Eirian's red cross husky trek across the Arctic

I just visited a new blog, following across from a comment Eirian put on my last post.

Her blog is very interesting! She's going to trek across the Arctic in April with a pack of huskies, to raise money for the Red Cross.

I'll be putting her on my Google Reader list so I can follow her progress. So far she's:
kept up her training to get fit enough;
walked with a pack of dogs;
done a Wolf Walk.

She also has some super cute pics of her puppy.

two hilarious blog posts about dogs

I've just cried laughing for five minutes. I was reading blog posts by Hyperbole and a Half. I've only read Dogs Don't Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving and Dog.

I'm not sure if there are any other posts about dogs on the blog, but I'm too worn out from laughing to look yet.

I sure hope there are more canine-related posts to come.

a pet detective

After moderating a reply about raw feeding of dogs, by Bonnie Hale, I had to track it back through my blog posts to find which post she had commented on. It was my post on suitable raw meats for dogs, on December 8 2007. (And I'm proud of myself for having figured out how to extend my list of 'recent comments' to seven instead of the previous five, so I could find her comment.)

It was well worth the hunt for Bonnie Hale's comment, because when I went across to her blog I discovered she is a pet detective! She specialises in locating lost pets.

She doesn't post often, but when she does it's very interesting.

dog bloggers can now analyse themselves

If you copy your blog address into typealyzer, you might gain a little self-knowledge. I found a reference to this fun page on robyn E's blog, Writing Up a Storm. I discovered I am an ESFP - A Performer. Here it is:

The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead - they are always in risk of exhausting themselves.

The enjoy work that makes them able to help other people in a concrete and visible way. They tend to avoid conflicts and rarely initiate confrontation - qualities that can make it hard for them in management positions.

Well... Penny could tell you the first part is totally off. I'm friendly but no entertainer. I live in a clutter of unfinished projects, tbr books (to-be-read), bills clamoring for attention and clothes thrown off in a hurry. If that's an environment filled with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells, then the first part of the analysis is spot-on.

As for not planning ahead, I think not! I'm a champion worrier who likes to have it all mapped out in advance.

The last part - yes! I don't like conflict. That's why I'm a dog blogger, because this little world of animal lovers is full of supportive and friendly people.

dog blogs and awards

Ten days ago Penny and I were excited to receive an award from Noah. I showed my excitement by rushing off to tell everyone in the family that my blog had received an award. Penny poured out her emotional excess with a yawn and a scratch of that hard-to-reach spot near her left rear leg. Just goes to show that different species can live together in harmony but see the world in different ways.

Here's the award.It looks fabulous!



It's great to hear that others out there in the blogosphere enjoy Penny's blog, because blogging is a solitary pursuit, after all, and when you write a blog post you can never be sure whether your words are finding a home.

After I had settled down, I began to wonder who I should pass it on to. I popped over to Noah's blog to let Noah know the award had been received. And then I thought again. And again. And again...

By this stage a week had passed and I still hadn't decided who to pass it on to. Should it be that great blog with the jokes? Should it be one of the many dog blogs that bring me such joy to read? Maybe I should give it to the site with the fascinating recipes, or the one with the masterly photographs?

Hmmm...

I had a look around the Net. No, can't give it to that blog, because it already had the same award. Oh, I know... there's that interesting one about agility. Nope, she's already had it also.

So, to cut a long story short. I'm not going to pass it on. I apologise if that seems selfish. But it's just got too hard. I simply can't choose between the many blogs I love.

Okay, now that it's confession time, I'd better admit that the same thing happened when I received the lovely award from Rusty. I was thrilled to get it but I couldn't get my head around who to pass it on to.

Awards are exciting and make me feel good, but I find it just too hard to choose who to pass them on to. It's not that I don't appreciate the other blogs - my enormous list of blogs in my Google Reader is evidence to the contrary.

I don't like choosing one blog over another.
I love so many.