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I had ice cream

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Hi friends, we have had such a crazy busy week, but I had my first ice cream which was yum.

On Tuesday Ben & Jerry’s had their free one scoop of ice cream day, so Mom decided to take me. Aunty took us in her car and off we went. I stood in line with everyone else and was really excited as the smell of ice cream was so so good. We moved up in the line till we went inside and Mom got me a small cup of vanilla ice cream and a scoop for herself. I gobbled it up so quickly and tried eating the cup too BOL but Mom took it away from me. Mom and Aunt finished theirs and then we went to the park to chill out and they ate tacos while I ran around. Mom said I needed it as I needed to burn off the sugar.

Waiting in the car to go get my ice cream, Nili

 

I have been framed, Nili

I want to drive the bus, Nili

Gobbling my ice cream yum,, Nili

Other than that, because the weather has been so warm in between Mom’s work and errands we have been going to the dog park so I can play with my friends. I love chasing them, rolling in the grass and barking at everyone, it is so much fun.

 

So that has been our week, busy as always but am sad as they say it is going to rain this week so am going to be stuck indoors.

 

Have a wonderful week friends,

With a woof and love from Nili

 

Do you have a Pet First Aid Kit?

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April has arrived and with it many National Pet Holidays and Observances and I am going to focus on one in the  blog this week which I think is just as important as the others but the main reason I am focusing on this one is that Spring has arrived, summer is around the corner and that means we are outdoors more, hiking, camping plus many more adventures.

I am so busy sniffing here, Nili

Nili and Storm enjoying the sun in the park

When we pack for those adventures one of the important items that some of us forget about is the First Aid Kit for our Pet, we remember for us and remember many items for the pets but this is one that we forget. It happens cos we are humans LOL.

What should a First Aid Kit have, we can either build our own or buy one that is prepared already, I personally have put my own together as it was easier plus it is easier for me to keep an eye on the expiry dates and some of the over the counter ones come with food, etc which I do not need.

What is in my kit:

I have made sure our first aid kit is not that heavy so that it makes it easy for me to take it when I am out for the day on an adventure with Nili.

This kit with of course other items I keep in my earthquake emergency bag and take out when needed so it makes my life easier and I am more relaxed.

I also keep with my kit the book : Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide which is my Bible for everything. And for some of you that do not know we had an earthquake a week ago but thank goodness we did not have to evacuate and there was no damage but to my sleep.

I do admit I am a Jewish Mom so am always worried about Nili when we go to different dog parks or other outdoor activities and that is the reason that I am reminding all of us.

Do you have a first aid kit for your pet? What do you have in yours?

We are so looking forward to the summer, spending time outdoors and having fun which is so needed after all the winter.

Have a great week everyone

With a woof and love from Nili.

 

 

 

Spring is here

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Hi Friends,

Spring has arrived and we already had a heat wave, it was so hot Mom put the cooling vest on me which was pawsome. It was cooler in the dog park than our home and can you believe it we even had a power failure so Mom packed a bag and we went to sit in the shade in the park, it was fun as a lot of my friends were there.

Nigel and I walking to the park, Nili

Playing with Sparky

So today am sharing my fun times in the park with you and we hope you enjoy the videos.

 

So as you can see am having so much fun plus as Mom says all this playing will help me get rid the last of the pounds I have to lose BOL so that I will have a sexy figure for summer.

Keeping cool in my cooling vest with BoyBoy another good friend of mine walking towards me, Nili

Have a wonderful safe week all, we expecting rain here grrr, chat next week on my blog again,
Nili

 

March is Pet Poison Prevention Month

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TGIF !!!!!!!!!

Woof to all my paw friends from my neighborhood. We have been very busy here so Mom is staying out of mischief.

I have had a very busy  week cos the sun has been out, so lots of park time plus Mom surprised me taking me to a different park, it was so much fun.

Playing with Bobo is so much fun, Nili

 

I am a daisy amongst the daisies, Nili

Now for something very important for all of us : Mach is Pet Poison Prevention Month, something we need to remember especially with spring around the corner and lots of humans will be spring cleaning and working in the garden. Below you can see all the poisons that can mace us sick.

Hazardous Foods :

Chocolate, Coffee, Grapes, Onions, Garlic, Alcohol, Macadania Nuts, Avocados

Hazardous Chemicals

Insecticides ,Pesticides, Cleaning Products, Fertilizer, Anti-Freeze, De-Ices.

Other :

Fabric Softener Sheets, Raw Hide, Plants (see list below), Children Toys

Plants:

Safe Palm, Tomato Plant, Daffodils, Ivy, Gladiolia and many more. Check on line before you plant to make sure they are safe.

Signs of Poisoning

01. Gastrointestinal signs : Vomiting, Diarrhea, Drooling/ hypersalivating, Nausea

02. Internal Bleeding : Coughing of blood, , Vomiting blood, Pale gums, A racing heart rate, Weakness or lethargy

03. Kidney Failure : Halitosis (“uremic” breath), Vomiting, Diarrhea, Excessive thirst or urination, Absence or decreased urination

04. Liver Failure : Jaundice/icterus/yellow discoloration to the gums, Weakness or collapse secondary to a low blood sugar, Dull mentation, acting abnormally, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Black-tarry stool (melena)

If you think your pet may have ingested a potentially poisonous substance, call (888) 426-4435. A consultation fee may apply.

Have a safe and happy weekend everyone

With a woof and love from Nili    

March 2026 Pet Holidays and Observances

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March has arrived and maybe Spring also.. Below is the monthly list of Pet Holidays and Observances for March. As we always say if we left something out woof us please so we can add to the list.

Month

  • Poison Prevention Awareness Month.

Week

  • March 1-7: Professional Pet Sitter Week
  • March 14-21: Pet Theft Awareness Week (UK) You can read more in February blog
  • March 15-21: National Animal Poison Prevention Week.
  • March 24-30: Tick Bite Prevention Week.

One-Day

  • March 1: National Cat Day (Russia).
  • March 2: International Rescue Cat Day.
  • March 3: International Tripawd Awareness Day.
  • March 3: What if Cats & Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day.
  • March 13: K-9 Veterans Day.
  • March 14: Pet Theft Awareness Day (UK).
  • March 15: National Catio Day.
  • March 17: Saint Gertrude of Nivelles Day— patron saint of cats.
  • March 20: Dogs in Yellow Day.
  • March 23: National Puppy Day
  • March 23. Cuddly Kitten Day.
  •  March 26. Purple Day®️ for Epilepsy for awareness for dogs, pets, and humans
  • March 28: Respect Your Cat Day.
  • March 30: Take a Walk in the Park Day.

Stay warm everyone and have a wonderful month

With a woof and love from Nili

Leon and Nili walking home from the park, life is good

 

 

Today is Valentines Day

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Hello friends,

Today is Valentines Day or as Mom calls it chocolate day, and she told me she is going to spoil herself with a chocolate. I think I should be spoiled and not her but hey she does deserve it sometimes.

Mom and I had a long chat this week about Valentines Day and how I do not need anything as I am a spoiled brat but how the animals in shelters need to be loved also so we decided to put a package together of goodies and we going to drop it off at one of the shelters.

Those animals do not deserve to be in shelters but in warm homes with lots of love but we humans are to blame for that so as Mom says those caring humans who are speaking out for them must make sure also that they are spoiled on Valentine’s Day with love.

We are asking all our friends to please go to a shelter and donate food, treats or toys so that the animals can feel special love also. What could be better than seeing the smile of a dog or cat being spoiled like we are, it is a blessing.

Did you know today is also Pet Theft Awareness Day which is to highlight the rising, often underreported, issue of pet theft, with approximately 2 million dogs stolen yearly in the U.S. This day focuses on educating owners to prevent theft by microchipping, securing yards, and never leaving pets unattended.So please keep your pets safe.

So on this note I want to know who wants to be my Valentine?

I will share my treats with my Valentine, Nili

Please be safe and have a wonderful Valentines Day with woof and love

From Nili xxx

January is my month of freedom

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TGIF !! Sun is out but it is still cold here.

Many of you do not know but January is the month of freedom for me, it is the month I ran from my ex, and it is the month I rescued Layla so it was her month of freedom also.

So, to celebrate our freedom, and the sun shining today,, so to celebrate I took Nili on an adventure on Tuesday with a picnic for me. It was a wonderful time and something I really needed.

I am hoping it wont be raining this coming week so I can take Nili somewhere else and get lots of fresh air which is so important for both of us. I also notice that if she is out and about in new places she is tired when we get home which makes my life easier.

Nili also wants to share she got a haircut this past week so she is looking clean and cute with short hair plus I can see her eyes LOL.

Do I look cute, Nili

 

So that was our adventure this week, plus we have lots of park time, plus last weekend she had a sleepover with Leon so who knows what we will do next week but there is never a dull moment here with the energizer bunny.

Please everyone stay warm and safe and make sure your pets are inside

With a woof and love from

Nil

 

I am enjoying life, Nili

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TGIF!!!!!!!!! Good morning, Fur friends, we hope you are all safe and staying warm.

It is one year since I started going to the dog park; we have been going daily as the sun was out and it was really warm and I am playing off leash, chasing my dog friends and Mom is really  proud of my progress but she is not happy with me eating the mud, but it is yum BOL.

We go to the park at least twice a day when the sun is out, at times when Mom knows my friends are there, I run like crazy into the park and of course search for any treats that might have fallen the day before, and then playtime. If there is no one there that I like I just lie in the sun and enjoy the fresh air. Mom has tried taking toys with her, but I am not interested BOL.

Playing with Sparky, Nili

Oy and I must not forget Mom took me on my first adventure this week to another park, it is a beautiful park, one Mom fell in love with, and I ran and ran and ran up and down the hills in the park, so much fun and new smells of course. Mom said to her friend they should have taken coffee so we going to do it next week again weather permitting.

Running in Jefferson park, Nili

So that has been our week, busy as always, Mom leaving me alone when she runs errands which I don’t like but love the treats when she gets home BOL as there is a price to pay for leaving me here. I am also learning to ride in my pet carrier which is built under Mom’s shopping cart so will be starting to go on the errands with her soon and as Mom says I will not be able to eat off the streets which shhhh I still do.

Testing out my carrier under the shopping cart, this is fun

Our life is busy, but happy and I am one lucky rescued dog living the best life now and pray others have the same luck as me.

Have a wonderful long weekend.

With love and licks

Nili

 

 

 

New Years is around the corner

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What a week, I need a break from all. Last Saturday we were without power for over 12 hours and trying to keep a pup busy in the dark is not easy, I was exhausted by the time the power came back on, then the storms this week have been a nightmare and Nili has not been settling down at night because of the heavy rain and winds, Tuesday was really bad. I tried to go to the park when the rain stopped but each time we got there it started all over again so we have been cooped up inside most of the time. My energizer bunny is overloaded with energy, and I am exhausted from doing short walks with her to burn off the energy. She is playing with her toy, or should I say killing the squeakers, but she needs more stimulation than that. I live in a studio so there is not that much place for her to run so when possible I open the door and let her run and chase her toys in the hallway. It is a locked building so she cannot get out into the street phew.

Sleeping like a baby after a CBS treat

New Years Eve is around the corner. The pet’s nightmare as I call it as so many are afraid of the stupid fireworks and that means pets getting lost.

I have made sure Nilis’ microchip and tags are all updated with emergency numbers, so we are prepared for the nightmare plus stocked up on CBD treats to keep her calm. I wish they had it for me also LOL. I got CBD treats, chewable from https://treatibles.com/ a company I had used with Layla and they are really keeping her calm plus she thinks she is getting a treat LOL and  has made her stormy nights calmer and she is sleeping well plus she has also become afraid to go out all of a sudden, she sees the harness and hides, so giving her a half in the morning relaxes her and has made it easier to get her out of the house, once out she is fine.

This has totally confused me and I am working on this issue, am always open to ideas and input if you have some for me.

New Years Eve, one of the nights I hate when everyone gets drunk and sets off fireworks everywhere that it is scary. My heart goes out to all the animals that are in shelters shivering already from fear, and then have to endure the fear of fireworks with no one around to comfort them. I wish we could just empty those shelters and all animals would have loving homes.

How do you keep your pet safe during fireworks?  This is my second New Year with Nili and hopefully she will be ok, I do not go out so I will be with her the whole night.

Unfortunately, we always must remind everyone of safety tips for their pets:

And most of all everyone please remember this when out partying:

So, on this note we want to wish everyone a Happy New Year, may 2026 be a good year for all of us with lots of love, laughter, health and happiness and most of all Peace on Earth.

Woof with love from
Nili

Christmas has arrived

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It is a week before Christmas and I have been watching cars go by with trees on their roofs, people carrying them, on bicycles and it is such a great feeling to see some happiness in the city the past weeks with all the gloom around.  

The first is a very special memory where in the dog park I would go to with Baby and they every year dressed up a tree and hung photos of all the dogs in the dog park which was so much fun, as the lights would sparkle with all the photos and we would stand around, drink something and celebrate. That is my memory of Baby at Christmas.

 

Another memory is the Santathon which they have every year in San Francisco when everyone dresses up as Santas, the town goes red LOL and you see many drunk Santas pub crawling and having fun. It is also very special as one of the pubs does a toy drive for those that need toys. 

This I did with Layla every year, The other event is the Skivvie run which is a fundraiser for the AIDS Foundation where in the Castro Area everyone runs in skivvies and have fun, it is a great event and wonderful fundraiser. Layla and I always went to support this event.

As Nili is still learning and big crowds would be a nightmare for her and me I decided to skip them this year but I did take her to the Christmas party I was invited to, I put her in my shopping cart which is big and comfy so she would not wander around and cause havoc, she was happy but I think got bored towards the end and when we got home she fell asleep LOL after a good walk to burn off energy.

This is what I did to keep her busy BOL

 

 

I do not do much for Christmas as I celebrate Hanukkah but watching people in the streets with Christmas hats on, the happiness in the air warms my heart as life is so short and we must enjoy every moment and make lots of memories.

As always, I remind everyone to keep their pets safe around the holidays, as I always say rather be safe than sorry.  

 

Merry Christmas Everyone, may you have a wonderful one with your family.   With woof and love from Nili and Me