Belated Dogwood Walk Photos

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I think I am possibly one of the world's worst bloggers when it comes to posting pictures with any kind of efficiency.  The 18th Annual Dogwood Walk was held Saturday, May 22 on the Old Main Lawn on the U of A campus.  I have to admit that when I heard the venue wasn't Gulley Park, I was disappointed, because it just seemed like it wouldn't be the same.  But, the Old Main Lawn was amazing!  The turnout was fantastic, the weather was great (if a little windy/warm) and we had a great time.

Congratulations to Amanda Fagg of Fayetteville, who was the winner of our $25 Gift Certificate giveaway at the event!

 Our booth, complete with shiny new banner, before everything began!

Mollie & Riley worked the Arts Theater Live Booth with their mom!

Romy & Matt enjoy the festivities

Greta & Ox were available for adoption from the Fayetteville Animal Shelter.  Greta is 2, Ox is 1.  They told me Ox was on the short list, so I'm not sure if he's still available or not, but you definitely need to hurry if you'd like to adopt him!

Izzy had just taken a dip in the wading pool!

The sweet girl on the left is Neon.  Her parents said that since she was black & white, they gave her a colorful name :)  On the right is Jersey

Pebbles & Sienna had just finished the walk!

Some of the walkers who helped raise money for the Humane Society of the Ozarks

Photos from Bark at the Ballpark

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Last weekend was jam packed with events and this week has been pretty hectic, so I'm kinda behind on my blog posts. These are just a few pictures we took at last Sunday's Bark at the Ballpark out at Arvest Ballpark. It was pretty hot out there, but we still had a great time and Sam and Cary even made last Monday's Democrat Gazette(of course, there was beer involved - it was the Hague men after all!)

Before the game begins!

Cary and I

Brandi and Peggy enjoy the game

Waiting at the concession stand. Can you say hot dogs?

Maggie the ferocious beast!

Wags & Licks (that's dog for thank you!)

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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who donated at Tuesday's Puppy Shower Yappie Hour. The skies were threatening ugly weather and you still came out to give. We collected so many cleaning supplies I can't even mention them all without sounding like a shopping list. Plus, we got dry and canned food, bags full of blankets and towels and even collars and Walmart gift cards.



I dropped all the items off at the Humane Society yesterday and Clay was very thankful. He told me they've been distributing dog food to people who just can't afford it right now, because that keeps people from surrendering their animals and making the Humane Society fuller. So, I can never truly say thank you enough to all of you for helping not only homeless animals but less fortunate people as well. I am honored to have such truly beautiful customers.

So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu

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Saying good-bye is never easy, but as a small business owner, I find it particularly difficult, because everyone who works for me is a part of our business, our dream, our livelihood and our family.  So it's with sadness that I type this post to let you all know that Terresa is leaving us.  Over the past two years, Terresa has been the creative force behind Bigwag, coming up with countless new innovations from recipes like Beachy Peachy Starfish to endless types of hand decorated treats that everyone has come to expect at the holidays.  She has pushed us all to create cuter, more colorful barkday cakes in a range of designs.  She will be sorely missed.  At the same time, we are happy for her and her family, because she is taking a full time job that will mean new opportunities.  So, thank you, Terresa and good luck in the future.

  One of Terresa's most recent cake designs

Margarita Treats were just one of Terresa's many creations

P.S. Terresa will be here Monday (Memorial Day) morning, so if you'd like to drop by and wish her well, you can see her then.  She's also promised to help out with our birthday on July 24th and I plan of holding her to that!

Play Ball Photo Contest Winners

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Announcing the winners of our "Play Ball" Photo Contest - Bill & Nancy Gross with their photo of Miss Mollie and Brett & Erin Clark with their photo of Jaina.  We had planned on choosing one photo as a winner, but both of these entries were so perfect in their own unique way that we couldn't choose just one.  Congratulations to both winners, who receive a pair of tickets for today's Bark at the Ballpark Naturals' game.  Also, congratulations again to Robbie Cornelius, who won the drawing for two tickets at Tuesday's Take Me Out to the Ballgame Yappie Hour.  If you weren't a winner, we'd still love for you to join us today.  The game begins at 2pm at Arvest Ballpark, but if you'd like to go with our group you can meet us at Bigwag at 12pm.  If you're wearing yellow, you will get a surprise!

This is Miss Mollie, among her many balls.  Nancy points out that she's even sitting on one.  We loved this picture because it so embodied the theme of play ball!

Erin titled this photo of Jaina, "Thinking Outside the Box".  When I received the e-mail, I couldn't see the picture immediately but I could read the title and as the picture downloaded, I wondered how it was going to be outside the box.  I wondered if there would even be a ball in the photo.  When I finally saw the photo, I laughed so hard!  It's just too cute and clever to pass up!

Faces of the Humane Society - May 2010

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I went out to the Humane Society yesterday and took more pictures of the beautiful animals out there.  This May edition is focused on puppies, because this is the time of year when there are lots of puppies that need homes.  Not all of these dogs are tiny puppies, but they are all young dogs.  And as a bit of a soap box for a moment, Please Spay or Neuter your animals.  It's the only way we will ever end animal homelessness!

Please remember that Tuesday, May 25th from 5-7pm is our Puppy Shower for the Humane Society.  Bring in donations such as cleaning products, healthy dog food or gift cards to be donated to the Humane Society and we will give you 50% OFF your treat purchase!

Also, a few weeks back, I told you that I had news about an adoption, but Clay wanted me to hold off, because he didn't want to jinx it.  Well, here it is...  Frisco got a home!  If you remember I featured Frisco in April and told you how he had been at the Humane society for years.  Well, he and Chunk, his run-mate, got a loving home together!  I have to admit, it was kind of bittersweet for me yesterday, because I really grew to love Frisco and I missed seeing him, but I am soooo glad he finally found a home and it's even better that Chunk got to go with him!

Unfortunately, I have a bit of bad news as well.  Swirl, who had found a home after the Bunny Hop, is back at the Humane Society.  Apparently the man who adopted him lives next door to some people with a male dog who didn't take to Swirl at all and the man brought him back and said he'd have to adopt a female instead.  So, if you're looking for a beautiful, sweet, silver brindle dog - Swirl is available again!

Okay... Without further ado, the faces of the Humane Society, May 2010.

This little girl was so sweet, all she really wanted was a good scratch.

This guy was really jealous that I was taking pictures and petting the brindle girl above, so I had to humor him and get his photo as well.

This photo looks so sad, but this guy was really sweet and gentle and I think he would make a really loving pet.

This bundle of fur was everywhere and unfortunately this was the best picture I got.  Definitely had a puppy's enthusiasm for life

Can I have another treat? Please?

This little one was all over the place, unless there were treats involved

This guy was shy and will definitely need someone with patience so he can learn to trust.  And, no, he's not snarling, he's eating a huge chunk of biscotti!

Boing, boing, boing... Puppies are like that!

This little girl stole my heart.  Cary says she looks sad, but she wasn't, she just really wanted to go home!

A Bird in the Hand, Er... Mouth

Don't forget to send your pictures of your dogs playing ball before midnight Friday for your chance to win 2 tickets to Sunday's Bark at the Ballpark!

Sam and Cassie enjoy watching the birds in our yard.

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I don't have anything much today, but I do have to tell you how Sam brought the bird community down on our heads yesterday morning.

Sam loves birds. He watches them constantly and tries to catch them every chance he gets. In fact, when he has jumped our fence in the past, it has always been in pursuit of a bird. His favorites are robins and mourning doves, mostly because they're big and slow. And at this time of year, Cary and I have to keep a constant vigil for baby robins in the yard, because we don't want Sam to get them.

But yesterday morning, I apparently hadn't had enough coffee, because I let the dogs out before sweeping the yard. Sam darted out and had a ball of feathers sticking out of his mouth before I even realized there was a bird in the yard. But this day, it wasn't a robin, but a young blue jay. Big Mistake! I yelled at him and he dropped it and it flopped toward the house, but not before the adult blue jays were sounding the alarm. They began swooping down at Sam and shreiking a sound that apparently was the universal bird distress signal, because all of the sudden, I had robins and mourning doves and grackles (I think, I didn't get a great look, because I was fearing for my eyes, having seen too many Hitchcock movies!) descending on my yard. Fearing for Sam's safety, I called him back to me and we cowered in the doorway until the commotion subsided. The whole time I'm yelling at him, "Why'd it have to be a blue jay!" I'm sure my neighbors think I'm crazy. I honestly had no idea that birds would cross species lines like that to protect each other. It was definitely an experience I won't forget.

In retrospect, I wonder if I should have let the adult blue jays get Sam a little. Maybe a well placed peck would have detered future escapades!

By the way, I am happy to report that the young blue jay survived and flew away after he shook off the shock Sam's morning breath! :D