Thanks to all that sent e-cards and holiday greeting cards for this years DWB Card exchange. I suppose I was not prepared for the overwelming number to hit my email and mail box! It would take hours to post everyone I received! So one great big thank you to everyone, posted and unposted, that particated!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

Wow, They Start to Pile Up Don't They?!

The cards and e-cards continue....

Thanks to the following:

Asta from NY of http://astasworld.blogspot.com sent this one:
Kismet the dachshund of www.kismetbarks.com sent an animated video you can see by clicking here

George of MI at http://puddinpup.blogspot.com sent this:
Jack and Abby of Washington at http://abbyandjack.blogspot.com sent this one:
Quincy of Canada at http://betapuppy.blogpsot.com sent this:
Kingsley and Robin from the Netherlands of www.kingsleydog.com sent this one:
And another dachshund, Ruby the mini dachshund in Canada of www.agenuineruby.blogspot.com sent this:
Bailey, Baxter, Brody, and Benson of WA sent a really cute animated e-card that you can see by clicking here

And those are just the more recent e-cards! I still got a bunch of snail-mail greetings too from:

Murphey and Reilly of TX at http://thelifeofmurphey.blogspot.com

Ong Bee Bee of Singapore at http://iluvbeebee.blogspot.com

Mango, Ximui and Chubs of TX at http://mangothemaltesekiddo.blogpsot.com

Arabella of MN at www.arabellathedog.wordpress.com

and from Sophie, Dixie, and Harley of IN at http://pugandbugg.blogspot.com

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

A Very Full Email Box

Just when I thought I cleared out my mailbox of all the wonderful snail mail holiday cards, I found my email box was just as full!

Thanks go to:

Comet and BLU of AZ at http://spitzwits.blogspot.com

Noah, Willow, Tess, and Lucy from Australia at http://leuradales.blogspot.com
And Dobby of NC sent us one. You can visit him at http://ChihuahuaPost.blogspot.com
And one from Fred of TX at http://bichonking.blogspot.com
And a very interesting one from the Phillippines from Sweepy and friends of http://sweepyinheaven.blogspot.com

A Christmas Story by Sweepy

Once upon a Time . . . in a land, far far away . . . lived two Hounds

who met on the night of the full moon and vowed their undying love to each other . . .

They were inseparable and lived quietly and contentedly together. . .

In a short time, the female hound found herself pregnant and her mate became protective of her . . .

However, they lived in a land ruled by people. And the ruler of this land is a cruel King who hates animals.

The King saw a lot of dogs running around the land so the King gave an order for all puppies to be killed,

and for all dogs NOT to mate so there won’t be any more puppies!

“Ha! That should STOP the spread of their kind!” the King laughed.

The poor dogs cried and quietly slipped out of this land before they can be found

and wandered on a moonless night out in the wild. . . . .

The Hounds joined the wild exodus to escape and deliver their first puppy in an unknown and possibly dangerous land.

In the wild, the Hounds were met by many animals like them who have escaped the wrath of the King.

There was a big exodus of animals and there was no place for the Hounds in the noisy and unfamiliar wilderness.

But the female Hound was about to give birth so the male Hound looked to the skies in prayer and found a Star!

The Star seemed to speak to the male Hound and guided their path to an old house where a Lady met them

and gave them shelter. Seeing that the female Hound was pregnant, the Lady made a comfortable bed

for the Hounds in her small house and like the male Hound looked to the sky for prayers.

Hearing the prayers from the land below, the lone Star in the sky became bright and its light focused

on the female Hound who gave birth to a single puppy!

The light helped the female Hound to have a painless delivery! It also helped the Lady eased her lonely heart.

And the Star remained in the sky lighting up the old house and warmed the hearts of the Hounds

and the Lady who decided to adopt each other and they became a family!

And on that special night in December, as the winds howled, and the birds chirped happily, a bright lone Star

twinkled merrily as it witnessed the loving bond that surrounded a Hounds family once upon a time . . .!!!!

Epilogue: I must tell you my dearest friends that this could be a real story.

I knew that the puppy later grew up as a SuperDog ;-)

who barked loudly at clueless and cruel peeps irregardless if they are Kings!

I also knew that this story exists to the present in several lands

and quiet homes lighted by the DWB Star and kind Keepers.

. . . And with that, we wish you and your family good health, warm hugs and kisses, yummy treats,

exciting play and adventures and may you have plenty of Love in this Holiday Season!!!

www.akosisumo.blogspot.com www.bogartinheaven.blogspot.com www.sweepyinheaven.blogspot.com

A Very Full Mailbox

Whew! I have been so busy putting up our Christmas tree, working, taking care of my family and pets, getting some Christmas shopping done, and reading up on therapy dog work that I haven't had a moment to post all the wonderful DWB Holiday cards I have received lately!

So....here we go!

A gorgeous handmade card came from Lenny of IN at http://wirewise.blogspot.com

And one from Tippy the dachshund of IN as well at http://lifeaccordingtotippy.blogspot.com

Then there is one from The Zoo Crew of NM at http://zoocrew5.blogspot.com

And a very pretty one from a golden retriever named Charlie from OR of http://charliegolden.blogspot.com

Then from all the way from Australia from Opy and Charlie of http://originalgruffpuppy.blogspot.com

And one of my favorites was a handmade card from Shelly and Tommy of SC of http://www.mydogshavefleas.com/fleasblog

Then there is one from Keeley of WI of http://keeleypup.blogspot.com

And Mango and Dexter sent us one from MA of http://mangosgreatadventures.blogspot.com

And last but not least, one from Deefor and Arrow of CO at http://deefor-denverdog.blogspot.com

THANKS everyone! Sorry it took so long to post them!

E-cards Galore!

E-cards Galore!

Here is one from a very pretty dachshund, Mona, from TX. Her blog is: http://justustexasdachsies.blogspot.com
And Hercules from KS at http://keepyourtogaon.blogspot.com sent us this one:
Then there is this one from Beckett from AL of http://adognamedbeckett.blogspot.com :And all the way from Malaysia is this e-card from Ben and Twinkle of www.colliebenjamin.blogspot.comThanks to all of you as well! :)

I have been so busy preparing for our first therapy visit with Cayman that I had quite a few snail-mail card thank-yous to issue from the past couple days!

I got one from River the beagle in GA. I wasn't able to find him on the participant list but after reviewing the Dogs With Blogs site, I think I found his blog:
http://www.riverthebeagle.blogspot.com

Rusty from TX also sent a snail-mail card wishing us a 'Pawsome New Year'! There blog can be found at:
http://chasingsquirrelswithrusty.wordpress.com

Kirby the airedale from IL sent a beautiful card of Kirby in the snow. Check out this cutie at: http://kirbytheairedale.blogpsot.com

And a rather large card from a rather large Randi, the lab/newfoundland mix from CA arrived as well. His blog is:
http://randithelabnewf.blogspot.com

Thanks all! I love the cards!

More Cards! A Bunch More

Three snail-mail cards yesterday!
One from Maggie, Marshall, and Opal all posed with Santa himself! They are from AL and their blog address is http://puppiesonhoadley.blogspot.com

And a gorgeous one from Niamh that lives in NC and has a blog at http://settertails.blogspot.com

And we can't forget the card from Callie, Beethoven, and Joe- ho,ho,ho! They are from TX. I have looked over and over the DWB Holiday Card Exchange list and can't seem to find them to thank them! So Mr Robinson and your beautiful bunch, if you are reading this- thanks!

A bunch of e-cards came in too but I am off to work so I will post them tonight. Thanks guys for the cards- we love them!

Even More E-cards!

More e-cards have arrived! This one is from Eduardo from GA. His blog is http://eduardothesnugglepuggle.blogspot.com. Click the link below to see his e-card, complete with music!

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4e5463794f446b794e3377784d5449314e6a41784d413d3d0d0a&s=1


And another from King King, all the way from Singapore. You can visit him on http://almightykingking.blogspot.comAnd there was a snail-mail greeting card from Mexico, thanks to the beautiful Lorenza. She can be visited on http://eldiariodelorenza.blogspot.com

Even More E-cards!

More e-cards came today, hurray!

First we have Pacco from Malaysia (Malaysia is pretty popular isn't it?) His weblog is http://pacco.blogspot.com

Then there was a nice card from Poppy, Penny, and Patches of GA. They are from http://airedaleheaven.blogspot.com.

Hmm...so which beautiful airedale is the model on this card?

And lastly, one from Lucky and Roxy Dragon Pebbles of NH. Their weblog can be found at http://thedevildog.blogspot.com.

Let Them Keep Coming!

Yawn. Its an early morning for me. I suppose Cayman just couldn't wait to get some cuddles in. Well, one of the first things I do is check my email and I was pleased to see that another e-card slipped into my inbox while I was asleep. What a nice thing to wake up to!

Kess and her Mama are from Malaysia and have their own blog at http://itsadoggieslife.blogspot.com. Thanks Kess! The e-card is adorable!

This exchange has been so fun I have posted a bullentin about it on Cayman's Myspace to get those friends involved! Not that it's any more interesting than this blog but if you wanna check it out, his Myspace URL is http://www.myspace.com/doxidoggybloggy

Whoo Hoo, Look How Many Cards Came Today!

Whoo hoo! The DWB Holiday cards, and e-cards, are really starting to come in!

There was a very beautiful card from JB, Misty, PooPoo, and Bear from TX. Our first card from cats! They can be visited at http://jbssmallworld.blogspot.com. Thanks guys!!!

A postcard came all the way from Switzerland from Faya and Dyos, the Airedales of http://faya-airedale.blogspot.com. Many thanks to you two as well!

And a rather humorous, and very adorable card came from Addie and Zoe from TX. They even signed it themselves! On Comet, On Cupid....umm....never mind. On to Addie's blog at http://raisingaddie.blogpsot.com. Thanks!

And last but not least, an e-card from Charlie Daniels from down-under. Australia!
You can check them out at http://guv.id.au/adognamedcharlie.

Thanks again everyone! I love them all!

Another DWB E-Card Came Today!

Another wonderful e-card came today from Grumpy Bobby from the UK:

http://johnspaws.blogspot.com

More DWB Holiday Cards!

Another beautiful snail-mail DWB Holiday card came today from Moco, Foley, and Dawson from Oregon, sending Cayman "holiday hugs". Their blog address is http://grammiesk9s.blogspot.com. Thanks cuties!

And one from Joey and Tanner, the handsome Boston Terriers from Arizona. They too have a blog at http://joestains.blogspot.com. Thanks to you as well! Our holidays will be merry and bright because we have online bloggin' buddies like you!

More DWB E-Cards Have Arrived!

Wee! More DWB Holiday e-cards came!

Click here to check out what Luke and Liesel sent from AZ!
Its animated and hilarious! Their blog address is http://andrachoate.blogspot.com

And here is another all the way from Malaysia from Scottie, Kenji and Lady! Its beautiful, as are the dogs in it!
You can visit them at http://nottiescottie.blogspot.com (I love that blog name!)

My First Two Holiday DWB Cards Came!

Yesterday I got my first two cards from the Dogs With Blogs Holiday Card Exchange! How exciting!


This e-card came from Amber-Mae, Faith and Chloe from http://ambers-diary.blogspot.com
They are from Malaysia! I can't believe how perfect everyone is posed in this picture! They are like the "poster children" for good obedience (and it helps they are dog-gone adorable!)

The second was a snail-mail greeting card from Simba of http://simbas-world.blogspot.com
It came all the way from the United Kingdom! It came with an adorable snapshot of Simba looking dapper in a Santa hat! I will add this to the other snail-mail greeting cards and get a snapshot picture of Cayman with all of them together.

I will be sending mine out after Thanksgiving. Its not too late to send me your email address and blog address if you would like an e-card from Cayman! Just send that info to doxidoggybloggy@gmail.com and I will send you one. This way if you missed out on the DWB Holiday Card exchange participant list, you can still get one. Or if you originally signed up for snail-mail only and decided that you would still like one from Cayman (since I am sending e-cards only in an effort to "go green" this year).

DWB Holiday Card Exchange

I have just received my copy of the 2008 Dogs With Blogs Holiday Card Exchange mailing list. This is gonna be fun!!!

There are 144 participants from all over the world! Most are from the US and there are about 47 international participants from placed like Gibraltar, Australia, United Kingdom, Mexico, Malaysia, Switzerland, Spain, Singapore, Costa Rica, the Philippines, Canada, the Netherlands, Tokyo, England, and Taiwan! Part of the exchange is you have the option pick if you would like to receive snail mail, as in the old fashion card in the mail, or an e-card. Most picked either or, while some picked only snail mail or only e-cards. I personally choose either. I would rather have a traditional holiday card via snail mail but I understand that postage can be expensive, especially if it is international so I will happily take an e-card too!

The coordinator for this fun program suggest having them all mailed out the beginning of December so I better get working on these! I would love to get a picture of Cayman dressed up in his reindeer costume I bought him. How cute would that be?!

I will try to post the e-cards I receive as well as scan any traditional holiday cards that come in the mail to share with you all. What a wonderful way to connect with people you would not otherwise ever get the chance to meet and all who share a common love of dogs with blogs (and kitties and hamsters I am told, LOL) during the best time of year, the howl-a-days! :)

It might not be too late, get on the list too!
http://dogswithblogs.com.au/christmas.htm