Today is Saturday and that means it’s time for the 2nd weekly Pet Blog Hop, hosted by Two Little Cavaliers, Nip and Bones, and Life With Dogs. We had such a great time last week and couldn’t wait to join again! Welcome to all you new visitors and thanks for dropping by. If you like what you see, please subscribe! (Grady feels a little sad that he doesn’t have many readers yet!)
This week, we have a special surprise to share with all of our new and old readers. We can finally tell you all a little bit about our special new addition and Grady’s new sister, Hazel! As some of you might know, 4.5 weeks ago I came across a skinny, frightened little dog on the side of the road. I plopped her lovely little butt into my car and she came home with me. The past month has been….interesting, to say the least. She was quite obviously an outdoor dog, likely abused by a man (with a hose), and is extremely fearful. Despite this she has a gentle, sweet demeanor and is quite possibly the best cuddler I’ve ever met! The situation has been further complicated because I can’t keep her with me at the moment, she has exhibited erratic aggression towards G Dog at times, and she’s not completely housetrained. Soo…..I haven’t talked much about her yet because I wasn’t sure if she was staying. I’m still not, really, but we’re taking steps to make it happen. She got spayed recently and has been hanging out with a good friend of mine while I work. He’s a guy, so she’s quickly overcoming her fear of men! She most always loves Grady now (how can you not?) and has learned to coexist with other dogs and cats quite nicely. On Monday, she goes to foster care where she’ll spend the weekdays until I can take her home with me in August. If she works out well there, she’s all ours! If not…..well I’ll cross that bridge if I come to it. In the meantime, here are some photos of her darling face….
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Not long ago, Grady and I enjoyed our first visit to the Bay Area Renaissance Festival in Tampa and were surprised to find how dog friendly it was. As usual, he was a hit and drew a crowd of admirers. I swear I’m going to make a T-shirt for Grady-friendly events: He’s a Neapolitan Mastiff, Yes he drools, Yes he snores, No he doesn’t eat small children….It’s a good thing G Dog and I like promoting awareness of Mastinos!
There was a lot to see and do at the Festival, jugglers to belly dancers and everything in between
Why is this wench picking my nose?
Hey, do you have a cookie in that waist pack? No? Then move along, sweetheart.
All tough guys should have studded coats, right? So where's mine?
Um, what the heck is THAT thing?!
A pig? On a pink leash? Really? Maybe a studded coat would make him look more like a tough guy.
A most amazing goober to close out the day's festivities!
Grady and I are pretty fortunate to live near some great dog friendly beaches. Not long ago, we took a day trip to St. Augustine for some beachy fun….
We warmed up with a shoreline stroll
...then Grady went for a jog, which ended pretty quickly when the goobers started flying!
Wanna run some more?
I think that would be a resounding NO!
Afterwards, we headed to downtown St. Augustine for some lunch and a cool gelato. Grady attracted admirers like ants to a picnic and he was basking in all the attention.
We took a rest after all the gelato and admiration before heading home.
We’re excited to be participating in the first Pet Blog Hop today! Check it out!