Month: July 2011

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Friends

Puppy Day!

It’s a very exciting day for my friend (and Chi-O sorority sister!) Jenn Wells.. her puppy is finally old enough to take home!! Jenn has wanted a Golden Retriever for years, and now that her and her fiance have a great house and yard they finally got one! Jenn’s mom also got a puppy from the same litter, so the two pups can grow up with one another – too fun!

Jenn’s puppy (that they named Beau – so adorable) will be featured on an upcoming Wednesday Friendsday, but I just had to share some of the cute photos she has already posted on facebook. I’m so excited for you and your fiance Jenn!

PS – “Puppy Day” got me thinking.. is there such thing as National Puppy Day? I did a little research and yes, March 23rd is National Puppy Day – which I believe is the same weekend Jenn is getting married! Coincidence?.. I think not 🙂

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Friends

Wednesday Friendsday

Our Wednesday Friendsday pup this week is Lucy Noonan! Isn’t she adorable? Lucy’s awesome dog daddy is my friend Bryan Noonan. I always see fun pics of Bryan and Lucy on Facebook – she is one lucky pup! Lucy has a lot of toys, but her favorite is the frisbee.

Lucy also loves stuffed animals, including her pig, bunny, rooster, chick, platypus and hippo. She loved them a little too much though, and ripped them all to shreds (including the voice box inside!). Lucy also loves to swim! I love this photo of Lucy jumping into the pool (while Bryan enjoys a cold beer) 🙂 Great action shot!

Lucy enjoys playing with her cousins Tucker, Opi & Sadie. Tucker is a Russian Whitehaired Golden Retriever – so perhaps a possible future Wednesday Friendsday! When she’s not in the pool, you can usually find Lucy sleeping, taking car rides, playing in the snow up north, or watching the golf channel or football with Bryan.

I can’t wait to meet this angel in person, such a beautiful pup! Happy Wednesday Friendsday Lucy & Bryan!

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Happy Birthday Nala!

Today we are wishing our friend (and Quincey’s girlfriend!) Nala a very Happy Birthday! What are you doing to celebrate today Nala? You may recognize this pup from a previous Wednesday Friendsday post, click the link to learn her story 🙂 We love you Nala!! Happy Birthday!!

Quincey thinks Nala can be a “Playboy Puppy” in this photo!

 

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Golden Celebrities

What are your favorite on-screen Goldens? Here are my favorite “Golden Celebrities”

Shadow from Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey – That final scene when he comes limping over the hill and running to Peter gets me every time!

Duke – the Bush’s Baked Beans mascot. “Roll that beautiful bean footage!”

AirBud – who can resist a Golden wearing basketball sneakers?

Comet – the Tanner family dog on Full House

Maddie – Bruno Mars’ Golden that likes to be on stage with Bruno during performances

Gerald Ford had a Golden named Liberty during his Presidency, she became quite famous and was frequently photographed.

A lot of celebrities own Golden Retrievers, including:
Jimmy Buffet (named Cheeseburger!)
Pamela Anderson
Jackie Chan
Mary Chapin-Carpenter
Anderson Cooper
Sheryl Crow
Tom Cruise
Kristin Davis
Mary Tyler Moore
Anna Paquin
Denise Richards
Jerry Seinfeld
Martha Stewart
Matt Lauer
America Ferrera
Nick Jonas
Betty White
Oprah Winfrey (she has 3!)
..and my personal favorite – Conan O’Brien!

To view more celebrities with Goldens, check out The Land of Pure Gold Foundation.

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Friends

Wednesday Friendsday

Happy Wednesday Friendsday! Today we are featuring Lizzie Sherman – isn’t she a sweetheart?

Lizzie is the family dog of my good friend Sydney Sherman. Sydney’s parents adopted Lizzie 3 years ago, and she has been a joy to her family ever since. She is 8 years old and has a very calm, quiet and sweet personality. Sydney grew up having Goldens and has never met a dog that is more sweet and gentle than Lizzie. Sydney says “if Lizzie were a human, she’d be a yoga instructor.” 🙂 This lucky pup lives on a golf course, and many times gets to go swimming at the course’s lake. Lizzie also loves chasing desert bunnies and taking naps on her bed. Her favorite toys are stuffed animals.

Sydney, her mom Rita, and friend Heather are the most talented photographers I know! If you need a photographer, look no further than Captured Moments by Rita Sherman & Company. Be sure to check out their “Furry Ones” Gallery – lots of great pup shots. Here’s one of my favorites!

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Doggy-stache

These toys are hysterical!! A ball for your pups to chase with a silly mustache on the other end – I’m definitely going to get a couple for the pups.. stay tuned for funny pics in the upcoming weeks. These Humunga toys can be ordered here for $14.99 – it got great reviews!

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Travel

Partying in Pine

Over the weekend we took the pups up my parents cabin in Pine – Roxy & Quincey LOVE it up there! They got to hike through the woods, they saw their first javelina and deer, and Roxy even got to ride on a quad! My parents hooked it up with a seat and safety belt so they can take their dog Kasey on quad rides with them, isn’t this hysterical? Roxy had so much fun cruisin’ through the forest.

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Bandanas – the perfect pup accessory

I love tying a bandana around the pups’ neck when throwing a parties or celebrating a holiday. They are an inexpensive and fun way to “accessorize” your Golden, and ours love to wear them! They look and feel so dapper 🙂 It’s also fun putting them on for sporting events. Roxy and Quincey always have red and blue bandanas on hand (to root for our Arizona Wildcats and Penn State Nittany Lions of course!) .

 

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Friends

Wednesday Friendsday

This week for Wednesday Friendsday I’m so excited to introduce you all to Bentley Hutkowski. We met Bentley and his mamma Jenna through this blog – and have loved sharing stories and photos ever since! Bentley lives in Columbus, OH and he just turned 2 last week (Happy Birthday Bentley!!). Isn’t he so adorable?

Bentley’s favorite toy to play with is a ball – any kind! Every time he goes to the dog park he is in doggy heaven because there are balls to play with everywhere. He also likes to play with a rubber stick and a stuffed “Christmas Turtle.” No matter the toy, if you throw it he’ll fetch it all day long. His newest hobby is swimming – Jenna is teaching him to paddle really well 🙂

Bentley is also a die hard Buckeye’s basketball fan!! He’ll watch the entire game (preferably on the furniture with mom and dad if he’s allowed) – too cute.

Jenna, thank you for all of your support with i heart golden retrievers, and thank you for sharing your story and pictures of Bentley. I look forward to keeping in touch!

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Golden Greetings

I think it’s safe to say that every greeting card aisle has at least one Golden Retriever card – nothing brings a smile to your face like a Golden! Here are the Valentine’s Brad and I exchanged this year.. no surprise here!