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Good ‘Stretchy Dog Waggy Tail’ Morning Everyone!

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And Happy Walk Your Dog Day!

Is there anything more heart warming than having your dog stretching and wagging her tail at you when you come downstairs in the morning? Not much!

Joni gets so excited when she hears Steven coming down the stairs that she can barely contain herself and I had to take this photo to share her delight.

I see that it is “Walk Your Dog” day and of course that is every day when you have a border collie. It’s a win-win situation because when you walk your happy dog you also walk, which is great for the mind and the body. So Happy Walk Your Dog day everyone! (Thanks +Leanne Osborne )

For more images of Joni, from her arrival with us, visit my “Joni the Border Collie” Collection”

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A Cat's Not in Fashion Without Hot Pink Nails

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Molly loves to show off her hot pink nails, especially for her new G+ friend +Sophie Bonnet. I promised Sophie I would share this picture of my fashionable feline.

Molly, our black Cornish Rex loves craves attention and shows her pleasure by kneading and pulling at our clothes and skin when we pick her up. She's a cat. That's what they do. But we were getting sore necks and arms and my clothes were full of holes and pulls, despite regular nail trimming sessions. We read about these nail caps for cats and they have completely solved the problem. Molly gets her cuddles and we avoid the scratches. I took this last year when we first tried them on her. They don't seem to bother her, even when we put them on, so everyone is happy. And she is the height of fashion. (Rupert, who has his claws in the cushion, can be seen to be sporting purple ones, which are far more manly. Zoom in to see his.)

My posts are all on my website: www.elliekennard.ca .
#Animalia (+Animalia) curated by +Adelphe BACHELET
#mybelovedcats +OneCatADay – Photo Theme Page by +Edith Kukla
#hqspanimals +HQSP Animals curated by +Andy Smith +Nicol Eh and +Shannon Adelson

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Snowbank Adventures Part 2

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When Joni is leaping around at high speed on top of snow banks you just have to keep on snapping, hoping that some will catch a special moment. This was taken the same time as yesterday's image, but this time she is framed nicely by the green and the snowbank. When she's having so much fun she doesn't always look up when you call her name to try to get her attention. This time she did.

This was the photograph I meant to post yesterday, but mixed them up. So this is a double Joni billing, celebrating the fact that this is the featured image on the +Woof Wednesday​ page #woofwednesday curated by +Sandra Nesbit​ and +Debbie Drummond​
With thanks also to the folks at +HQSP Animals​, #hqspanimals in particular +Andy Smith​ +Nicol Eh​ and +Shannon Adelson​
And of course to +Animalia​ #animalia curated by +Adelphe BACHELET​ – merci Adelphe!

_My posts are all on my site: https://www.elliekennard.ca ._

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A Jump in a Snowbank Always Makes a Border Collie Feel Good!

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Joni's favourite season has always been the winter. As she was born into a Canadian December, her first trips outside were into the snow and the cold and even as a young pup she loved it and never wanted to come inside, preferring to brave the cold wind and snow to play and run than to be indoors looking out the window at it.

Her new favourite winter pass-time is to jump onto snowbanks, digging around in them for any small creatures that might be hiding under the covered vegetation. Here I just caught her as she leaped joyfully over a bank that was partly covering a holly bush.

My posts are all on my blog: www.elliekennard.ca .

For #Animalia (+Animalia) curated by +Adelphe BACHELET
Early for #woofwednesday +Woof Wednesday with +Sandra Nesbit and +Debbie Drummond
and for #hqspanimals +HQSP Animals curated by +Andy Smith +Nicol Eh and +Shannon Adelson

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