Five hundred posts AND the blogiversary! Whoa!

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Not only is today our 500th post but it is also our three-year blogiversary!  No fooling, I would never do that to ya!  I’m not sure how it all worked out but yay us! And I’m pretty sure I didn’t realize it was April fools day when I did that first post way back when.

You know that I love the boys but I also really love writing this blog. If no one read (my mom always will) I would still do it.  But you do read it, and that makes the whole experience even more rewarding.  Because not only do you genuinely care, many of you have allowed us into your lives via your own blogs, or visits, or emails, or phone calls.  So while I enjoy doing the blog, it’s come to mean so much more to us.

You are our extended family.  And family sticks together and cheers for one another and provides encouragement and yippppeees and sometimes, empathy and sympathy when we face setbacks and grief. This blog community is where we go to work through breed discrimination, reactive dogs, and figuring out how to respond to those who claim ‘it’s just a dog’.  It’s where we can share our success AND updates on dogs who shoot meatballs out of their butts. This extended family has changed us.

When I started the blog I had Melvin and we lived someplace else and he was six.  I’d had him for three years at that point.  Melvin even had a tail back then.  Jake, although alive somewhere else, was a ‘maybe one day’ in our hearts (although he probably already had one googly eye focused on us). He was three. His legs probably worked better during that phase of his life.  A lot has changed, but most of it has not.  Love still guides us and drives us.  We hope that’s always the case.

Thank you for lifting this little blog up.  We LOVE you!  We do, we do!!!

“Wait, I used to have a tail?”2014-03-31_0002

You stayed with us during his Harry Potter phase. 

Dog, pig or cow? Meatball maker! 

Melvin worried he’d be too punk rock for you to handle?

Will we ever know where Jake is looking?  

We promise you more/endless unique sits. 

And the continuation of the brotherhood… 

25 thoughts on “Five hundred posts AND the blogiversary! Whoa!”

  1. kylieslarson – Chicago, IL – I'm Kylie -- a homebody with wanderlust tendencies. Keeping up with my dog, Mavin, is constant exercise and entertainment. My husband and I are also renovating our first home and adventuring through life one day at a time.
    kylieslarson on said:

    Yay! Congrats 🙂 I love checking in on Jake and Melvin. And, woah, 3 years is a lifetime in the blog world!

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  3. Julianne Victoria – I am a Spiritual Counselor, Shamanic Healer, Writer, & Creator. I hope to help heal, teach, and inspire others on their souls' journeys and in this life. © Julianne Victoria and Through the Peacock's Eyes Press under the Common Law Copyright www.juliannevictoria.com
    Kuruk on said:

    OMD! We celebrate together! Happy Bloggyversary toowooowoooooo!

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  4. Only recently found you guys, so I see I have plenty of antics to catch up on. Congrats on three great years and here’s to many more!

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  5. cookn4u – Platte City, MO – Retired Federal Employee, started a 2nd career with The Pampered Chef which I've been doing for 18 years. Dog lover of all kinds. Love to cook.......not surprisingly! Looking for great cooking tools or an awesome fundraiser? Call me! Looking for the best job, call me now!
    cookn4u on said:

    Happy Anniversary or whatever it’s called in blog world! I’m always delighted to see the antics of your boys and I’ve spit out more coffee reading about Jake’s meatball problem than you’ll ever know! My dogs thank you because there’s nothing better than coffee on the floor!

    Thanks for keeping me entertained and I look forward to many more!

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  8. Congrats on the blogiversary!! I love your blog and reading up on Melvin and Jake’s stories – they are such cuties! Thanks for sharing your boys with us! 🙂

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  9. Happy Blogiversary! Who knew Melvin used to have a tail? Congrats on your commitment to this blog and thanks for allowing us into your delightful life with Jake and Melvin.

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    • Thank you!!! And, yes, we are coming up on the 3rd anniversary of the tail injury and amputation although we tend not to celebrate that one!

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  11. Awwww, congratulations! You gave me goose bumps, and you always make me smile. Thank you so much for your wonderful blog, and for sharing Melvin and Jake with the world . . . whether the world is ready or not. 😉

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  12. faithtrustnpups – Faith, Trust, & Foster Pups is a combination blog for animal welfare, humane education/positive training, recognizing the beautiful bond that exists between pets and their people, and other fun stuff. I share information about adoptable pets in the DC metro area, promote animal rescue and resources to support adopters and fosters, and share stories and lessons related to the dogs I care for. Much of my writing is for especially my "foster failure" with some specific fear-based issues. In an effort to help understand often wonderful, sometimes challenging dogs like him better, I learn to understand myself. Together, we share our stories, and walk together, leash in hand, and in building faith and trust within one another and within ourselves.
    faithtrustnpups on said:

    So many milestones! We’re so grateful to have become part of this extended family, and so look forward to many more adventures of you and your boys! Love, Lynn, Ollie and Balton

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  14. weliveinaflat – Donna the mutt dog is adopted at 3+, has her own dog blog and Youtube channel. She sure gets more likes and followers on Instagram than her mom would :P
    weliveinaflat on said:

    Yay!! You’ve made Melvin and Jake larger than life that you do 😉

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