Entries from May 2008

May 20, 2008

here a yak, there a yak, everywhere a yak yak

it’s a yak world at Shambhala Ranch… 
below is the one week old yak with its mother… 

 
this yak came up close and personal for a photo op… say cheese…
 

 
a yak yak here and a yak yak there….

 
 
and this is what Cici thinks about the yaks…
 
woof woof here and a woof woof there, here a woof, there [...]

May 19, 2008

wild turkeys, Himalayan yaks and deer, oh my…

did you ever see a baby Himalyan yak stand up for the first time and walk, well, i almost did…
woke up this morning to the sound of wild turkeys gobbling… then around 4 pm, another baby yak was born; one was born about a week ago… and this new one was very weak, people and [...]

May 19, 2008

loved world… love the dog you’re with…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwhMkGApdq4
just goes to show what giving dogs in shelters some training can do… make them adoptable… and giving prisoners another chance at life…  imagine having a child when you are 13 years old and still a child yourself…
http://swindlemagazine.com/issue12/tamar-geller/
Tamar Geller: The way wolves interact with each other—the way wolves train each other—is extremely different than the [...]

May 13, 2008

when harry met cici…

Cici has a new beau… from our undisclosed location we drove near to yosemite, to a little town called mariposa to visit a gal named Melinda who is building a healing center… the road was VERY tricky and windy up to her place from the town but from 99 to the 41 in fresno to [...]

May 12, 2008

cici is a purl of a gurl…

 
 
she only wanted to go out and out and out and out… we went to a lake and she ran up to the top of some hills and wanted to jump off some rocks to visit a fisherman but I did not let her do that … duh…
 
and then we went to visit and she [...]

May 11, 2008

Getting inn touch with your inner K9 … innkeepers welcome

 
 
 
If you want to promote your pet friendly inn, let me know, perhaps I can help  you… win win win… for more info, visit this page… with helpful tips…  
 
http://celiasue.hecht.googlepages.com/innkeeperswelcome
 
Here’s our new free giveaway contest for the week…sponsored by Doggytug…Kelly now has an instructional video on how to use the toys… on the product page, [...]

May 11, 2008

from cici to me on mom’s day…

Happy Mother’s day… 
did you know that originally Mother’s Day was a day set aside for women for peace?
 
http://fabulously40.com/blog/1528/Mother-s-Day-is-not-just-about-flowersit-s-about-Peace-and-activism…/
 
from My Dog, the bug catcher and lizard stalker, everything sniffer, since I am her Mom… she thanks me because… 
1. Feeds me tripe, kangaroo and hot dog treats until I bark for more 
2. Snuggles and cuddles with me [...]

May 10, 2008

I left my heart in Mendocino, Little River and Westport…

 
 
At Abigail’s B and B in Mendocino… 
 
http://www.whitegateinn.com/abigails.php
 
We had the whole house to ourselves thankfully the way cici was carrying on…  not sure if it’s Mendocino or cici is just whacking out, having a dog breakdown or what but she was pretty crazed yesterday with all of the dogs, cats and people around here. Abigail’s smells [...]

May 6, 2008

da view da gorgeous view at Little River Inn…

We slept well and Cici’s much better…she did throw up last night, but this morning seems her happy self, wanting to say hi to everyone that goes by and lick their feet… back to normal…
Today, we are going back to Little River, we just love that town, to the Little River Inn. 
Tomorrow, we will stay, [...]

May 4, 2008

McDoggies…

10 dog friendly things to do at the Pacific Mist Inn…
http://pacificmistinn.blogspot.com/
 
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens:
http://www.gardenbythesea.org/visitor/
 
The botanical gardens feature indigenous plants, including the native rhododendrons that blanket the area. Manicured formal gardens, a dense coastal pine forest, fern-covered canyons, diverse plant collections, and flower-filled coastal bluffs overlooking the blue Pacific Ocean. Located on 47 acres that lie [...]