Dogs on TC Thursday: The Impawtance of Being Cute

Sometimes just being a dog isn't enough.....sometimes you have to play the cute card. You can do this in a number of ways, allow us to demonstrate....

We have learned from our Siberian friends that correct paw placement is crucial....

....especially in relation to one's snooter!

Funny faces and general silliness usually has the humans reaching for the camera (and the treats!)

....as does the classic hang-dog expression.

If you are of the female persuasion you may wish to take a more seductive approach....

....synchronised cuteness has double the impact and is usually rewarded with double belly rubs....(if she can bear to PUT THE CAMERA DOWN!!)

....and team efforts are always appreciated!

So there you have it, the art of wrapping your humans around your paws, as demonstrated by the D B Gang! If you'd like to join in with Dogs on Thursday or see the other entries, click here.

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We were going to pick up on True Colours again by posting this week but we are a bit out of sync....Mum thought it was PURPLE this week, it's not, it's IVORY! Oh well, here are the PURPLES we had prepared, more from the garden. We have already done PURPLE, infact it was our first ever post for True Colours Thursday, we have also done VIOLET, to see the posts click here.

To see more entries or play along, visit our hostess Blue. Next week's theme is BLACK and TAN together....as suggested by those crazy Aireheads Maggie & Mitch!

Dogs on Thursday...and lots more!

Today's post for Dogs on Thursday is a collage extravaganza!

Firstly, this morning saw an extended episode on the grooming table as Mum tried out her latest instrument of torture....*sigh*....and worse, took pictures to humiliate us....*big sigh*

And after all that stress we had to perform surgery on Mr Fish who had opted for two procedures this time, fin removal and a nailbiting brain surgery, we did a grand job on him and hope he returns from the bin soon!

Next we went for a walk in Roseisle....

....and this afternoon we went to Burghead, the tide was way out but there were nice tidal pools to paddle in....

....we saw a big gross jellyfish, yuks!

The next are from the last few days....Forres....

....Roseisle....

....and Findhorn....

....Holy Oswald, look at all the bunnies!

A Rosie collage for YSweetie Petey Y

And a Gabbi one for Y Jakey baby Y

Welcome home Boyz....hope you had fun at camp!

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We are also being featured on Dogs on Thursday this week. A few weeks ago Sue asked us to write a post introducing ourselves and showcasing our blog and it appears on DOT today, make sure you go over and check it out!

As well as contributing to Dogs on Thursday Sue has a lovely blog all about her wonderful pack of Portuguese Water Dogs, she has TEN of them!
She has recently tagged us with the International Bloggers Community, thanks Sue!

Here are the rules:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.

2. Copy the image, rules and questionnaire.

3. Post in your blog.

4. Answer the four questions.

5. Pick 7 friends to share with.

6. Come back to BLoGGiSTaiNFoCoRNeR and leave the URL of your post in order for your blog to be added to the master list.

7. Have fun.

Questions and answers:

1 The person who tagged you? Sue and her wonderful pack!

2. His or her site title and URL? The Portuguese Water Blog

3. Date you were tagged? May 14, 2009

4. Persons you tagged? Well, we thought we'd pick a blog friend from each continent but got a bit carried away....hey, what can we say, we're Beagles and must bend the rules at all times! So here goes:

Lorenza from Mexico

Suzuki from Australia

Carolina from Netherlands

Africa from....guess where!

Jewels from Canada

Jazz & Dixie from Japan

Lacie from USA

Hero who lives right in the middle of the Big Pee, in the beautiful Azores

Clive who lives across the Little Pee, still over the pee from us though ;D

No pressure....just play if you want to!

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We haven't played True Colours for a couple of weeks, if you want to join in, visit our hostess Blue.

This week's colour is GREY....you may remember we mentioned these in a post the other day as our daft Mum had forgotten to put cards in them before sealing the packages. Well, it seems they're creating quite a stir in blogland this week. Some of them have been causing puzzlement when they reach their destinations.

They were small tokens of our appreciation to those who took part in our Red Snooters contest and our Easter Bunny Hunt. So if you've received a mysterious GREY package from Royal Mail and you didn't know who sent it, you know now!

For the last few days we've been having typical "four seasons in a day" Scottish weather, which among other things produces some impressively sullen GREY skies....but lots of pretty rainbows too!

Next week's colour is COBALT....bright blue!

True Colours: Rainbow...And We Got Mail!

The True Colours theme today is RAINBOW (many coloured). Visit our hostess Blue and leave a comment if you are playing...the more the merrier!

With two teenage girls and a woman who lives in wellies, our socks are all the colours of the RAINBOW....below are the best welly ones.

This RAINBOW bag comes to training with us for poo bags, treats, toys etc.

Different types of RAINBOW... above, the front door glass makes little ones all over the wall....and below, our favourite....a sundog.

And of course, the real deal :D

Next week's colour is CERISE, bright pink....I think we can manage that...

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We got a parcel! It's from Snoop's princess, Kira all the way over in Florida....woohoo!

Look what Kira's Mom made for us. It's a little Beagle pendant, isn't it cute? It's not for Snoop, he's just modelling it! And a lovely card to Snoop from Kira too.

And.....a Christmas decoration, it's Snoop all tangled up in fairy lights, now Kira, are you trying to teach him bad habits...or are you saving that for your next date? Hehe :D

No matter how we tried we couldn't get a decent photo of either that wasn't blurred...and we dogs didn't get to open the parcel as Mum knew it was delicate. If you haven't visited Kira yet, why not pop over and say hello....there are links to her Mom's art and online stores in the sidebar, so if you're looking for a personalised handmade gift....

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But what's this? Another parcel? Smells like it's from far far away....wow, look it says Singapore post on it....come on, let's open it....

It's from our good friends Cocoa and Barley....just look at all the goodies....and it smelt even more amazing once it was open!

Squeaky toys, a cool frisbee thing, a foot file thingamijig to file our nails (it's brilliant)....a card with a sweet message from the 2 Beans...and look, a beautiful bracelet that their Mom made for ours, it's so pretty!

But best of all....and this is what smelt so great....Sea Jerky! Oh, it's amazing....SO TASTY!

Mmmmm....crunch crunch, nom nom nommmm.....

More please!

Thank you so much for the goodies Beans, you're too kind :D

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Today we went to Roseisle, we being Mum, Snoop and Alfie....and the boy came along too. It was such a beautiful day and we were surprised to have the place to ourselves, apart from the odd plane....and trucks on OUR beach, hmph!

What can we say....he's camera-shy....unlike some...!

It's long....and there's howling...but lots more, I got carried away :o)

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We have been tagged by Clive to play a game....we haven't forgotten Clive and we'll get it done over the weekend, we should manage to catch up with visiting everyone too but for the minute we are working on

Post #200

which is tomorrow....don't forget to comment to be entered into the draw!

True Colours, Awards, Contests and Videos Galore!

It's True Colours Thursday again! To play along visit our hostess Blue.

This week's theme is RUST. I photographed this winch just for the Mono Maniacs post as I thought it would look good in black and white but of course it fits perfectly here too!

The tank blocks at Findhorn have RUSTY metal loops on top.

Also RUST....or maybe RUSSET, our good pals Jana and Dennis the Vizslas.

We could also have photographed the dog wagon, hehe.

Next week's colour is RAINBOW, can't wait!

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So we went to Findhorn again....these were taken on Tuesday, same day as the King of the Castle photos, it was a dull afternoon.

I'm sorry to have to tell you this Mr Pillbox....I think you might have crabs! Bwahahahaha!

And again....a sunnier day, not many pics today...mostly videos!

Rosie waits patiently for her pedicure....

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Mason Dixie is running a contest to see who has the most swing in their step, the most strutt in their stuff, you know, the most wiggle in their waggle! Click on the wiggly butt above to find out more! So we thought we'd give it a go....

Alfie has a rumba in his bumba....

Snoop has a spring in his step....

Gabbi has a wiggle in her jiggle....

....and Rosie gets her knickers in a twist!

Phew, we feel a nap coming on now....zzzzzzzzzzz....

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Our lovely friend Thor gave us this award, obrigado Thor!

We would like to pass this very pretty award on to some new friends....AliceBean, Baby Rocket Dog & Hootie, Amber and her sweet Amberettes, Joey and Zeke and Scottie....we've known Scottie and his sisters for a while now but he doesn't have many awards....aww!

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Scottie himself gave us this award, thanks Scottie!

“This award is presented to those dog bloggers out there who know the meaning of GREATNESS. Their blogs are consistently interesting, funny, or informative. Their KINDNESS is extended to others without expectation of it’s return, and their FRIENDSHIP inspires others to do EXTRAORDINARY things. These are the blogs you can’t wait to read everyday. In short, they are AWE-INSPIRING, full of wonder, and simply PAWsome!Pass this award on to 4 others who you feel exemplify a “Paw”some Blog, and leave a note saying why you think they deserve the Pawsome Award!”

We are passing this one on to Thor, because his happy face always makes us smile, Maggie & Mitch, for being great blog friends to everyone, Cocoa & Barley because their antics are hilarious and our dear Aunties, Martha and Bailey for always looking out for us and being game for a laugh :D Sorry for only picking four....them's the rules!

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Drumroll.............tadaaa!

Thank you all for your lovely comments after Alfie's win on Sunday!

Click here to view a slideshow of the Beagle judging. (I can't view this on AOL but it showed up when I opened Internet Explorer, not sure how it would work with other browsers.)