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Inside the Purse of a Dog Mom

I'm one of those women with the magical purse that has just about anything you need hiding within. If you ...
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How To Stop the Begging With Love

Sadie is usually pretty good with her manners. When the family eats at the dinner table, Sadie usually sits quietly ...
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Using Dry Dog Food for Healthy Holiday Fun!

The basic component for the majority of your furry family members' meals is most likely dry food, aka kibble. (Check ...
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Reviews

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Hands Free Convenience with the RokaPets Dog Treat Pouch

A few weeks ago I talked about what you can find inside the purse of a typical Dog Mom. When ...
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Sadie Loves Rachael Ray Nutrish Treats!

On the heels of Valentine's Day and Love Your Pet Day, Sadie has decided to share something she absolutely loves ...
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EarthBites – Holistic Treats with Added Benefits

Every dog deserves a treat once in a while. It's a great feeling to see your dog smile when you ...
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Sadie Art

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Caturday Art with a Sugar Skull

This post is part of the Caturday Art blog hop hosted by Athena Cat Goddess ...
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Caturday Art In a Tree

Yesterday was Arbor Day here in the US and Sadie decided to try climbing a cherry blossom tree in celebration! ...
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Caturday Art on Earth Day!

In honor of Earth Day, Sadie and I took a lovely nature walk to enjoy the cherry blossoms. We stopped at ...
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Random

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The Original Tweeter

This post is part of the Pet Parade blog hop hosted by Rascal and Rocco, Bionic Basil, and M.K. Clinton ...
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Sleepy in a Sombrero

Sadie is resting up today for our Mexican fiesta in honor of Cinco de Mayo. Most likely our fiesta will involve Mexican ...
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Star Wars Day Balloons!

Every year on Star Wars Day, I dress Sadie up as one of our favorite characters (this year's character is R2D2!) and then we ...
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Tongue Out Tuesday

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Tongue Out Tuesday and The Game of Catch

This week we decided to join DashKitten.com's #DKVideo challenge. We used iMovie for the first time to edit, splice, and add ...
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Today is National Sunglasses Day!

Sadie is looking cool in her purple shades on National Sunglasses Day! ...
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Tongue Out Tuesday – Ready for Flag Day

It's over 100 degrees out today, for the third day in a row. Definitely the type of weather that guarantees ...
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Travel

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Relaxing at the Shore

Sadie and I haven't been around much in the couple of weeks. We've been taking some time to relax and enjoy the ...
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My #1 Dog Friendly Dining Tip

My top tip for dining out with your furry family is: don't hesitate to ask. My family loves going out ...
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Dog-Friendly Nashville, Tennessee

Sadie and I recently spent some time in Nashville, Tennessee after the BlogPaws conference. I want to start this off ...
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Sadie Selfies

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Sunday Selfies in a Box

I was trying to decide what to put in my pretty new storage box when Sadie made the decision for ...
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Hanging Out on Selfie Sunday

Sadie and I are hanging out at home on this lazy Sunday. And I mean literally hanging. Sadie is taking some Selfies ...
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#SharkWeek Selfies

Sadie has been enjoying Shark Week by spending some quality time with her shark bed. She played catch from the ...
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Mischief Monday

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Reindeer Games

This holiday season I've decided to switch out Sadie's living room dog bed with a more festive reindeer dog bed. At ...
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Teepee Time!

As Thanksgiving approaches, Sadie thought this would be the perfect time of year to reveal her exciting new dog bed ...
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Ahoy Mateys! It’s Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Sadie is busy protecting her booty because it's international Talk Like A Pirate Day! ...
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Wordless Wednesday

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A Book Trailer Release on National Book Lovers Day!

Today is National Book Lovers Day! To celebrate Book Lovers Day, I am presenting for the first time the official ...
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Take a Look at My Hot Dog!

Today is National Hot Dog Day! Check out my adorable little hot dog! Doesn't she look cute enough to eat? ...
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Summer is Here!

Sadie is dressed and ready to celebrate the first official day of Summer! After a wet and gloomy start to ...
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Black and White Sunday

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Black and White and Bokeh

This week's Pet Photography Challenge theme was black and white. But I'm still trying to work on my technique from ...
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Welcome to 2017!

Sadie had quite the New Year's Eve pawty last night! So now she's starting off the New Year right, with a nice ...
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Black and White with a Touch of Christmas

What's black and white and red all over? Sadie with a Santa hat! This post is part of Nola and ...
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Photo Challenge

 
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Thirsty – #PetPhotographyChallenge

The theme this week in the Pet Photography Challenge Facebook group is thirsty. Sadie was being stubborn during our photo session and ...
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Sunday Selfies at the End of the Leash

Today's smiling Sunday Selfie was taken from the other end of the leash, which was the theme for last week's Pet ...
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Black and White and Bokeh

This week's Pet Photography Challenge theme was black and white. But I'm still trying to work on my technique from ...
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Bloopers

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My Reluctant Ghost

Sadie wasn't really in the mood to pose for this photo shoot. Maybe the ghost costume was too scary? I ...
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Zebra Flower Bloopers

So I got this cute new hair bow for Sadie, which I've decided looks like a zebra flower. Of course ...
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Sunglasses Bloopers

When you are putting sunglasses on a dog and trying to take pictures of the cuteness, you would assume that ...
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Sepia Saturday

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Caturday Art #8

Sadie and her rubber ducky smiling in sepia! This post is part of the Caturday Art blog hop hosted by Athena ...
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Sepia Saturday – the Snowsuit

Sadie loves playing and sniffing around out in the snow. She does not, however, enjoy wearing her snowsuit. I remember hating when ...
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Sepia Saturday #36

For some reason Sadie found this particular boulder very interesting on a recent walk. Since she refused to continue our ...
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Flashback Friday

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An Ugly Christmas Sweater Flashback Friday

In these flashback photos from her first Christmas, Sadie is modeling a lovely example of an ugly Christmas sweater. Looks ...
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Flashback Friday Door Drama

When Sadie was a puppy, she would follow me everywhere. There was no such thing as privacy in my house ...
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Mirror Image #2

I love it when I'm looking through old photos of Sadie and I come across one that reminds me of ...
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Tasty Tuesday

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Portion Problems

As you all know, Sadie is a picky eater. Some days she acts like she's starving and will eat anything ...
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#KickStartYourKibble with Stella & Chewy’s Meal Mixers

As many of you know, Sadie is a very picky eater. She eats a prescription kibble for weight control and ...
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Chew With Your Mouth Closed!

I seem to have failed at teaching manners to my little lady. Sadie just insists on chewing with her mouth ...
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