Tag Archives: blog

Fashion Friday :-)

          What’s up Efurryone?! It’s a beautiful Friday here in NYC & I hopes all is well wherever you are all at furiends.  I’z  Been having a great week so far, but please say a prayer or two or three fur all doze anipals dat are stuck without home in shelters or on da streets & others who are sick & poorly.  If you can, please especially keep Molly the Yorkie  who suffered a stroke & Sebastian the Cat who has had a ruff year dat included a fire at his home, in your hearts & prayers & let ‘em know you’re finking of ‘em by sending ‘em a tweet or two…PLEASE!!!!

          I thought I’d have a little fun today & have a fashion Friday.  Basically just a few pics of yours truly lookin spiffy in some of my many tees & sweaters.  Dad has always liked dressing me up in the winter, but it’s only until recently  dat he started getting me more tees & hoodies to rock year round.  Dats because I had a bad skin infection & lost lots of hair on my back & wearing tees not only covered dat up , but also helped with stopping me from  scratching & biting my skin.  My pals Gracie Lu & Kalo 7 Wolfe Shih Poo would especially appreciate dis post I fink since dey such fahionistas.   Both of my pals are having or involved in contests by da way so check’em out. Gracies iz holding a dating contest on her blog fur our Italian Greyhound pal Vincent Rocket & Kalo is entered in a photo contest fur Modern Dog magazine so go make sure ya votes in each okay pals?So now fur a small taste of my puppy style!  Woof,Woof

Here I am in my camouflage gear getting ready to go on night maneuvers. I call it da Rambo–jungle chic. (Click to Enlarge)

Here, I completely switch it up & go fur da preppie school dog look. @ button all cotton shirt w/ collar by Kwigy-Bo :-) (Click to Enlarge)

As you can already see, I’z a very versatile pup. We likes ta keep our look fresh 7 be ready for any occasion around my house.

Another shot of me prepping it up from a different angle. Sometimes, when I’m feeling dangerous, I’ll flip da collar up.

How ya likes my urban B-boy stance!!! I likes ta rock my hat ta da back whenever I’m watchin’ Americas Best Dance Crew (Click to Enlarge)

          I’m finking of getting more accessories like hats & bandanas 8 I def haves ta look into deez doggle shades dat my sweet furiend Pixel mentioned ta me cuz efurryfing is so much brighter since my successful cataract surgery.

Here’s a shot of one my Snow Dog outfits fur doze weekends in Aspen complete with booties. the jacket has a skull wit a santa hat & says naughty on da back. BOL! (Click to Enlarge)

I do so love da snow & not only are da booties fashionable but dey protect my paws from all dat rock salt peeps throw down ta melt ice.

Dey don’t call me King Barky fur nothin’ BOL! Anudder Kwigy Bo classic dat only cost my mama 9 bucks at a sample sale. Seven years & still gud!

Da shirt say’s it all! I fink red goes great with my hair. Woof,woof!!!

          Spring & fall in NYC are pretty cool & so sometimes tees won’t do & sweaters are too heavy…On doze days we go with a hooded jacket. here are a few shots of some of my faves & we already showcased da camouflage one.

Peace, Love, and Aroooooooooo

Peace & Love ta all my anipals & furiends.

Sometimes, I’m just too cool ta look at da camera

Does dis sweater make my tail look big?

I wear hoodies, but I’m no hood!

Dad really, really likes dis sweater. Got it fur only 2 bucks on clearance from PPE Pet Supplies.

My future so bright, I gotta wear shades!

         Hopes ya all enjoyed my lil Fashion Show Friday Post…There will be more ta come next week. Fanks ta all my pals fur all da support & luvins. Stay Sexy! hehehehe

PAW LOVE, Hugs, and ArOOOOOOOOOOOO

Sun Shiney Days – The Sunshine Award

Whoo-Hoo!!!  I won an award!  I’ve won a few things befur such as a great home & da lovins of efurryone who gets ta know me. Da Sunshine Award though, is da furst award I’ve ever received in recognition of my online adventures & efforts.  It was given ta me by my pal Emma of MyGBGVLife fame, and also by my gud furiend Pixel Blue Eyes.  I am doubly honored, & doubly wowed.   In Emma’s Words:

“The Sunshine Award is awarded to “bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere”.

Awww, I feel so special!

I feel very special ta have received dis award & even more special cuz I have received it from two of my favorite bloggers & Emma happens ta be one of my writing inspirations.  Emma’s only been blogging fur about 8 months, but she’s a pro & ya should really check out her blog…Ya won’t be disappointed!  Pixel is also a great writer & advocate fur anipals dat inspires me ta do what I can ta help offurs as well. Fank you so much Emma & Pixel fur continually brightening up my day with ya great blogs & Facebook posts, and fur giving me dis award–You’re both pawsome!!!

Me, Hard at work on my blog!


So, As an award winner, it’s been explained ta me dat dere are a few rules dat I need ta follow–I need ta:

  • Thank the person who gave this award and write a post about it.
  • Answer the questions below.
  • Pass on the award to 10 fabulous bloggers, link their blogs, and let them know you awarded them.”

Well, I’ve done da furst part, so now on to da second:

  • Favorite color – BLUE!  I finks I look very gud in blue, & I likes blue skies, & when I’m feeling blue, I gets extra special attention & extra belly rubs.

  • Favorite animal – Believe it or not–kitties! Especially tiny ones…dey just so cute.  I also likes squirrels…FOR CHASING! BOL

  • Favorite number – 3 – Me, my dad, & one more peep so I can snuggle in between ‘em is perfect & dat makes 3.

  • Favorite drink – Fat free, lactose free Milk–NO, I AM NOT A CAT!

  • Facebook or Twitter – I haz ta say twitter, cuz of all da cool pawty’s & weekly events & capability ta chat with pals on a more real time basis.

  • My passion – Eating & being cute. (my dad made me add da second one)

  • Getting or giving presents – I loves both, but I probably likes gettin’ presents a lil bit more. hehehe. Hey, no doggies perfect.

  • Favorite day – Sundays!!!  Me & dad usually does an early morning park run/walk & den go home & climb back inta bed fur da rest of da morning

  • Favorite flowers – Oh gosh, dis is a weird one.  I’ll go with Sunflowers, in honor of da Sunshine Award.

Dat’s all fur our question & answer session. We now proceed ta our Sunshine Award recipients–BOL! (sound very official, no?)

Emma Da GBGV – <3 Her

http://mygbgvlife.com/ – Emma is a Grand Basset Griffon Vendeén who goes by “Emma the GBGV.”   She’s a fun loving gal who likes to get all dirty and messy, & loves watching, chasing, & hunting squirrels, rabbits and other small critters while hanging with her sisfur Katie, her 2 cat sibs Bert & Sophie & her mom!  And lucky fur us she takes us along fur her fun adventures & has some of da best photos of herself and her family doing all sorts of fun stuff you will find anywhere. Hers is a truly fun & lighthearted blog & she’s also a great supporters of doze in da anipal community.  Drop by and see for yourself

Gracie Da Diva

http://www.gracielushihtzu.com/ -  Gracie Lu Shih Tzu, affectionately called ‘Chommie’ by her mama, is a fashionista & one of da sweetest girls around.  I love her blog because she is such a lil diva, but with none of da bad attitude…and she’s very,very purty!  She enjoys Tweeting and Facebooking with her anipals, tormenting her cat brother (Mr. Pumpkin), running around in giant eights around her backyard and sometimes even daliving room.  Need some fashion tips or wanna laugh or two?  Check out her blog.

Vincent & His Brother Gino

http://vincentrocket.blogspot.com/ - Vincent, like myself, is very new ta da whole blogging thing, but his blog is very special I believe & he’s doing well fur a pup with lil experience.  In his own words, his blog is dedicated “to all da pets out der in need ov foreva homes.  Dis iz very impawtant to [him] because [his] brofur Gino comes from a rescue where him was in and out of foster care for a long time. “   Vincent hopes dat one day dere will be no unwanted or mistreated anipals & is using his blog ta make dat future possible.

Da Paw Circle creed

http://pawcircle.blogspot.com/ - “May all who are lost,be found. May all who are ill, be well.
May all in harms way, be saved. May all without homes, be loved.”  Dat is da prayer & hope of da Pwacircle.   Dana Moody is da keeper of what is known as da PawCircle.  Da PawCircle is used to keep track of anipals & dere hoomans who are in need of our prayers & healing energies.  I myself have benefitted from da prayers & well wishes sent ta me via da PawCircle & I am very grateful fur it.

Dis Iz SPARTAAAAAAAAA

http://silliously.com/ - Sparta is cool gal who has a sweet lil blog full of da most adorable pics of her & her family. Her blog is just simple & cute and sure ta put a smile on your face. She may be a minpin , but there’s nothing miniature about her personality.

Da Adorable & Talented Pixel Blue Eyes

http://www.pixelblueeyes.blogspot.com/ - Pixel is a white and chocolate colored mini schnauzer with a very curious & mischievous look at the world.   She is constantly having super exciting adventures that must be shared!  Why just dis past weekend she was stung by a rogue bee & had ta have emergency mama, auntie, & grammy care. She constantly posts about important animal issues especially one dat is dear to her which is the dangers of tail docking & her quest to make peeps aware of doze dangers.

No Tail Left Behind – Every Dog Deserves A Tail

http://Facebook.com/NoTailLeftBehind - The No Tail Left Behind FB page is administrated by Pixel & her lovely mama jenny & although it is not a blog i just had ta include it cuz of da importance of da page & its nature.  No Tail Left Behind has a goal to educate people on the difficulties and suffering that dogs endure when their tails are docked and also to help ban cosmetic docking of dogs ever.

Cokie Da Cat, Hard at Work

http://www.cokiethecat.com/ -  Dis blog is about a pawsome, “happy, talkative, (incontinent), opinionated, active 18 year old Ragdoll cat named Cokie” who wears pants. He has 5000 Twitter followers @cokiethecat, & co-founded an online  newspaper – by pets for pets – called The Anipal Times www.anipaltimes.com.  Cokie is a champion of special needs pets, awful funny when he wants ta be & has great blogging tips.

Marc & Angel

http://www.marcandangel.com/ - “Marc and Angel Hack Life” is a wonderful & uplifting site dat shares practical thoughts on a broad range of topics pertaining to life, hacks, productivity, aspirations, health, work, tech and general self improvement.

Pepper Pom! Service Dog to da Rescue

http://pepperspaws.blogspot.com/ -  This is my friend Pepper’s blog. She’s a service dog and a very hardworking one! She’s also a pawsome Barktender at #nipclub! Her blog makes me smile as much as Pepper does!

So I now gladly pass on da Sunshine Award ta da 10 blogs listed above & fank dem fur all dere efforts and da enjoyable reads & photos…


PAW LOVE, Hugs, and ArOOOOOOOOOOOO

Anipals Unite

          Wow efurryone! Can You believe dat it is already June?  We’re halfway through 2012 & I hopes dat it has been a great one overall fur all of you.  After my surgery I decided ta take a little break from da blogging & da cyber world, but I wasn’t gone completely & I have sure enjoyed reading efurryones postings on Facebook & dere blogs, & of course, tweets.  I’ve been doing great by da way! My cataract surgery was a super success & my follow up visit showed dat I’m coming along swimmingly. I’m pretty sure dat means fantastic. I can enjoy my walks & not be nervous about doze loud sounds dat sometimes seem ta jump out at me & I can see efurrything coming my way.  I feel like a puppy again. Fank you to all of my furiends dat sent pawprayers ta dad & me.  We really do super appreciate it. I’ll post more about my recovery from cataract surgery & dat nasty skin infection I had fur nearly a year on a later blog post.

Deez are da not so old, bad days. In da top pic you can see da redness in my skin especially around da paws & I’d lost lots of my silky hair on my back & legs. Da bottom pic clearly shows my cataracts. I was lookin like an old man!

I’m back Baby!!! I’m a puppy again–A picture is worth a thousand words…

 

          I wanna let you guys know about a couple of cool things going on this month dat some of my anipal furiends are involved in dat I think you all will like. The furst is my gud pal Vincent Rockets Dating Game Contest takin’ place on da beautiful Gracie Lu’s blog. Vincent is a beautiful Italian Greyhound who lives with his brudder Gino out in Florida, and he & Gracie Lu have formed a team to not only find Vincent a special gurl ta call his own but also ta help Casey, an Italian Greyhound saved by da Italian Greyhound Club of America Rescue. 

Superheroes Vincent & Gino

Casey Enjoying story time

The Beautiful Gracie Lu Shih Tzu

          Casey’s story is very sad, but also very inspiring cuz as much as he has been thru, he just doesn’t give up & da folks at IGCA refuse ta give up on him too, but dey need our help ta get Casey all da help he needs. So please consider donating ta his ChipIn if ya can, even if it’s only a dollar.  It would mean da world ta Casey & Vincent & all da rest of us. 

 

        As fur Vincents dating contest, dere are 6 available bachelorettes ta choose from & dey are all so lovely & pawgeous dat I’m thnking he should take each of dem on a date. Hehehehe  Deres 18-month-old English Springer Spaniel from Birmingham U.K. Jess da Springer…Minnie a cute lil Chihuahua with a big personality from Maryland who lives with three fursibs–and her hoomans of course… Beautiful miniature pinscher Rusty, born in Connecticut & livin it up in California deez days…lovely perky eared and mischievous cheeked 3-year-old terrier mix Rosie…Madeline (Little Cakees) a sweet-faced Yorkshire Terrier who is always ready to give love to everyone & one of the cutest Yorkies on Twitter…and last but not least is Daffy a beautiful Toy Fox Rescue Girl w loves chasing storms–sounds pretty brave!   Who ta choose? Who ta choose? FirstWorldPuppyProblems BOL!!!

From Left to Right Starting From the top: Jess da Springer–Minnie Cuteness– Rusty ‘Linda’ (Spanish fur purty)–Terrier mix Rosie–Madeline (Little Cakees)–and cutie pie Daffy.

          Anudder  thing I wanted ta let you all know about is a GREAT AUCTION going on to benefit not one, but two rescue organizations.  100% of the proceeds from the auction are to be donated evenly between Wisconsin Chi Rescue and Spike Taylors Operation Pet Pals.  The auction began on June 1st and will run until June 16th and is being conducted by Juno, a little dog doing big things who is a huge animal rights supporter and makes time to visit the elderly and children in hospitals and assisted living facilities. Juno is also involved in her mamas organization Private Citizens for Pets in Peril. 

Can’t Get Much Cuter–Vroom, Vroom.

          I heard about dis pawsome benefit auction from da lovely & talented Emma who runs da MyGBGVLife page on Facebook & has her own blog  dat happens ta be one of da best out dere I haz ta say.

DIs is da lovely Emma & dis photo Pawographed by her is up fur bid.

          Emma is a Grand Basset Griffon Vendeén and she was born in England, lived in Germany and has now settled out in Minnesota U.S.A.  You should definitely swing by & like her page & follow her on twitter cuz she will put a smile on your face & who doesn’t needa bit more smiling & laughter in dere life?

I really love dis item dats up fur auction!

A Pawographed pic of Juno & her wheels up fur auction

Up fur auction & emblazoned with words ta live by

Anudder fave auction item of mine. Hope dad gets it fur me

 

         Don’t furget ta check out my anipals in need tab at the top of my page…it does needs ta be updated tho & I’ll be getting to dat today. Remember, if ya can’t donate, you can always spread da word—dat doesn’t cost a thing—Just like my LOVE! Woof!!!!!

PAW LOVE, Hugs, and ArOOOOOOOOOOOO

April Games

Hey furiends & anipals…It’s been an exciting week here at the Barky residence.  As you know from my last blog post, in just a few days I will be having my cataract surgery and we’re all purty excited about dat! My foster brofur Sal & dad also came home with new furiends Mia da Shetland & her mom Stephanie who dey met at da park on Tuesday. Mia was in need of sum serious grooming & so dad offered ta help cuz we have all da cool grooming stuffs & he does me up all da time. Mia’s mom tried ta pay us, but we explained dat Good Mojo & Paying It forward doesn’t work like dat. I did accept sum belly rubs & smooches tho—I just can’t help myself. Woof!

We also found out dat dere is gonna be a pawsome twitter pawty thrown on April 28 fur our furiend Spooky who not only had ta fight Lymphoma cancer in da past year but also deal wit da loss of not one, but two fur siblings. Da party is dubbed #ArabianPawty & the aim of the pawty is to bolster da spirits of Spooky who is now in remission, but must have near monthly check-ups, & his mum, & have some fun together. And along the way, peeps & furiends can donate to help pay the vet. Don’t furget ta put dat on ya calendars.  Me & dad are even donating two cool doggie apparel items ta be given away to a lucky winner during da pawty.

And of course we still have my cool foster brofur Sal living with us & if you haven’t met Sal, ya don’t know what ya missing furiend!  Sal is looking for his new forever home after suddenly finding himself on deathhrow @ the NYC Animal Care & Control Center after his owner was arrested.  He survived da “To Be Destroyed” list at least 5 times!  I can say dat whatever it is dat his owner was incarcerated fur, it sure as heck wasn’t animal cruelty because Sal is a super sweetheart!!! Da way we all came ta be together is dat dad saw Sal, like many other dogs in need, posted on a FaceBook page called Urgent Part 2.  Urgent was created ta help advocate fur NYC’s Death Row Dogs.  What started as a desperate attempt to save some dogs turned into an enormous community of caring peeps & tagether, dey are fightin’ ta reform da NYC shelter system & save the thousands of adoptable animals being DESTROYED EVERY YEAR.  Well after sharing Sal’s story & looking at his face for over a week, I convinced my dad dat we should step up & foster the little guy because frankly it was time that we did more than just share or retweet. It’s been a fun lil adventure dat I will fur sure blog about in da near future.

I also made tons of new furiends on Facebook & wanna fank efurryones fur sharing my page & supporting me & my dad’s efforts. It really means so, so, much to us!!! Really!  Here’s a list of sum of my new pals..please feel free ta stop on by & like dere pages —-Starla: da fun loving Lab/Pittie Mix, Pudge: a.k.a. Mr Squishyface, Dog minding service Laura’s Little Lodgers, Pixel Blue Eyes: the talented, adventurous mini schnauzer,  Sara the Teddy Bear: part shitzu part bishon, Maggie Kay: the Princess Shih Tzu, Emmitt: an adopted dog that overcame the odds, & Tink & her boyfriend Scrappy & many,many more new furiends dat I’ve been fortunate enuff ta connect wif on Facebook

PAW LOVE, Hugs, and ArOOOOOOOOOOOO

WOOF,WOOF! PAW WAVE WORLD!

Well hello efurryone!  Welcome–FINALLY–ta my blog! Yaaaaaaaaayyyyy!

I is so excited ta share stories, adventures, pictures, pet tips/advice, and a whole lots more with all my anipals and furiends out dere.  Dis isn’t my first foray on the web tho.  I used to have Myspace–I still do actually–but all ma pals and furiends stopped logging on and I was too busy traveling and livin’ da busy life of a dog to keep up until now.

So, me and dad have been talking for a while ’bout doing

Eat,Paw,Blog....Staring at the computer screen fur so long makes me sleepy.

something fur other pups out dere who are in da same boat I was in just a few years ago. Dad wasn’t sure where to start cuz honestly, he’s more like the beauty and I’m da brains….and da beauty :-) So I thought “I’ll start a facebook page,” and try to start connecting with other anipals and hoomans with anipal interest.  While I was doing dat, dad figured he would see what all dat twitter hub bub was about and dat maybe he could make some new pals with similar interests as him as well.  Well it worked, and once he got’s da hang of it, he showed me how it works and den I got’s a twitter and now I am making new anipals left, right, and center.  I even got’s more twitter pals in 2 weeks than ma dad has since he started his in November–BOL! I finks he’s jealous, but he’s always happy fur me so no worries.

Well da world really opened up to us after dat.  We saw how many cool anipals and hoomans are out dere working together ta make life better fur all animals and how they’re havin’ super cool pawtys, and sharin’ stories, becoming furiends and comforting each other whenever it’s time fur one of us to cross Over The Rainbow Bridge to paradise. We don’t feel alone any more, me and dad. We always had each other, but now we have furiends like Mr Tibbs, Catizen Smith, Frankie Wah, Cloverton The Deaf Dog, Gracie Lu, McLoven The Stud Muffin, Gweenie da rescue dog, Molly, all da members of da WLF, Da Bad Boyz of Twitter, Super cute SweetFace–who is fighting Lymphoma cancer–Snick and so many, many MORE! And deez furiends have shown us dere are lots of good people and animals out dere and lots dat need our help and because of their inspiration we even took in a pup named Sal who needed a foster home or dey was gunna put him to “sleep.” You’ll read about him soon enuf, and all our other adventures, and we hope dat you will share your tales with us too.

Paw Love and Happy Tails to efurryone…Hope ya enjoy da ride! WOOF!