Adrianne Matzkin's Blog (86)

Garden Art -

Whoever designed this garden statue must have seen Samantha's tush!

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on June 23, 2009 at 7:49pm — 13 Comments

A Puppy Swallowed WHAT!!!!

http://www.examiner.com/x-1028-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Puppy-swallows-eight-golf-balls--see-the-xray-VIDEO

check out the xray!!!

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on June 18, 2009 at 4:10pm — 9 Comments

I just saw a commercial for Pet Airways.
They only fly pets not humans.
Pups are in the cabin, not cargo.
Checked by attendents every 15 minutes.
They don't fly all over the country but something to check into if you need to fly your pups.
Flights start at $149.00

petairways.com

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on June 12, 2009 at 4:01am — 7 Comments

Small Act of Kindess

This is one of the kindest things you may ever see..

This is not our story. Vera posted it on the Doodle Zoo and was kind enough to allow me to copy and post it here.

I don't know who wrote this nor is it known who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service.

Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed… Continue

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on June 11, 2009 at 7:00pm — 13 Comments

Tug Toy and Leash in One

I found a website that sells a tug toy and leash as one. The make the tradional leash or as a Slip Lead (martingale and leash in one).
They have lots of choices or will make yours the colors you want.
I ordered mine but just ordered 'custom' colored one.
I will post pictures when I get them.
A very nice site to work with - my order was ready to be shipped in 2 days of my order.

http://www.yipeeee.com

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on June 11, 2009 at 6:59am — 1 Comment

Never In My Life!!

Flipping channels - stopped at Animal Planet. What do I see? A grooming show that takes gorgeous dogs and turns them into 'living works of art' by using food coloring and clipping and blowdrying,
They turn mostly standard poodles into a Transformer, cowgirl, dinosaurs, a jungle theme who won competition and $2500.
They use wigs, decorations, hair spray and gel.
OMG -
Checked the site and the show is Animal Planet's Most Outrageous Animal Competitions and is it ever!

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on June 1, 2009 at 6:00pm — 12 Comments

Samantha Got A Job!

Around the corner from us is a semi-private golf course. Our friends own the restaurant on the course so Samantha goes with us there to eat.

The course has lots of geese that the golfers just hate! They asked Samantha to come on over and chase them off the course. DH, Mark, took her over there earlier and she had so much fun running on the course. She listened to DD - when he called her she came running over to him.

How did she do on her first day on the job? Did she chase… Continue

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on May 31, 2009 at 6:12pm — 13 Comments

OT - Proposed Mastectomy Law Change

Proposed Mastectomy Law Change

(written by a surgeon);

I'll never forget the look in my patient’s eyes when I had to tell them

they had to go home with the drains, new exercises and no breast. I

remember begging the doctors to keep these women in the hospital

longer, only to hear that they would, but their hands were tied by the

insurance companies.

So there I sat with my patient giving them the instructions they

needed to take care of… Continue

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on May 9, 2009 at 3:17am — 3 Comments

Happy Mother's Day

Add Glitter to Pictures

Samantha & I wish you all a wonderful day full of Doodle Hugs, Licks and… Continue

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on May 7, 2009 at 5:22am — 9 Comments

Cesar Milan Goes Undercover in Puppy Mills

This Friday night at 9pm on Animal Planet, Cesar will be going undercover in several puppy mills in LA. Just wanted to pass the info for those who are interested.

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on May 4, 2009 at 6:33pm — 5 Comments

Portrait of an Exhausted Doodle Family

We live in NJ. We left home at 130am Friday and arrived at Marissa & Seamus' home in Pittsburgh, daughter & SIL, at 830a. Went to their new home and worked all day. Got up Saturday and drove 2 hours to Edinboro for the Western PA RAW. Had dinner, watched a little TV and when we awoke Sunday morning, Seamus tells me he came down arond 2am, saw his sofa full of bodies and just HAD to take that picture. I just love it.

Notice how… Continue

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on May 3, 2009 at 6:00pm — 14 Comments

Western PA Pictures

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Western PA IDOG Romp

Make a Smilebox…

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Added by Adrianne Matzkin on May 2, 2009 at 7:12pm — 7 Comments

Happy Anniversary, Samantha!

It was 1 year ago yesterday that Samantha became a part of our family!
She has made us one very happy family!

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on May 2, 2009 at 6:13am — 13 Comments

A Vet's Article about Bloat - a must read for everyone! We can always learn something new

by Elise M. Atkinson, CVT

GDV: A Silent Killer

Gastric dilatation is when a dog’s stomach fills with excess gas, fluid, or foam. A dog with gastric dilatation looks like it has swallowed a large balloon. Although it causes physical discomfort, this type of bloat doesn’t last long and may go away on its own.

A dog with gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV) also looks “inflated,” but after the stomach fills with gas, fluid, or foam, it turns or torses. When the… Continue

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on April 21, 2009 at 9:23am — 8 Comments

A Proud Doodle Mom - Just Had to Share

Tonight was our 2nd Sedar. My Dad, StepMom, Sister, BIL with their 2 sons, 8 & 6 and DH neice, her husband and their 20 month old son were here + the 5 of us.

My Dad uses a walker. Instinctually Samantha was so careful around him when he was up and walking - making sure she didn't get in his way. When he sat she just brought her ball over to him, dropped it in his lap and just patiently waited for him to throw it to her. The difference with him was she just sat quietly waiting. When it… Continue

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on April 9, 2009 at 9:00pm — 6 Comments

To All the Jewish Doodles

copy and paste

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csKoev-G4WQ

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on April 9, 2009 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Happy...... To All

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on April 7, 2009 at 6:24pm — 3 Comments

Too Cute Not To Share

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard.

I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of.

He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.

An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.

The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept… Continue

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on March 29, 2009 at 4:46am — 9 Comments

Urgent Human Health Info - Please pass this along to every Woman AND Man you know!!!

I consider myself a well informed woman on health issues. This is something I NEVER heard of.

I received an email from a friend and actually watched it since it said "URGENT" - I usually just deleted this kind of emails. I was so shocked at what I read that I did some research and made my employees use tis info as a mandatory inservice today. I have enclosed this info below. Please pass this on to every person you know - if they tell 10 people and they tell 10 people,… Continue

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on March 9, 2009 at 5:10pm — 3 Comments

Samantha's 1st Birthday Dinner Party with Beau

Beau invited Samantha out to dinner to celebrate her first birthday! They did invite the DP along as chaperones and to pay the bill, of course! They had a fantastic time as did the DP and the other guests sitting around us. They Doodles were on their best behavior. Just wanted to share the pictures from the evening.…

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Added by Adrianne Matzkin on February 18, 2009 at 8:53pm — 4 Comments