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National Dog Day, Isn’t that Everyday?

August 26, 2015 by info@3QuartersToday.com

August 26th is National Dog Day and like all other “fun” and “unique” social media holidays Twitter and Facebook is a buzz with the hashtag #NationalDogDay and I am no exception. Who doesn’t love their dogs? Unique Heart pattern on a brindle boxer

Our pets give us unconditional love, they don’t argue back and there is nothing like puppy kisses on your neck and ears to make you giggle and smile. Try it sometime, it works. I’ve had puppies at my house for the past two months and I don’t think I could of gotten through the post accident stress without them.

Mental and Psychological Benefit to Owning Pets

Benefits of Owning a Dog

My dear dog Leah, a brindle Boxer, she is a sweetieIt’s scientifically proven that stroking a dog lowers your heart rate and blood pressure. People with depression also benefit strongly from having a dog in their life. Pet’s reduce stress and anxiety and beyond companionship can actually can raise levels of serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin, three chemicals in your brain that help you to feel calmer and more relaxed.

Walking your dog in the neighborhood acts as an icebreaker to social interaction with others, and encourages physical activity. Many a single male or female has used a dog as an excuse to strike up a conversation with the opposite sex. I know one particular bachelor who keeps “doggy treats” in his pocket just for this occasion.

Dogs in My Life

I have had dogs in my life ever since I was born. My first was a poodle puppy named Suzette. She was just a few months old when I was born. We grew up together and she died when I was fifteen. Broke me and my Mom’s heart and she never got another dog, instead, cats took their place.

During college, I had a puppy for a short while and soon realized that an unstable, ever moving lifestyle of a young twenty-something was not the life for a dog. My cat was much more adaptable and acceptable to apartment and house rental dwelling.

Dogs and cats can live together in peace and love each other as friends
Our Nana dog and her best f

The next dog was Nana, a part Corgi, part mutt and she literally was a “Nana dog” who laid on the blanket with my daughter when she was an infant, took care of orphaned barn kittens and grew up with my daughter, much like I did with Suzette. Again, when Nana died it broke her heart.

Our Jack Russell dog loves playing in the snow
Brody in the Snow

By this time I also had Brody, you might have read of his escapades here, he’s eleven now and our second dog Leah (the Boxer) keeps him young. He’s a Jack Russell who LOVES the snow and LOVES chasing invisible frogs in his wading pool.

My Beautiful Brindle Boxer, "Leah"
My Beautiful Brindle Boxer, “Leah”

Our last dog is a brindle Boxer named Leah, she just recently had puppies, more on that later, and now that I have owned a Boxer I will always have a Boxer in my life. She has spoiled us, she really has, and in a good way. Many Boxers are very excitable and full of energy and bounce and jump, Leah does not, she is very gentle and yes, typical of a Boxer she wiggles, a lot! But she doesn’t jump and she doesn’t really bark, she does talk though, and snore, and fart. More on that later too.

Love Me Love my Boxer

Tell Me About the Dog in Your Life

So tell me about the dog in your life, or the most memorable dog that left an impact. How has your pet changed your life, and why will you always have a four legged canine in your house?

Devoted: 38 Extraordinary Tales of Love, Loyalty, and Life With DogsA Dog’s PurposeDog Love – An Unbreakable Bond: Inspirational Stories of Devotion, Loyalty and CourageHow Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain

Celebrating National Dog Day

It’s National Dog Day!

Take a gander at the gallery above of photos taken during the 2015 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York for your National Dog Day fix! And gaze upon the adorableness that’s flooding social media as folks are sharing snaps of their beloved best …

For National Dog Day, Meet a Hero Dog From 1928

In honor of National Dog Day—celebrated on Aug. 26–allow us to look back at the the first nonhuman to be a TIME cover subject: a basset hound puppy who was a born show dog with champion parents. But the story, which was prompted by the 1928 …

Bellybutton the Diving Dog Wants You to Celebrate National Dog Day

On National Dog Day, those who cherish their slobbering, four-legged friends take a moment to offer their companions an extra chin rub. Those who lack a puppy of their own can resort to the next best option: the treasure trove of dog photos that is the …

PHOTOS | Celebrate National Dog Day! | Fox 59

(Aug. 26, 2015) – Wednesday marks National Dog Day and we want to see pictures of your furry friends! The event was founded in 2004 to raise awareness of dogs in need of homes and the love and loyalty they bring to our …

Time To Pamper Your Pup, It’s National Dog Day! « CBS …

We might spoil our pets everyday but August 26th is one day to really let loose — it’s National Dog Day!

Filed Under: Dogs In My Life Tagged With: animals, Boxer, Brody, dogs, jack russell, memories, national dog day, pets

My Boxer, No Longer a Puppy

September 24, 2012 by info@3QuartersToday.com

My dog Leah, is no longer a puppy as she officially turned a year old in August. She has gained that regal Boxer look, and she is still very sweet. Thinks she’s a lap dog and owns the couch, I don’t even know why I own a couch for us to sit on, my husband and I sit on the lazy boys and the two dogs take the couch.

Unlike Brody, my Jack Russell, Leah doesn’t chew and destroy her squeaky toys, nor does she jump on people or bark like crazy when the doorbell rings. Leah babies her stuffed animals and loves them. Maybe it’s the difference between the sexes as she is a female (bitch) and Brody is a male. Or maybe it’s just Brodys’ terrier nature of a hunter.

Purebred Boxer
My Princess “Leah”

If you’re wondering, she was not named after the Star Wars character, Princess Lei, but after a boxer, we knew named Princess, and a derivation of my Leo, my Dad’s name who loved Boxers.

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Filed Under: Dogs In My Life Tagged With: animals, Boxer, Brody, dog, dogs, family, jack russell, Leah, pets

Introducing Leah the Boxer

May 3, 2012 by info@3QuartersToday.com

Leah, a Brindle Boxer

Introducing the newest member of our family, Leah a brindle Boxer. She’s now eight months old and I’m a little late in posting her pictures,but here’s a snapshot of her life so far.

She’s a sweet little girl, smart as a tack, and  extremely gentle. Only heard her bark twice, she learned to walk on a loose lead in just a few days and that in itself takes some getting used to as my Jack Russel, Brody is like a freight train at the end of the leash.

Speaking of Brody he took to her right away and is extremely tolerant. At first I thought he was picking on her. Nope the other way around. Leah used Brody’s hind legs as teething toys. Literally, as Brody would walk or run by Leah would take the opportunity to grab at his hocks. Most of the time my ferocious Jack Russell would roll over and let her continue to chew, all the while “growling and complaining.” He really does love her.

At one time Leah could easily walk under Brody’s stomach, now it’s the other way around. She’s almost done growing, at least in height, but based on her food intact she has a lot of filling out to do before she’s mature.

Filed Under: Dogs In My Life Tagged With: Boxer, Breeds, Brody, dog, Jack Russel, jack russell, Leah, pets

Sometimes A Picture is NOT What it Seems

April 13, 2012 by info@3QuartersToday.com

I have to admit, I really like Photoshop.  I’m amazed at how I can improve a photo that has distractions or just didn’t turn out like I hoped. Most photos I don’t manipulate but some call for just a little more work than others.

My dog Brody, a Jack Russel, is a perfect example. This is a before and after of a previous post from my 365 Project

Jack Russell dog, before and after Photoshop

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Filed Under: Project 365 Tagged With: Adobe Photoshop, Brody, dog, Image Editing, jack russell, pets, Photo manipulation, Photoshop, Spring, terriers

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