I’m so disappointed. My snow is going away. But that’s not all bad because now there is lots and lots of squishy mud on my trails.
I met a dog on the trails today who wanted to play with me, but every time he got too close he would change his mind and run off the other way.
Rejection!!!
But then I remembered that one of my blogging friends that I recently met gave me an award. The Kreativ Blogger Award. The friend who gave me this award is Patrecia aka misswhiplash. She lives in Bulgaria and has five dogs, two donkeys, and a cat with three legs. Her posts are a lot of fun to read and you can find them at http://misswhiplash.wordpress.com.
I’ve never seen this award before which means I can pass it on to some of my bestist favoritist blogging friends (that I haven’t already passed an award to) and maybe this will be the first time they receive it. I know there are still lots of other blogs I love – I wish I could pick all of you.
But first I’m supposed to tell you 10 things about myself that you wouldn’t know. This is really hard. I tell you everything – well, almost everything. So I’ll tell you 10 things that some of my newer friends might not know.
1 My people rescued me from the Sedona Humane Society about six years ago.
2 I pretend I don’t like Scratchy (the cat) but I really do. (Don’t pass this on.)
3 I’m deathly afraid of thunder.
4 I don’t like olives.
5 I get really upset when Scratchy steals my blog.
6 I love squeaky toys.
7 I get to stay inside most of the time because I’m an escape dog.
8 I love kids who stand about my height – but most of them say I’m a slobbery dog.
9 Catching Frisbees is one of my favorite things to do – and I’m really good at it.
10 I really enjoy getting to meet so many dogs and people because of my blog.
Now I get to pass on this award to six of my blogging friends. I’m picking dogs again, so if you’re a blogging person I still love you, but I seem to have this affinity for other dog’s blogs. Maybe it has something to do with…?
I think Bassa was the first dog to find me when I started blogging, which was a real encouragement to me. She has been one of my favorite dog blogging friends ever since. She is a Caucasian Shepherd dog who lives in Tbilisi, Georgia (the country – not the state). Bassa and her tall person take walks through and report on their neighborhood, which is very different from the neighborhood where I live. Bassa’s blog is at http://bassasblog.wordpress.com/.
Rumpy also found me very soon after I started blogging. Rumpy is a malamute with some very fascinating blog posts including interviews with some interesting animals from all over the world. Rumpy even interviewed me. Rumpy sometimes allows DeDe the dog to give advice on the blog and June Buggie the cat to get on the blog and rant. You can find Rumpy at http://rumpydog.wordpress.com/.
I found Lola when her person let her be a guest blogger. She was blogging about hiking in my home town. Lola knows where to hike for sure. Last month Lola got to be a guest blogger quite often because her person was busy writing for NaNoWriMo (where you have to write a 50,000 word novel all in the month of November). Lola and her person can be found at http://sharyhover.com/.
The 2 Brown Dawgs always have some wonderful pictures on their blog and I’ve learned a lot about what a hunting dog does. They will also be adding a puppy to the mix very soon so there will be three brown dawgs. I’m looking forward to more puppy pics which will be coming to http://2browndawgs.com/.
Iowa Dog Blog has great pictures and stories about Duke and Gertie and sometimes other things dogs. A recent post gave great tips on photographing dogs – something my person needs to learn since I’m not always very cooperative. This blog is at http://iowadogblog.wordpress.com
I’m not sure Mumsy is always happy with Chancy’s gardening efforts in Chancy the Gardener, but they are both very sweet and are also joined by several other animals at http://chancythegardner.wordpress.com/
I wish I could give all my friends an award but I’m all worn out now. I think I’ll sleep and get all rested up – so tomorrow I can go out and have more adventures.
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thesweetkitten
December 6, 2011 at 11:54 am
Congratulations, Bongo!
Bongo
December 6, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Thanks Sweet Kitten.
Dianda
December 6, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Congratulations! 😀
Bongo
December 6, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Thanks Dianda.
Tri
December 6, 2011 at 1:14 pm
As usual your postings bring me so much joy and I look forward to what will be written for the day.
Bongo
December 6, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Thanks Tri. I’m glad I can bring joy with my blog.
lolapup
December 6, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Thanks, Bongo! You are such a great pal. It’s fun to meet all sorts of new dogs on your blog.
Bongo
December 6, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Thanks Lola. I love that you’re my blogging buddy.
rumpydog
December 6, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Thanks for nominating me Bongo! you are way cool!
Bongo
December 6, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Thanks Rumpy. You’re the greatest.
♡ The Tale Of My Heart ♡
December 6, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Congatulations…… 🙂
well done…….. 🙂
Bongo
December 6, 2011 at 2:26 pm
Thanks Tale of My Heart and thanks for stopping by and commenting.
2browndawgs
December 6, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Congratulations on your award and thank you for including us. We are honored to be named with so many great blogs. We learned something new from your posts (like you are afraid of thunder, we hope it is thunder and not Thunder 🙂 and that you are an escape artist…we need tips :)). We can’t wait to share the award with others.
the 2 brown dawgs
Bongo
December 6, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Brown Dawgs, you definitely deserve this award. I love your posts – and yes, it is thunder I’m afraid of. I would love the chance to play with Thunder. If we ever get together I’ll give Thunder and Storm some great escaping tips.
Chancy, Mumsy and Crew
December 6, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Congratulations, sweet Bongo! Thank you for nominating us for the ward…you are so sweet. We love your blog and always look forward to coming and seeing what you are up to. We will go visit your friends that you have listed that we have not met. Hugs and nose kisses
Bongo
December 6, 2011 at 5:09 pm
Thanks Chancy and Mumsy – and you definitely deserve the award. I think you’ll enjoy my other friends too. Hugs and nose kisses back to you.
For the Love of My Dogs
December 6, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Congrats on your award Bongo (and your past week of awards!!) We know and love almost all the blogs you gave awards to except Lola. We can’t wait to check out her blog 🙂
Bongo
December 6, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Thanks Deannamelanie, I think you’ll really like Lola too.
Epizeuxis
December 7, 2011 at 12:13 am
Congratulations Bongo!
A very well deserved award.
Bongo
December 7, 2011 at 9:09 am
Thanks Epizeuxis.
Bassas Blog
December 7, 2011 at 2:04 am
Congratulations Bongo – you have a great blog and deserve many more awards! Thank you so much for nominating my blog for this award. Like you, I haven’t seen this one before. Congratulations to all of your other nominees – you are all winners!
Bongo
December 7, 2011 at 9:11 am
Thanks Bassa. I always look forward to reading your blog.
eripanwkevin
December 7, 2011 at 6:37 am
Congratulations Bongo!!! That’s great that you got the award! Thanks for telling us 10things about you that some of them were quite new to me! It was good to know you better!
I love Rumpy’s and Bassa’s blogs very much! All of you make me happy and feel good after readng your blogs!!! I’m so glad that I met you! 🙂
Bongo
December 7, 2011 at 9:15 am
Thanks Kevin. I’m glad we met too. If you hang around long enough I don’t think I’ll have any secrets left.
KatiesCameraBlog
December 7, 2011 at 7:33 am
Congrats, Bongo! You deserve it! And I think that dog that wanted to play was just too scared. Sometimes they’re like that. I hate when they do that though. Just play! 🙂 Congrats again on the wonderful award!
Bongo
December 7, 2011 at 9:16 am
Thanks Katie. I didn’t think I was that scary, but that dog did act like he was scared to get any closer. I know, I bet he was scared of my person.
b0ng0
December 7, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Congratulations, Bongo!
This dog … I understand his gesture, I think, because I do the same with a dog I used to play with as a friend, but one day something bit me very badly in my mouth, and I thought it was him! Puzzle told me, it must have been his brand new collar with metall applications, but I cannot trust anymore. Each time, I see him, I would love toi play with him again, but if he gets nearer, I am afraid of another hurt!
Bongo
December 7, 2011 at 12:23 pm
B0ng0, you might be right. Maybe somebody hurt that dog once. It would have been fun to play with him.
lesliepaints
December 7, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Bongo. You live in one of the most beautiful places in the world, you lucky dog, you. 🙂
Bongo
December 7, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Thanks Leslie – my person thinks it’s beautiful here. I’m just happy for my trails.
Nel
December 7, 2011 at 4:06 pm
Well-deserved, Bongo! =)
I had an inkling that you like Scratchy secretly and I’m pretty sure the feeling’s mutual. 😉
I’m going to check out these blogs you’ve posted here (except Bassa’s and Lola’s/Shary’s because I already read those).
Bongo
December 7, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Nel, please don’t tell Scratchy. He’d never let me live it down. I think you’ll really enjoy all the blogs I’ve posted. They’re all very good.
Flo
December 8, 2011 at 1:26 am
Well done Bongo! Well deserved I say. :0) I love these awards, it’s such a great way to find blogs that you haven’t seen before!
H and Flo
ps. I suspected that you might have a soft sport for Scratchy.
Bongo
December 8, 2011 at 9:23 am
Thanks Flo. I think you’ll enjoy the other blogs – but please don’t tell Scratchy what I said. I’ll never hear the end of it.
Flo
December 8, 2011 at 1:27 am
Er… that should be spot, not sport… unless you have a soft sport for Scratchy too. 🙂
Bongo
December 8, 2011 at 9:24 am
Flo, I do like to play sport with Scratchy – but most of the time he doesn’t want to play.
philosophermouseofthehedge
December 8, 2011 at 8:16 am
Good dog, Bongo (everyone knows) Thanks for the blog list.
Bongo
December 8, 2011 at 9:27 am
Thanks Karen. I think you’ll enjoy the blogs on the list.
colliesofthemeadow
December 8, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Congratulations Bongo!!!!! YAY!!!!
Bongo
December 8, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Thanks Collies – and Chuck. God Bless.
Chancy, Mumsy and Crew
December 11, 2011 at 10:28 am
We finally got out the blog about the award you so generously nominated us for. Sorry we were so long in doing so. Thank you again for thinking of us and passing the award on to us. Hugs and nose kisses
Bongo
December 11, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Chancy and Mumsy, it’s okay that you took awhile to blog about the award. My person usually takes awhile too. We enjoy your blog and my person says we’ll check out your post later today when she’s caught up with a few things.
Sunshine
December 26, 2011 at 2:54 pm
*Huffing and puffing…it took me a long time to get here huff…puff…but I got here Bongo. Just in time to say congratulations…huff…puff. Okay, now I need water…aacchh, dying of thirst.
Bye, gotta go find some water but real proud of ya Bongo!!! BYYYYE!
Bongo
December 26, 2011 at 5:51 pm
Thanks Sunshine – your comment is hilarious.