Thank you so much to all who entered the November dog photo contest. I had a heck of a time trying to pick out winners and if I had enough prizes, everyone would win something! Unfortunately, I got so many entries I had to narrow it down to 9 winners. And here they are:

From reader Aidee Carachure, she did not specify this dog’s name or breed:

From reader Amy Weitzel, this is Willie:

From reader Cary Cook, this is Duffy:

From reader Michael Grostig, this is Shasta:

From reader Linda Davidson, this is Cosby the Goldendoodle:

From reader George Banasky, he did not specify name or breed:

From reader Debra Jo Chiapuzio, this is Emma the Lab/Great Dane mix:

From reader Angela Schuch, this is Laney:

From reader Shannon Wallace, this is Macy Calvin, who loves leaves(!):

Thank you again to everyone who entered. Due to the popularity of this contest, we will be having another dog photo contest in January 2009 so come back for details. And congratulations to all the cute pups who won! Your toys will be in the mail late next week.

This came to me through an email and it was just too funny for me not to post…

Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary:

8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm - Lunch! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
3:00 pm - Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!
5:00 pm - Milk Bones! My favorite thing!
7:00 pm - Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
8:00 pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!
11:00 pm - Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!

Excerpts from a Cat’s Daily Diary:

Day 983 of my captivity…
My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength.

The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape. In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.

Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a ‘good little hunter’ I am. Bastards.

There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of ‘allergies.’ I must learn what
this means and how to use it to my advantage.

Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow — but at the top of the stairs.

I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released - and seems to be more than willing to return. He is
obviously retarded.

The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicating with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell,
so he is safe.

For now…

Hello my fellow pet-lovers!

I just wanted to announce to everyone that ThoughtsFurPaws is NOT forever gone. I was recovering from surgery for the past month so I’ve been offline awhile. But I’m back and better than ever now!

I look forward to hearing from you all again! Keep coming back!

Jaime

It has just come to my attention that there is a faux pet blog out there that has been scraping content from me and numerous other legitimate pet bloggers. We are currently looking into taking legal action against this site.

In the mean time, I recommend you take a look and make sure none of your content has been posted here.

The site calls itself “Animal Planet” and the address is: http://www.agoatusc.com/. I refuse to put a link in so you are going to have to copy/paste it.

Please cross post and warn as many other pet bloggers as you know.

Thanks, everyone:)

Jaime

Do you love contests? Giveaways? Free stuff? Well this is the place for you.

Anyone who can come up with a winning caption for the photo below will be entered to win one of TEN copies of “What Dog Are You? Discovering Your Inner Pooch.” (See book review post from May 30.)

Don’t you just love caption contests?

You can either leave your caption in the Comments section or email it to me at ThoughtsFurPaws@gmail.com. Or both. Preferably both.

Here’s the photo:

 LOVE THEODORE, SASHA, NICKODEMUS, BENSON, GIBSON, PEANUT, TUX & LILY!