For instance, I’m willing to bet Shadow doesn’t even know that he has a surgery coming up. That right, he’s gonna get the ole “snip snip”. Boy, will that puppy be surprised.  : )

As Shadow said, I will be blogging about different aspects of dog health. Things like, why it’s important for male dogs to get neutered, and how it can reduce health risks as they age. (I bet he doesn’t know about that part either.) I think I’ll also rewrite some of Chris’ articles on dog pain relievers like aspirin and Rimadyl (let me you honey, that’s some good stuff) to help dogs with arthritis.

My life is simple. I prefer the finer things, like lying in the dirt in the backyard or finding a nice spot in the shade. One of the nice things about living in the south is that you can be outside year round. Unlike Shadow, I’m not fond of water. I’ll take baths, but they aren’t my favorite.

I look forward to sharing comments with each of you and getting to know you better.

Ya’ll stay in the shade,

Abigail the Southern Belle

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For starters, I should tell you about myself. My name is Shadow and I’m a 9 year old (that’s a little over 1 year if we have any humans reading this) Chocolate Labrador. Other than running things around here, (did I mention I’m the alpha dog?) I like to play with just about anything and anyone. In my yard, I have tennis balls, Kong balls, rope toys, and my new favorite, the Skineez toy (it’s a fox that I can chew on, but it doesn’t have any stuffing).

Since I’m the new editor-in-chief of this blog (I think I deserve that title), I will be taking over and making sure that the posts get out on time. I will also be writing blog entries for stuff like…

TENNIS BALL

Oh sorry, one of the humans just threw a tennis ball across the yard and I had to get it. What’s with these humans throwing away good tennis balls? I keep bringing them back and they keep throwing them away again. Its fun, but I just don’t understand it.

As I was saying, I will be writing blog entries for stuff like dog toys, fun games, long walks in the park, meeting other dogs and sniffing other dog’s…

TWO BALLS AT ONCE?? Now that’s not fair! I can’t hold two balls in my mouth at once.

Anyway, now that you know about me, I guess I should tell you about my friend, Abigail. She’s okay and all; however, she’s not as much fun as I am. I decided to give Abigail the job of talking about the stuff I don’t care about. Things like dog health, arthritis and stuff to help older dogs live better. Me, I’m not so interested in that, so when she asked if she could have a part, this seemed perfect for her. Don’t tell her I said so, but she’s a bit older herself. She was here when I arrived.

We also have two cats in our house. One is named Flynn and the other Kazi, that’s short for Kamikaze and she definitely lives up to her name. That cat is crazy! I like to chase the cats around the house sometimes, but they never seem to understand that all I want to do is play. If they would just let me sniff them, everything would be fine.

Oh, I almost forgot the two new additions. The two girl humans that live here have two guinea pigs. They are Teddy and Squeaker. Dog, are those things loud! I know I’m not supposed to touch them. I got yelled at for licking one, but I just want to see if they squeak any louder when I chew on them. I promise I wouldn’t hurt it.

So long, I’m going to tell Abigail that she needs to write the next entry.

That’s my food bowl, back off.

Shadow

Thanks to Cephus, Nathan, Stephan Todd, maccam87, corcor from Bloggeries for the ideas and assistance this past few week.