Feeling Like Five Sunday

We celebrated Nala's 5th birthday on the 17th. We visited a local PetValue store where we got her bags of treat, bullie sticks and a new collar. Needless to say she was one happy camper!  To extend her birthday celebration she went riding in the car doing errands with her Pop on Saturday which also included a visit to PetSmart. This coming week also marks the 3rd anniversary of adopting Nala. Hard to believe it was 3 years ago that she came into our lives. She definitely helped to heal our hearts from losing Ozzie to lymphoma. She is a treasure and we are lucky to have her! 

If any of you out there are thinking of getting a bulldog or any dog for that matter, please consider adoption. There are plenty of deserving dogs out there looking for their forever homes! I don't know really who rescues who...it is a win,win situation!

"Yup, I just too cute for words!"

Freezing Friday

With the polar vortex that is arriving in the area this weekend the cold can be life threatening! If you're cold your pet is cold. Do not leave them outside! If you see a dog tied outside don't hesitate to drop a dime on them! Call your local animal shelter or better yet law enforcement! Lets all stay warm!

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Blizzard Saturday!

We are hunkering down for a full blown blizzard here on the east coast! The weather men/women are in their glory as they speak of this epic storm with now a possibility of up to 3 feet of snow! Nala has mixed emotions about the whole event. As the snow is piling up it becomes harder to find a spot to go potty....especially with the wind and snow blowing in your face! We may have to resort to peeing on the deck for now...Pop doesn't go for that but what the heck he can use the bathroom!

At least we are all safe and sound. Nala is getting a little bored though. We will have to find something for her to do...maybe there is a good movie on Netflix?

Stay warm and safe all!

"Okay lets binge watch Nurse Jackie!"

 Looking from the inside out!

"Okay what do you want to do...?!"

Let's Dance Monday

The weekend just flew by and here we are another Monday. We woke up this morning to find out that David Bowie passed away after a 18 month battle with cancer. An iconic talent of pop music he left a legacy of innovative sound and style. He will be missed.

Nala had her outing to Petsmart on Saturday. She loves to stroll the aisles and meet up with other dogs. It's a social event and she gets some exercise to boot! We bought her dog food which is now Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula, Healthy Weight. Its grain free, she likes it and does well on it. It helps to keep her girlish figure! I always feel bad when the cashier tries to give her a biscuit and she spits it out. She just doesn't like them! Maybe we need to suggest to Petsmart they need to get better quality treats to hand out! Nala will volunteer to be the taste tester!

Taco Tuesday and Other Holiday Observations

I hope everyone out there in the blog-o-sphere had a wonderful Christmas holiday! Ours was hectic with at least 30 people over Christmas day! A lot of food, family and friends made the day merry! I must say though the day after I felt like a train hit me! Running around all day cooking, serving, cleaning ugh! A ton of work though it's worth it that so everyone ends up having a good time! Nala had no shortage of fun. Between presents from Santa, illegal foods fed to her by well meaning guests and over all excitement she was just as pooped out the next day!

Now we are looking forward to a new year and our usual resolutions. Lose weight, exercise more, get organized blah blah! Yup same ones every year! Same good intentions that somehow fall to the wayside by mid February! Nala has similar resolutions too. Oh yeah the lose weight/exercise thing, and perhaps the refraining of eating cardboard and not peeing on our neighbor's lawn. All these too will be history at some point. Maybe the best we can do all year long is to be kind to others and take care of ourselves. That should cover a lot of territory!

Now you may wonder why the "Taco Tuesday" in the title of the post. We were out doing the gift return thing today when we stopped at On the Boarder for lunch. There they have Taco Tuesdays where you get a choice of 3 types of tacos for just $2.00 a taco! We found this was a great deal and fulled ourselves silly with tacos! Later on in the afternoon I was still revisiting the chicken tinga as my stomach kept reminding me of it! Perhaps this should be a resolution for 2016, everything in moderation especially when it comes to tacos!

Another Manic Monday

Monday rears its ugly head once again. At least the sunrise is a beauty and Nala has her day all planned out! Wake up eat, a quick trip to the yard and back to the couch! Ahh life is good!

Wishful Wednesday

"Humiliating I know! What my humans will do for their own amusement!"

There is a New Season Upon us Sunday

The days are getting shorter, the evenings are cool and crisp which signals the change of seasons from baseball to football, sandals to boots....yes summer to fall. Argh! Where did the summer go to?! Well I know one bulldog who is happy over the season change. Nala much prefers the temperature of fall.

Actually seasonal changes in day light and temperature triggers hormonal changes in all mammals which alters metabolism and influences food intake. In other words it just makes bulldogs a bit more hungrier than usual. This food seeking behavior to stock up on winter fat cells may have worked for their ancestors but works against the present day bulldog.

It's hard to cut back on their food since they are such chow hounds to begin with!  I have found a great treat that Nala really enjoys that is low calorie. The brand is called "Get Naked" and they are only 24 calories a stick. Seem to be gluten free and they are chicken flavored. With as many walks we can get in a week we will try our best to keep her girlish figure in check.

Meanwhile Halloween is not far off and I still need a costume for her highness. Any suggestions?

Enjoy the change of season all my bulldog friends and my quote of the week:

"I am not a glutton. I am an explorer of food!" - Erma Bombeck

Hot Dog...Summer in the City Monday!

August is going out like a lion with a the last blast of summer heat! Too hot for Nala to go out for a walk so I whipped up some of her favorite treats...Yogurt Cubes! Some how I did not think of making these all summer long ...but better late then never!

Easy pizy to make here is the recipe:


32 ounce container of plain low fat yogurt ( organic preferably )

Fresh blueberries, strawberries what ever is in season but no grapes! ( rinsed well, again organic if doable)

Alternatively you can use frozen fruit 

Mix well in blender, pour into ice cube trays

cover with plastic wrap and freeze


Here is the result:

So Where you Been Sunday?!

So I just returned from the Poconos where I had a girls weekend with my friends.  I left Nala in the capable hands of her Pop and Grand-paw. Even though it was only a short time away Nala was not happy with my absence! Apparently no one is a replacement for Mom!

"So where you been......well?!"

" I was bored and my cardboard roll broke!"

Bull Dog Days of Summer Tuesday

So summer finally put it's act together and took all of the hot weather we could of had already and gathered it up for this week. Yup a good ole heat wave is what we have in the NY/NJ area! With that comes a lot of air conditioning and folks finding ways to escape the heat! 

I don't need to tell you bulldog folks about the dangers of hot weather. We must never under estimate their low tolerance for any kind of heat and how deadly it could be. I have attached a story of a local woman who was idiot enough to leave her bulldog in a hot car with windows up while she did some of her shopping. Luckily this story had a good ending and the dog was saved by a good Samaritan that notified the police. The story isn't over and hopefully the woman will face some prosecution but she should not have this beautiful animal and I pray somehow he ends up with a knowledgeable, loving owner!


http://cliffviewpilot.com/tenafly-police-officer-rescues-bulldog-from-hot-car/

"Let's go in where it's cool!"

"Now that's much better! Go get me some ice cream human!"

Taking it to the Streets Tuesday

Nala was so excited when she met Hank the puppy Dachshund last night. 

She just loves him!

My hydrangeas are in bloom this year! Such wonderful colors!

Monday's Mystery of the Lost Collar

So have you ever lost your dog's collar? I mean it's like losing your wallet. All the ID tags, town dog license and rabies vaccination tag etc . This happened last Sunday with Nala's collar. We always take it off at night because she prefers to sleep in the buff. The next morning it was no where to be found. Like I mean absolutely no where! We searched every couch and under every chair, table and bed! In cabinets under rugs it was no where zero...zip notta!

I immediately called the board of health in our town which issues the dog licenses. I explained my dilemma to the clerk and she told me it would be no problem to get another one. That day we did exactly that. So new tags new collar we were set. The only conclusion I could come to was that it accidentally fell into the garbage somehow. Because it was totally gone, missing, disappeared, vanished,poof!

The next afternoon there was a ring of our doorbell and our next door neighbor Al was standing on our porch. 'I have something of yours." he said with a puzzled look. In his hand was Nala's collar. 'Someone hung it on my back fence." Stunned to think that it was laying around outside we could only assume that it came off during her walk. We use a harness to hook the leash on so it could of happened that way but still it seems weird. I guess some one hung it on Al's fence in a vain attempt to return it....close enough. I suppose we will never know fully how it happened and Nala's not giving up any information. Now we have a spare dog license just in case a collar decides to go missing one day again.

"I am tired of looking for that darn collar, I'm taking a nap! Wake me up when you find it!"