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The Newest Thing for Your Yard – Goats & Chickens – Northwest Flower and Garden Show Seattle 2010
Archive for the ‘Pets and Animals’ Category
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Feb
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Oct
06
06
Salmon Days By Video
Dogs have fun at Salmon Days, too.
Policeman, too.
Actually, everybody has fun!
And the people who bought the jackets from wool from these guys are going to stay really warm this winter.
The Salmon and their return. The reason for our festival.
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Sep
28
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Tigers at Cougar Mountain Zoo Get New Habitat
Saturday was a BIG day at Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, WA 98027. Taj and Almos are getting really big now. A new habitat was planned for them a long time ago. After the long wait Saturday was the day.
A special event was planned, the zoo closed early and then reopened again at 3:30 for those invited to participate in Taj and Almos entrance into their new home.
BUT those great BIG tigers (over 400 pounds) were BIG SCAREDY CATS.They wouldn’t go in! In spite of many weeks of attempting and tempting them to go in, they would not! Not even as they watched from below all of us tasty morsels walking around their new home. Robyn Barfoot resorted to Plan B,so as not to disappoint the tigers fans. The NEW tiger cubs, Vitez and Bagheera were bought in and were more than happy to show everybody that they had no fear. Vitez and Bagheera are Bengal tigers, like Almos and Taj, but Bagheera is an Orange and Black Bengal and Taj is a Golden Bengal. Both Almos and Vitez are Royal White Bengals.
It is a treat to be able to have the bigger 2 year old tigers and the new little tigers at the same time. It is a very joyful re-run.
We were allowed to go into the new Tiger home, not just look at it from behind the fences (before any tigers were brought in). How often do you get the chance to do that? A Tiger Pool is spacious and deep with enough water for underwater viewing when the tigers get acclimated to the pool as well as their new home. Tigers love water.
Cupcakes and water were served the guests and each got a stuffed tiger. A silent auction was part of the event, encounters with many different animals being auctioned off. Tiger T shirts and Tiger Foot Prints were for sale.
A video of Taj and Almos’s new home.
View From The Tigers New Home
When Vitez and Bagheera are grown, all the tigers will be together in the new habitat. Soon the new cubs will go into Taj and Almos’s old home. Zoo website http://www.cougarmountainzoo.org/
Vitez, Bagheera, Almos and Taj say, COME VISIT, We won’t eat you!
View From The Tigers New Home
Vitez, Bagheera, Almos and Taj say, COME VISIT, We won’t eat you!
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Sep
09
09
Cats, Dogs, Kids, Horses, Mud, Rain; How Was Your Weekend?
Issaquah had a really nice Memorial day weekend. So, you expected a nice, sunny Labor Day weekend? If you headed for Bumbershoot, did you take your Bumbershoot? Or did you just stay home and look at the rain. My Labor Day weekend was..!? Well, a day of LABOR. I spent the weekend babysitting grandkids, AND dogs, cats, horses, cows, chickens, chinchillas, turtles…let’s see, was that all? They all have to eat, you know! The kids are supposed to feed the animals, each child is assigned to certain ones. My inquiring about the successful completion of these chores was met with “that isn’t MY animal”.
Storm clouds arose fast, the winds came even faster, thunder and lightning frightened the dog. Tia, the dog had to come in the house. She is very BIG. It rained and rained and rained and rained and rained! We watched movies and played games and the kids tormented each other. I tried to escape but my truck wouldn’t start (see video). We perused the garden for veggies to eat and found yummy corn on the cob.
How was your weekend??????
To see mine, click on the DOG!
Click the Dog for Video
All in all it was a good Labor Day weekend, it was ……………..A LABOR OF LOVE!
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Aug
21
21
This Rooster by Any Name Would Preen as Sweet!
We have called this guy Nappie, short for Naples, since we first saw him a few years ago hanging out at Staples on Front Street in Issaquah. We love this little critter. On July 17th of 2007 we did an article about him on this blog. If you would like to go to the story CLICK HERE. We have even made him our mascot on the brochure for Issaquah Undressed.com
He goes by the name of McNugget to many in Issaquah. He appears to have more lives than my cat, Portia, who has taunted death many times, like when she pee-ed on my bed! The Issaquah Press recently reported that McNugget/Nappie had a run in with a Pit Bull! Thankfully he survived again. Hunter Deiglmeier at the Press tells how this rooster has also escaped a coyote and a cougar. For Issaquah Press article CLICK HERE
Like the picture above shows, he loves his image, preening long and often in front of the shiny wheels in Staples parking lot. Sometimes he seems to be the Doorman for Staples. He is also very skilled at drinking from the tiniest pool of water in the parking lot. We have been told he is an escapee from The Grange Supply.
What ever his name (I think I like McNugget best) we are sooooooooooo glad he is still with us.
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Aug
05
05
National Night Out in Issaquah
Issaquah joined the nation in National Night Out, an event that encourages interaction and support between each community and the police, firemen and other public servants. In Issaquah that was an evening well spent.
Take a look at the events of the evening Tues Aug 4th 2009. Ever had a policeman fix you a hotdog? Cooked on a Pink Pig shaped BBQ? New experience for us.
Free Hot Dogs, Pop, Cookies and Chips
- Police men and women of the future?
Nikki Buzzell, Erin Hill and Alex Anderson aren’t in the Police force yet but they are with a group called Explorers that begin learning and training even while in high school.
What kid isn't delighted to sit in a firetruck and even get a red hat!
Dog on the left is THE famous Mishka in Issaquah, The Best Karelian Bear Dog.
Bruce Richards of WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife - Kathleen gets to pet Mishka, he's a love.
Big bears and other even bigger critters are nothing to Mishka
Mishka is part of Partners-in-Life program whose mission is to help humans and bears co-exist peacefully and safely without people or bears getting hurt. This program is funded by donations not tax dollars. Mishka was the dog that was the late Rocky Spencers partner. Rocky is a hero in Issaquah. To find out more about this, Partners-in-Life and the bear shepherd click on the link below.
http://www.beardogs.org/rocky.html
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Jul
04
04
HAPPY 4th of JULY, Issaquah Style
There are many celebrations today across our nation. Here are some scenes from ours in Issaquah.
Kids and Pet Parade
Triple the Fun
Tap Dancing in the Streets
Ride the Pump Car
Dogs get into the Act
Kids and Dogs Keep Coming
The End of the Ride - More fun Begins
How Things Used to be Done
Off to the Rides, Food & Other Things
Happy 4th! Be Safe at the Fireworks tonight! Fireworks are in many places close by. NOT in Issaquah, they are illegal! You don’t want these guys arriving to put out a fire.
Eastside Fire & Rescue
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Apr
01
01
Do You Play Fly Ball? You Dog You.
We have a new friend, Laurie Carlisle. Actually, Laurie is a business friend, she is the super booker for the Hilton Garden Inn. She scours the web for opportunities to book them into this fine local hotel. Lori loves pets. So do we, but Laurie I must say introduced us to a game dogs play (with a little help from humans) called fly ball. Now you may be much more dog savvy than this cat owner couple, but fly ball is fascinating. Take a look at this video. I bet you watch it over and over and over. Just like those dogs hit the box over and over and over.
Click here for the short video.
Enjoy: 
Laurie adds this: Another exciting event happening this Sunday at the 3 Dog Bakery in Seattle . The Sheltie Meetup Group. There will be 20 Shelties there for food and fun and laughs and of course with their owners. I can take pics of that or come down. It is in Seattle at 5pm on Sunday.
PS: This is no April fools joke.
