tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post6959481997227922291..comments2016-02-21T11:49:39.430-07:00JaimeLovesStuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12317569071247428560[email protected]Blogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post-68004137313167270632009-10-03T09:13:54.439-07:002009-10-03T09:13:54.439-07:00Morning, Ladies!<br /><br />Mary D - Thank you so much for looking in here. I enjoyed your comments so much. Good for you, getting animal rights suggestions out there. That&#39;s so important! I used to work actively with a rescue organization, befriending and rescuing strays, but deadlines now keep me pretty much desk-bound. I do what I can in other supportive ways, though.<br /><br />You were truly blessed to have your beloved dog for 17 years. That&#39;s so wonderful. My Jack Russell is now ten and I hated seeing him hit double digits. It seems so unfair that they have such short lifespans.<br /><br />I&#39;m glad you&#39;re spoiling your cat. Wouldn&#39;t it be lovely if all pets were well-loved, spoiled, and pampered!<br /><br />Thanks again for looking in here and good luck in the drawing! I loved hearing about your pets.Sue-Ellen Welfonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17288792845669979642[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post-30766911249582369932009-10-03T07:49:52.532-07:002009-10-03T07:49:52.532-07:00Mary D<br />zenrei57 (at) hotmail (dot) com<br /><br />What a super interview!! I really enjoyed it, and of course, the doggie pet thing resonates with MOI :) <br />I&#39;m an animal lover from way back and always sprinkle my own posts, writing and such with pro-animal rights suggestions. <br />My most beloved pooch was a gentle, loving cocker spaniel we had the blessing to love for 17 years. I still miss my little guy.<br /><br />Right now, a spoiled and also much beloved kitty is grooming herself in the chair with me (well, SHE&#39;S the one grooming - I probably should get up and do the same instead of sitting here in my jammies entering book giveaways lol<br /><br />Please enter me, I follow and would love to win this<br />MaryMary Ann DeBordehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924439808069320143[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post-18164184349663984572009-10-02T09:30:54.839-07:002009-10-02T09:30:54.839-07:00Morning, Ladies!<br /><br />Jaime - Thank you again for posting this. I&#39;m delighted to see the dog-lovers chiming in here. Likewise cat-lovers or any animal lovers. Those who care for animals are my kind of people, for sure. <br /><br />So I&#39;m happy to see you all in here.<br /><br />HoldenJ - You started my morning just right - I love looking in here and seeing a dog photo. Best way to start the day, in my view - being greeted by a four-legger. Your beagle looks like a sweetie.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words. I&#39;m so glad you enjoyed my post. We certainly learn so much from our pets. Ha ha .. I&#39;m sure your beagle does do lots of investigating on your walks. My little guy and I usually average three steps before he stops to sniff something again. He has such fun doing so. That&#39;s all that matters.<br /><br />Stephanie - Thanks so much for looking in. I&#39;m glad you agree about dogs making excellent book characters. Long as they don&#39;t get hurt or die. That&#39;s the kiss of death in a book or film for me. Bad things happen too often in real life. I can&#39;t bear to read about or see an animal suffer. So in my books, where I hold the pen, they all live forever. And happily!<br /><br />Sheila - Woo-hoo! Another dog lover and -oooh!- another beautiful dog to greet me. What a charmer, too. I&#39;m so glad you enjoyed my essay. It&#39;s so true about smelling the roses and veg time, isn&#39;t it? Life speeds past so quickly. It&#39;s too easy to forget what really matters. Thank goodness for pets to keep us aware of the precious moments. I&#39;m so glad you, too, love books with dogs.<br /><br />Sheila (bookjourney) - Thanks so much for your good words. I&#39;m glad you enjoyed the post. And I agree, Jaime&#39;s header is adorable. <br /><br />Deanna/ibeeeg - Hello! I&#39;m so glad you, too, enjoyed this post. I&#39;m especially pleased that the dog walking/writing points resonated with you. It&#39;s amazing what can pop into your mind when walking a dog. But they do. Each point has flashed across my mind during some excursion with my little guy. So I thought I&#39;d put them all into this blog piece. I&#39;m so glad it worked.<br /><br />And, yes, you certainly should walk daily with your three year old. It&#39;d be great for you both. Good exercise, fresh air, and quality time together. Go for it!<br /><br />Writing - ha ha. That really is true: writing daily is an absolute must. Regardless of what kind of writing you do. And bloggers are incredibly well-versed, clever, and prolific writers. Nothing &#39;small and humble&#39; there at all. I admire all of you. It&#39;s no easy feat to maintain an attractive blog with always-fresh material and, as well, keep up a friendly rapport with visitors. Goodness, I couldn&#39;t do it. I need all my time and energy to concentrate on writing my books. But I admire the creativity and spirit of bloggers. Oh, yes. Be proud.<br /><br />Last point, yes -- perservere and do celebrate the good things. Always.<br /><br />Thanks again for your good words.<br /><br />Mardel - Thank you, too, for your good words. I&#39;m really so touched that each of you enjoyed this piece so much. It shows me how many people out there have hearts for animals and I just love that.<br /><br />Cats ... we had some when I was growing up and they were wonderful. I love all animals. But dogs definitely hold my heart the most. SkippyJon Jones (LOVE the name) sounds like a real little darling. I am not surprised you felt such an immediate bond with him. I believe the pets meant to be ours find us, always. Somehow, some way, they find us and we know they&#39;re meant to be our best friend. You just know. My belief, anyway.<br /><br />I&#39;m so glad your little guy is doing well now. Thank goodness! And, yes, nothing lifts the heart more than a dog&#39;s love. They sure know when we&#39;re feeling blue and never fail to comfort us, bless them all.<br /><br />Thanks, also for the good words and I hope you&#39;ll enjoy my book and meeting Frang and Mina.<br /><br />Ladies - It&#39;s been fun! Thank you so much for looking in here and sharing. I&#39;ll check back in again later today or this evening so I don&#39;t miss anyone.<br /><br />For now...<br /><br />Go pets!Sue-Ellen Welfonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17288792845669979642[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post-31987251445687797032009-10-02T02:28:43.925-07:002009-10-02T02:28:43.925-07:00I loved your post. I also love dogs (and cats). I have a puppy that I took on a complete whim. Someone showed by a picture of him when he was 6 weeks old and I just popped up with &quot;I want him!&quot;. I&#39;ve never done that before. I just had a very strong feeling. He (SkippyJon Jones-named by me granddaughter) is a part chihuahua and part something else. His body and actions remind me of a Jack Russell Terrier, but his markings look like a brown german shepard. He is supposed to be half chihuahua and half &quot;other&quot; terrier. He is quite a brat sometimes, but I love him alot. We almost lost him when he was 2 months old, he became very sick overnight, but he&#39;s fine now and runs circles around my older dog and my grandchildren. When I&#39;m tired and worn out feeling, he seems to give me a little lift. I&#39;m very glad I have him in my life.<br /><br />Thanks for the &quot;dog&quot; post and your book sounds very interesting. I would love to read it.Mardelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post-11986868838592486572009-10-01T20:28:59.341-07:002009-10-01T20:28:59.341-07:00What a fantastic post! I absolutely enjoyed reading the whole thing! Resonate? Wow...alot did, as a matter of fact.<br /><br />First, I loved how the writing points tied into life with dogs.<br /><br />Second, Walking...I have been reminded that I should make daily walks with my 3 year old a habit. With her while all the other children are in school. This would be a fabulous habit to have.<br /><br />Third, writing daily as the practice is what helps a writer to become better. Not only is this tip/thought helpful for me ( a humble and small blog writer) it is a good reminder for me to encourage my writing girls to continue forward with their gift/passion.<br /><br />Fourth, perservere...be kind...rejoice.<br /><br />Again, I loved reading this post. <br />I am insipred. Thanks.Deanna/ibeeeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222760102843468991[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post-37005709676907852862009-10-01T20:19:58.346-07:002009-10-01T20:19:58.346-07:00Greta post - I just had to tell you I really really like your header! Nice job! Isnt it fun to decorate? :)Sheila (bookjourney)http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post-71971002059183057232009-10-01T19:21:27.597-07:002009-10-01T19:21:27.597-07:00Hi Jaime,<br /><br />Thank you so much for posting this. I appreciate it. This also brings tail wags and thanks from my little guy in the photo. He likes attention.<br /><br />Good luck in the drawing to anyone who looks in!Sue-Ellen Welfonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17288792845669979642[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post-80112078836341046852009-10-01T17:50:28.668-07:002009-10-01T17:50:28.668-07:00What a great post. I love all the words of wisdom, especially smell the roses, and veg time. And since I am a BIG dog lover, please enter me for the giveaway. Nothing better than a book with dogs in it!Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02582945405312734870[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post-38619023459156175502009-10-01T15:29:19.731-07:002009-10-01T15:29:19.731-07:00Not an entry ... I&#39;ve sworn off entering giveaways for a while. :-) I just wanted to say I enjoyed the post. A good story is always enhanced by a great dog character. :-)Stephaniehttp://starkravingbibliophile.blogspot.com/[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263361198169334187.post-15354655597935521922009-10-01T14:36:40.250-07:002009-10-01T14:36:40.250-07:00What a great piece--she seems like a great person and I&#39;d love to win and read her new book. I do think a lot of what she says resonates with me, especially Stop and smell the roses--we have a beagle and walks are puncutuated with many stops to sniff and look around!<br />Thanks for the chance to win!<br />JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)comholdenjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04563239351498816805[email protected]