OMG – Baby Ferret Under Our Shed

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Posted by Roxanne Hawn | Posted in Dog Life, Dog Photo, Hot News | Posted on 13-05-2011

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Look what Lilly just found under our shed. We’ve seen “wild ferrets” on our property before. Years ago. But this one is new. It looks pretty young to me. It was totally poking its head out to check out Lilly as much as she was checking it out. Yay! My Friday the 13th Baby Ferret. Whoo hoo!

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Wildfire Week: Indian Gulch Fire

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Posted by Roxanne Hawn | Posted in Dog Life, Dog Whine, Entirely Off Topic, Hot News | Posted on 31-03-2011

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Last week was a doozy, with a wildfire burning just miles away. I posted real-time updates via Twitter and on our Champion of My Heart Facebook Fan Page, but here is our story and timeline of the Indian Gulch Fire of 2011.

[Sorry. This post is WAY longer than usual. Lots of pictures, though.]

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Tour of Kong Headquarters in Golden, Colorado

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Posted by Roxanne Hawn | Posted in Dog Life, Dog Photo, Dog Product Review, Hot News | Posted on 09-03-2011

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Last week, I got the chance to tour the KONG headquarters, which just happens to be in my hometown of Golden, Colorado. In fact, it’s simply on the far side of North Table Mountain from where we live.  The company also has manufacturing centers in other spots in northern Colorado, but the facility closest to us makes the classic KONG shape we all know and love. BIG NEWS …

Soon the classic KONG line will include a teeny-tiny KONG made especially for toy-sized dogs. They’ll be on the market in April, but take my word for it…  They could NOT be cuter. Seriously. They look just like the others, but very, very small. I bet they hold about a tablespoon of food, and that’s it.

Here are a few photos from the tour:

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Few Words Friday

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Posted by Roxanne Hawn | Posted in Dog Life, Dog Musings, Dog Photo | Posted on 23-07-2010

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I … am … exhausted. Therefore, just a few words and a couple photos of our beautiful, smart canine heroine.

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Panning for Golden: Our Guest Post @ GoPetFriendly.com

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Posted by Roxanne Hawn | Posted in Blog Swap, Guest Blogger | Posted on 20-07-2010

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Last week, I mentioned a Be the Change petition effort by GoPetFriendly.com to get hotels to ditch their weight-limits on dogs. Today, you can read my guest post on the Go Pet Friendly blog about the many dog-friendly spots in our “hometown” of Golden, Colorado:

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