Happy Sunday Funday! Our job as puppy babysitters has come to an end. Hogan was adorable and fun to play with, but watching him for a few days reminded me of how far we've come as dog owners with our Harley girl. It is so nice to be out of that puppy stage and for her to be fully potty trained, no longer teething and way more chilled out. I'm happy with just having one dog and think it's safe to say that we won't be getting a new puppy anytime soon! This weekend was a very sporty one for me. Last night we went to the Chargers/Cowboys preseason game. I'm a huge NY Giants fan, but it was a really fun time finally going to an NFL game in San Diego. It was even better because the Chargers were playing the Cowboys, who I strongly dislike, so last night I was all Go Chargers! and just rooting ... [Read More]
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A Boozy Monopoly Night
Happy Saturday! Look who we're babysitting for the weekend: Adam's friend recently got this 10-week old Bulldog and had to go out of town this weekend, so we are watching him for a few days. I can't even deal with the way Hogan wiggles his cute little body around! We were interested to see how Harley would act with Hogan here. She's gotten a little territorial with him, but last night they were rough housing with each other like old buddies. Harley is typically really submissive and kept rolling over and letting him get on top of her to play. He is just this little goofball who was flopping around and doing his miniature bark and it was pretty entertaining! Moving onto food, check out what I baked this morning: Banana cinnamon muffins from the Skinny Bitch cookbook. One of my ... [Read More]
Doggie Mania
Today I watched a video about the tallest dog in the world, a 230-pound, 7 ft+ long Great Dane named George. OMG, how cool is he?! This put me in total dog mode, and I started looking through pictures of Harley. I found one from the day we met her twin at the dog park: We rescued Harley when she was a puppy and aren't positive what breed(s) she is, but after meeting this look-a-like who acted exactly like her and was an American Dingo, I'm completely convinced that she has to be at least part dingo. I've since met a ton of people who comment on much of a dingo she looks like... as in the wild ones running around in places like Australia: In all seriousness, this explains a lot! She can be a complete nutjob sometimes. If you're as big of a dog lover as I am, you can't get ... [Read More]
Puppies & Calendar Quotes
Get a load of these pretty little faces.. I got to hang with these 5 month old babies a bit ago while volunteering at the SD Humane Society. I was taking the harness off of another dog I walked tonight when he looked at me and licked me right in the mouth. Gross! Oh but such a love.. Speaking of adorable homeless animals, I got word today that the Escondido Humane Society, the town north of San Diego, and where I used to also volunteer, is in the runnings to win $100K in the ASPCA Rachael Ray Challenge. I can tell you that the dedicated staff and volunteers there could really use the money to help all of the animals that they so lovingly try to care for. What can you do to help them win? Starting tomorrow at 9 PST, just go to this website www.votetosavelives.org and vote for Escondido ... [Read More]
Delicious & Nutritious Meals to Whip Up in 10 Minutes Flat
Look who I met last night while volunteering at the Humane Society: She reminded me of how Harley looked when she was a puppy... ..only the dog from last night is a Chow/Rott mix and is expected to be a big girl - 70-80 pounds! She was such a cutie. Moving onto yummy food for the day, I have a couple of meal ideas to share that are super quick to make, yet good for you and delish. I threw this quesadilla together for lunch today while I'll was in the midst of a work project, and made the panini for dinner when I got home from the gym hungry. No Queso Quesadilla What you Need: 1 multigrain or whole wheat wrap (I used La Tortilla Factory Smart & Delicious multigrain wrap w/ extra virgin olive oil) 1/2 cup of black beans (Libby's organic) 2 TBSP of pico de gallo salsa ... [Read More]