All Things Dog Blog

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Whew! I just finished walking the red carpet with Tanner and Oliver. We thought we could kick back and relax. Not this week. Suddenly we're stylish. It's de ja vous!

Recipients of the Stylish Blogger Award have 2 responsibilities:

Share 7 things about themselves. (I'm going to tell you about Tanner and Oliver. That's okay, right?)
Offer the award to 15 bloggers that they enjoy reading.

Seven things about Tanner and Oliver:

Tanner is a social butterfly, even though he lives with a Papillon, which means 'butterfly.' He knows how to work a dog park.
Oliver is #74 of Annamarie Johnson's PAWS Pack 80, and proud of it! You can read his story at Dogs for the PAWS: A Retriever Family Adds a Pocket Pup.
There's not much in the world that thrills Tanner more than a good swim or a Fetch game--a typical Golden Retriever in that sense.
Oliver is the master of "Go Nite Nite". When it's bedtime, he hardly has to be told. I simply point in the direction of his crate and off he goes, sitting up proudly as if to say "Aren't I the cutest pup ever?"
Once when Tanner was waiting permission to eat his breakfast, the doorbell rang. Thirty minutes later when I returned from talking to the neighbor, he was sitting by his dish in a puddle of drool. His food was untouched. Good boy, Tanner.
When Tanner went to take his CGC test with Oliver and Xena, it rained. Hundreds of ducks descended on the waterfront area that we were using as a test site. Golden Retriever + Ducks=Zero Concentration on CGC :( Maybe another time. Oliver, on the other hand, is proud to have earned his Canine Good Citizen certification, even while Tanner was busy watching the ducks flap their wings and squawk wildly.
Tanner is a Houdini dog. He can unlatch a child-guard gate, open a chain link gate with ease, open our front door to let himself out, unlatch Oliver's crate and unlock the bathroom pocket door lock. Perhaps I should get him a job as a locksmith?

Okay, that was fun. Now I get to have even more fun. I get to hand out this Stylish Blogger Award to 15 other bloggers. It took a while to compile this list. I had trouble making decisions. Tanner and Oliver gave their input a bit (really!) and finally we're here. These 15 are not in any order; pardon if I screw up any of the names, or if I've duplicated any former winners....my bad. I am trying! Mostly these are just wonderful blogs to enjoy a good read. Take a cruise through this list and have a great time:

Thanks to Tail Taggin for offering this award to us. Our tails are definitely waggin! Be sure to stop by and see their blog that's all about Adventures in raising an English Springer Spaniel; this is one cute pup!

Congratulations to the new winners. Be sure to collect your badge as you leave. It's a beautiful badge--wish I knew who created it; I'd like to thank them. Celebrate with a trip to the dog park. It's naptime for Tanner, Oliver and me no. Nite Nite!

Oops...forgot a little business. You can learn who won the giveaway from last Saturday's blog hop at Global Pet Expo Over!.
It's my favorite day of the week, the Saturday Pet Blogger's Hop. As you hop around, don't forget to stop by the first three entries on the list, our hosts: Confessions of the Plume, Two Little Cavaliers and Life with Dogs. And of course, you absolutely must pop in at 5 Minutes for Fido, where Tanner and Oliver will be spouting off about something. Happy hoppin!