Merry Christmas Doggy!

Merry Christmas!

Chasing a holiday bone (shaped like a candy cane), while wearing a wreath-collar:

Doggy's favorite holiday book, The Gift of Nothing, by Patrick McDonnell

Our doggy's favorite holiday book this season is The Gift of Nothing, by Patrick McDonnell.  It features a dog and a cat who are friends, and is written by Patrick McDonnell who is the creator of the award-winning comic strip Mutts.  He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Karen, and their dog, Earl and their cat, MeeMow. Patrick's website is www.muttscomics.com.

As People magazine described the book, it is "A sweet tale with a Zen message.

This is a sweet book!  It's about a special day where Mooch wants to give his best friend, Earl, a gift. But what do you get someone who has everything?  The book tells how Mooch searches high and low for...the gift of nothing!

On the eighth night of Chanukah my mommy gave to me a special rabbit dinner and a dried duck heart! Yum!

We got all our doggy Chanukah treats at Holistic Hound in Berkeley, CA.

Our Favorite book about 2 doggies in 2014 - Boot & Shoe by Marla Frazee, great children's book

We picked up Boot and Shoe, by Marla Frazee, at the public library in the Asian Branch library in Oakland, California.  We were looking for some books in Mandarin and came upon this one by accident.

Boot & Shoe
Marla Frazee
 Two-time Caldecott Honor medalist
 Meet the author and illustrator and get activities at KIDS.SimonandSchuster.com
ISBN 978-1-4424-2247-6

Seventh Night of Chanukah

On the Seventh Night of Chanukah, my Mommy gave to me ...

... A Bully Stick!

We got the bully stick from Holistic Hound pet store in Berkeley, CA.  Doggy said, " I am really enjoying Chanukah!"

Sixth Night of Chanukah

Fifth Night of Chanukah

On the fifth night of Chanukah my mommy gave to me .....

Fourth Night of Chanukah

On the fourth night of Chanukah my mommy gave to me a ...

... nice Chanukah Doggy Dinner and a freeze-dried duck neck!  Doggy said, "Thanks mommy, I keep looking at, licking it,  and smelling this duck neck, but it is not my favorite.  I do not want to chew it.  Can I have another present, please?"

Third Night of Chanukah

On the third night of Chanukah my Mommy gave to me...

a deer Hoofer!  Yum!

Second Night of Chanukah

On the second night of Chanukah, my mommy gave to me ...

A yummy dried pig part (not kosher), officially called a pork pumper.  

Holistic Hound

Holistic Hound is a great doggy-stuff store in Berkeley, California.

Trying on a sweatshirt...and checking out pig ears........

First Night of Chanukah

On the first night of Chanukah, my Mommy gave me...

A chicken foot!  Yummy!

Note: Holistic Hound in Berkeley, CA is where I got this dried chicken foot.  Dogs love them!
Holistic Hound
1510 Walnut Street
Berkeley,CA  94709
(510) 843-2133
www.holistichound.com

Doggy Visits the San Leandro Model Train Museum

Doggy wants to go to the Vintage Plaza Hotel in Portland, Oregon!

The Vintage Plaza Hotel in Portland, Oregon is on Mo's bucket list!  They even have a dog friendly wine reception!  There is an official doggy host named Georgie who Mo wants to meet, he saw her on television and has a crush!

Danielle Steel's new children's book, "Pretty Minnie in Paris."

The author, Danielle Steel lives between Paris and San Franisco with her miniature chihuahua, Minnie. Steel has a new children's book, "Pretty Minnie in Paris (Doubleday, $18.00) and follows a mischievous pooch and her darling mistress through the colorful world of Parisian fashion.  The illustrator, Kristi Valiant's, cheerful pictures capture their shared love of dressing up, wearing stilettos, and sightseeing in the city of lights.

FREE organic dog bones! Visit Tara Firma Farms, take Free tour, and they give you bag of free dog bones!

Give your dog something to chew on!  Come visit Tara Firma Farms, take the FREE farm tour, and they'll give you a complimentary bag of frozen beef or pork bones (a $9.00 value.)

The bones are a world apart from store bought bones because they come from local pasture-raised stock, and are 100% organic and antibiotic free.  They're all natural, healthy, full of protein and calcium, great for cleaning teeth, and they provide hours of tasty entertainment.

Tara Firma Farms
3976 I Street Extension
Petaluma, CA
94952

(707) 765-1202

www.tarafirmafarms.com
farmhouse@tarafirmafarms.com

Tilden Park Merry Go Round, Winter Fantasy, dog friendly- carousel, twinkling lights, holiday music

Last year we went to Tilden Park Merry Go Round around the holidays and saw lots of dogs on leashes.  There was even a couple of Jack Russel Terriers riding reindeers.  They were adorable!

The Tilden Park merry go round was built in New York in 1911, and made its way to Berkeley, CA in 1948.  It also did duty in San Bernadino County, San Diego, and Griffith Park in LA, before finding its permanent home in Berkeley.  It was built by the Herschell-Spillman Company of North Tonawanda, New York for Ross Davis.  It has earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Resources:

Winter Fantasy
Tilden Park Merry-go-round
Phone:  510-559-1004
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden

December 1st-12th, weekdays, 3PM-8:30PM
                                weekends,12PM-8:30PM
December 13-23rd, Daily 12PM-8:30PM

Santa will be making special visits, call ahead to see schedule.

Doggy Goes Christmas Tree Hunting in Castro Valley