Our Wonderful Doggie Day Care

We've been out-of-town for 12 days, and that is not much time, but when you are far away from your dog… that is an eternity! I don't now how could I do that without knowing Maylen and her doggie day care and boarding (paradise) place.

I was lucky that I was referred to her in Baja, México. When you travel, it is not easy to leave your baby, but I know my dog is having a great time at Baja Pet Care. Winnie is shy and introverted (we rescued her from abusive people) and is not too social with people or other dogs.

Today Maylen sent me a picture of Winnie at the day care surrounded by new friends! It was the best gift I received, looking at Winnie's picture and knowing she was so relaxed and happy.

If you travel to Baja (across the border from San Diego in Rosarito) and you want to have your dog closer, call Baja Pet Care. It is a beautiful place with a huge garden and many places to explore. Maylen and her beautiful daughter will take care of your a dog as if it was their own.

Visit their website here to see more pictures. The day care is awesome! You can have peace of mind knowing that your dog is in great hands.

Tomorrow we will finally pick up Winnie. I can't wait to see her!

Wednesdays with Winnie: Playing with the Clutter

Some months ago I was organizing my home office and trashing the clutter. For Winnie was like a game. I was throwing her paper balls and she was better than a major league center fielder! We still play that game. Then she starts opening the paper ball with her paws and mouth and she breaks it in pieces. She doesn't need expensive toys! Only me and the paper to play. If we humans could always enjoy the simple things as much as our dogs… that's what we try every day.

Then she just lays down on top of the papers and stays there for a long time to take a nap. That's what my dog Camila used to do too. The pictures below are from Camila.

Does your dog like to play with paper balls? What other game you enjoy together that is not a toy from the pet store? Leave a comment! We would love to hear about it.

Wednesdays with Winnie: Winnie and the Cat

Winnie knows that every day she will go on a quest to chase cats. She gets excited because she knows all felines will run away. She loves that. Of course she is on a leash or… who knows what could happen!

I love this picture because you can feel some conversation is going on, and just a second after I shoot the photo, the cat was jumping and escaping from Winnie.

She loves to go to the “cat street”, a street behind my house where 4 or 5 cats always lay down under the sun. For Winnie is an experience, like going to the zoo and see all those animals from other species.

But some cats and dogs are good friends, look at this video!

Do you have a cat too? Does your dog get along well with his feline friends? Leave a comment and tell us about it.

National Dog Day 2014

Today is National Dog Day! It is one of the celebrations that excites me more : ) not only because I have a lovely furry angel (and two that are now in dog's heaven) but because dogs deserve to have a Big Celebration.

It is not only their beauty or the blast we have playing with them, it is about all the Love they give us unconditionally, the special connection we have that can't be explained with words. It is about having an angel at home who brightens your day every day or seeing someone else dog at the park giving you that look that makes you feel like hugging the 4 legged smiley friend.

But this day is also about the dogs that are not fortunate to have a family or that are abused and neglected, to make everything in our hands to stop other people to be cruel and to help doggies in need. Every little help is huge, anything we can do and the sum of small of big efforts, will make a difference.

Here are some ideas of things you can do to help:

• Organize a Dog Party and ask your friends, family and neighbors to bring their pets for treats and fun as well as food for donation to animal shelters.

• Choose one (or more) organization, national or local and donate whatever you can (one month worth of savings from coffee or snacks, the earnings of a garage or ebay sale) or if you are fortunate to have a good job, something more : )

• Share all the posts that you can about helping animals on Facebook or Twitter, social media is really powerful!

• If you are ready to commit to a long term-forever love relationship, adopt a dog! I know some friends that adopted and now their lives changed in so many and positive ways.

Post a comment and share some ideas on how we can help doggies (and other animals) in need.

These pictures are from my angels, Winnie is 12 years old.

Camila got her wings to fly when she was 16,

and Samantha (her mom) when she was 12 but they will be always here.

I found these 2011 video from Thomas University about National Dog Day. Enjoy it!

Do you have dogs? What are their names? Leave a comment and tell a story about them : ) Happy National Dog Day to your Friends!

10 Things I Love about Winnie

This post was really difficult to write! How can I choose only 10 things I love about Winnie?
I could write many, many more… but 10 is a good number for this blog.

1. I love when Winnie wakes me up and ask me to go out with those beautiful and sweet eyes, how could I say no even on a Sunday at 6 a.m.?
2. I love to have Winnie under my desk when I am working and I find inspiration just by watching her so relaxed.
3. I love when Winnie barks at the garbage truck in the morning, I know she is protecting our home from strangers!
4. I love Winnie's face when I bring home a new toy and before I open the bag, she knows there is something special for her inside the package!
5. I love to hug her when she jumps to my bed and she could stay there for hours…
6. I love when she wags her tail and gives me kisses, lots of kisses!
7. I love to walk her at the park where she loves to smell the flowers, the grass and some trees here and there where other furry friends "wrote" a message.
8. I love when she gets so excited at feeding time, jumping and spinning at 360 degrees.
9. I love how she listens to me when I talk to her, I know she understands...
10. I LOVE to have her in my life. She is part of the family. We are her pack. I am so blessed!

Wednesdays with Winnie

This is the first post on the series "Wednesdays with Winnie". Every Wednesday I will post photos of Winnie my dog. I want to dedicate one day a week to blog about her and what a better day than Wednesday since it starts with the letter "W"

I will be sharing photos, what she likes, what she does, or anything "Winnie related". A space to write how sweet she is… after all, it's all about the dogs!

Enjoy the pictures and write something about your dog on the comments below.