Category: Pets

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Enough of this weather!!

The weather has been so strange this winter. I wonder if this is the effect of “Global Warming”. It’s be unseasonably warm and very sunny most days. I am really enjoying it but I worry that bad weather will hit very hard later this month or next. I have also noticed in years past, that when we do not have long hard freezes during the winter, fleas and other insects are much worse in the summer. My poor kitty cats suffer enough with fleas, i do not wish to invite more.

Today was perfectly sunny one moment and then snowing and hailing with high winds a few minutes later.

Oh well, we have no control. I’ll just sit back and enjoy whatever comes my way.

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Rabbits

About the only wildlife I see in the yards of my neighborhood are lots of songbirds and a lot of squirrels. I know there must be rabbits, but I rarely see any. I suspect the rabbits just know my dogs would give them chase and they stay clear of my yard. Or perhaps they wait until we have all retired for the night and they come out in the moonlight. It would nice to see one every now and then – I think rabbits are cool little creatures.

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Thunder

When we get a summer thunderstorm my little dog Diva has a very hard time with the thunder part of the storm. She runs and hides downstairs or under the bed which ever one is easiest for her to get to. I know a lot of people who feel the same way about thunder and lightning, is it the most feared thing in nature next to spiders? Well we had a very bad storm last night and Diva has not reappeared after the thunder was over I may have to go look for her very soon. I know she will be glad that the storm is over.

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A Peek at New Ideas

There are a couple dozen web sites and blogs that I hop around and read. This is more enjoyable to me than reading a newspaper, which is usually about doom and gloom. The blogs that I read are uplifting and inspiring although often in a technical way. But I enjoy reading the thought processes and new ideas that the writers present or discuss.

For example, the blog about Flash Streamworks might sound too technical to enjoy reading on a casual basis. But take a look at their entry about a puppy cam. Now that’s inspiring to me. Imagine including this type of video link in a Craigslist ad for the puppies you want to sell. Or if you are a puppy breeder or even a shelter, including a live puppy can on your website would surely attract new homes for the puppies.

These are the kinds of ideas that get me excited about computers and technology!

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Moles

We have had a problem with moles in our front yard all summer and the yard looks like a mole play ground. We have put out bait and mole traps to no avail.

The best defense against the moles has been our little dog, Diva. She has caught 8 moles so far this summer. She is a damn good hunter and has tracked the moles to their dens and caught them. Of course, she leaves the mangled corpse for me to clean up, but then, what is a dog’s human for? Clean up after them, and keep them fed and petted.

We love our dogs and Diva is our baby for sure.