

The past week we've witnessed the arrival of some of our "snow" birds( blue birds, robins and doves). Sunday I found the male bird blue at the feeders and also checking out the bluebird condos in our yard. That means the Mrs. should be here in the next week to 10 days. After checking the calendar from last year--Mr. BB is nearly 3 weeks early!!---Nature is BEAUTIFUL!!.

Thanks for thinking of my friends that were in need of prayer. My friend Anne's surgery was delayed until next monday. It was delayed due to so many people in the hospital with the flu. Her doctor didn't want to put her at risk of a possible unwanted infection. Smart doctor!! Prayers by Blogville --BEAUTIFUL--thank you!!

We hope all that are in the path of the storm stay safe and warm.



P.S.  I  think muddy feet are BEAUTIFUL
--getting a bath after getting the muddy feet, not so beautiful.... gracie

Wednesday, February 6

Thinking of friends...


Today we are thinking of friends, both 2 & 4 legged and 
even some with flippers that are experiencing health difficulties.

Our pal Remington--the big Newfy that is having a tumor removed from under his tongue today.

Cracker R--waiting for blood test results.

My friend Anne--undergoing open heart surgery on thursday.

Sandra at Madsnapper --who is dealing with pain issues.

RK68--a one year old endangered monk seal who died from swallowing a large fish hook.

My Gracie--who continues to struggle with the ACL injury and severe arthritis.

If you have a moment please hold this folks and pups up in prayer.

thank you....val