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Pet Blessing

Father Wilfredo Contreras of St. Martha’s Catholic Church blesses Coco, a mini dachshund owned by Erica Gutierrez Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at the church in Miami Shores, Fla., during a pet blessing ceremony in honor of St. Francis.

I went to a pet blessing this weekend. Met some wonderful people and Pixel finally got those angel wings of hers blessed. Though she thought hiding under my chair was a better option!

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Pixel, right, and WeeGee get blessed by Father Wilfredo Contreras of St. Martha’s Catholic Church.

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Pixel tries to avoid the whole thing by hiding under me.

Around South Florida / Pets Posted by Suzy Mast 06 Oct 2015 / 0 comments

Sweet Julia

This is the lovely Julia, Pixel’s sister. Isn’t she just precious? Julia and her parents were very sweet to open their home to us when we went to Alabama for a memorial service. Thanks again for letting us stay. We had a wonderful time.

Julia

Sisters

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WeeGee didn’t want to be left out!

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Julia plays fetch.

I can catch the ball with one eye blocked by my ear!

Julia waits for the ball.

Pets Posted by Suzy Mast 01 Apr 2014 / 0 comments

Woofstock

On Feb. 1, 2014, we went to Woofstock in Sunrise, Fla. It was very hot and muddy, but we all had a great time.

Dogs from AirK9z preformed for an excited crowd. Amazing dogs…

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Flying Frisbee dogs from Airk9z provided entertainment

Catch!

Teamwork

There was also a costume contest. In a very close vote, Shredder won over Feelin’ Groovy.

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Feelin’ Groovy and her mom laugh during the costume contest

Shredder

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Rhinestone Cowgirl shows off her outfit in the costume contest

Pixel and WeeGee enjoyed the day out, especially the mud!

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Pixel and WeeGee wear mud socks

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WeeGee wears his Dad’s hat

Of course, I saw some birds.

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Purple Gallinules

Around South Florida / Nature / Pets Posted by Suzy Mast 12 Feb 2014 / 0 comments

Dog Beach – Feb. 9, 2014

Today we had a couple of very special visitors to dog beach. Julie and her husband Rick were visiting from Minnesota. They have Pixel’s real mother, Georgi. Georgi gave me one of the best gifts of my life and I am so very grateful that she is getting the life she deserves with Julie and Rick. Pixel and Georgi are so much alike. Unfortunately, Georgi (or her brother Gunnar) wasn’t able to make it to Florida this time. I can’t wait for the chance for them to meet each other again.

Pixel was a bit of her shy self, but she warmed up to them very quickly. They knew how to make her feel comfortable.

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Pixel show Julie her best ‘give paw’

We like this guy. Can he stay?

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Pixel gets close and lets Rick pet her

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Pixel decides this Rick is ok… he knows all the good spots.

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Pixel runs on the beach.

Just for fun, here are some old photos. Notice Pixel front and center at the milk bar? Georgi was a great mom, always making sure everyone got fed and counting the puppies. She knew where each one was at all times, but let us all hold them.

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Georgi feeding her puppies

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Georgi steps out of the way so that the other dogs and take a look at her sweet little puppies.

This is the photo that made me fall in love with Pixel. I kept looking at it after I got back home.

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Pixel as a baby

Dog Beach / Pets Posted by Suzy Mast 09 Feb 2014 / 0 comments

Happy Halloween!

My vet’s office, Bayshore Veterinary Clinic, had a Spooktacular holiday event last weekend, so I dropped by to support them. Many pets were in costumes and everyone was having a great time.