THE HDA TROPHY HAS ARRIVED IN ???????

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

MEDFORD, OREGON!!! WOO HOO!!!

Yes, the HOPELESS DOODLE ADDICT TROPHY made its way across the plains, over the Rocky Mountains and slid right into Oregon landing on my porch!! Along with the Trophy and its journal came some awesome gifts from Jennifer, Cloe and Myla. Tara received a frisbee. a stuffie giraffe, a tug rope, one of her favorite balls and LIVER TREATS!!!  They sent me a beautiful personalized mug and magnet with Tara's pictures on them and a taste of Wisconsin! Yes, Wisconsin tastes like chocolate!!!! LOL! Even our honorary DoodleCat, Amber received some catnips toys from Spunky( Jennifer's kitty)!!! The furkids thought that SantaDoodle had arrived early!!

 

 

Tara and I thought we would take Trophy on a little tour of Medford and show it some of the ways our lives have been changed for the BETTER since we joined DoodleKisses!

 

First stop was Tara's EX-GROOMER'S shop!! Thanks to the DK Doodle Grooming Group I no longer have to worry about having a RatDoodle or a PoodleDoodle now that I am learning to Home Groom Tara!!!

 

Our next stop with Trophy was Tara's EX-TRAINER'S SHOP!! This is where Tara was labeled a BITER and became a puppy class drop out!!!! I decided to home school her and thanks to the DK

Training-Experiences, Challenges and Mindsets Group, I received the rewards and corrections I needed to train Tara into an awesome little obedient girl!! (Please note the perfect sit stay she is holding in the photo!! Proud Doodle mommy!! :)

 

Next up was the LOCAL DOG PARK (Sherri, I promise I won't mentioned dog parks again for at least another week! LOL!). Our fellow DK'ers taught us that there are GOOD dog parks and BAD dog parks.  Unfortunately our local park received a thumbs down rating! Thanks Dk'ers for helping me keep TaraBear safe!!

 

Of course we had to take Trophy to Tara's favorite pet store, PET COUNTRY where, thanks to all the fantastic advice and information we have received from the DK FOOD GROUP we can shop with confidence knowing that Tara is receiving the best foods and treats and safe toys! Just say "NO" to China!!!

 

 

So we finally headed for home...but wait...we are almost home when I realize that the little trophy is not in its little cubby hole in the car!! WTD???? OMG!! I LEFT the HDA Trophy behind at the store!!!! I nearly ran off the road as I had visions of Adina hitting the" EJECT RICKI AND TARA FROM DK FOREVER BUTTON"  for losing the HDA trophy!!!  I raced home and called the store...and YES the clerk had the Trophy and YES she was having a great time using it to fool her fellow employees into thinking that she had received the "Employee of the Month" award!  WHEW!!!! I hadn't realized that I had stopped breathing about 10 minutes earlier!!  Soon we had the HDA Trophy back in the hands of  this HOPELESS DOODLE ADDICT and all was well...:)

 

 

A BIG THANK YOU to each and every one of YOU for making DOODLEKISSES such a wonderful place to visit and so ADDICTIVE!!!   I mean on what other web site can you find everything from dog poop to limericks?? LOL!! I AM HOPELESSLY addicted to DOODLES and DOODLEKISSES!!!

 

Now, I wonder who the HOPELESS DOODLE ADDICT TROPHY will be visiting next....?????

 

For more information about Hopeless Doodle Addicts and the Trophy click here!!! http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/and-the-next-doodle-addict-is

 

 

 

 

 

[Bonnie and Kona]

Congratulations, Ricki! Love the tour of Medford with Tara and the trophy. I've been in Medford and never saw any of these spots. :-) Great tour! Tara was an angel to pose so patiently. 

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Thanks Bonnie!  Glad you enjoyed the tour! We really hit some of Medford's hot spots that day!! I'm sure you will want to check them out next time you're in town!! LOL!  Tara loves to pose especially if she thinks there is a liver treat in the deal!! :)

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

BTW Bonnie, I see you are edging EVER so close to being an HDA yourself!! Woo HOO!!

[Bonnie and Kona]

I do spend WAY too much time here and love every minute of it! 

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

congratulations!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Thanks Sherri! And I hope you caught your name in print up above and my lame promise  to you about dog parks!! LOL!

[Jennifer and Jack]

Congrats!!! That is great... I love the pictures too!! What a great job you did!!!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Thank you Jennifer!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Ricki, I am so happy you are now ONE OF US!!! I loved your pictures and was cracking up thinking the trophy was left at the store. I am sure you almost did have a heart attack!!! The clerk seemed to make good use of it while she had it in her possession. Congratulations to another Hopeless Doodle Addict.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Thanks Laurie! Yes that clerk was really showing the Trophy what a fun town Medford can be!!! :)

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thank goodness she didn't take it to one of those Country Fairs I have heard about from my DD.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

OMD!! I'm afraid we would have seen the last of it then!! Once it had experienced the "freedom" of a Country Fair it could never be happy being put into a box and shipped all over the world!! LOL!