Home Zookeeper

Watch out for yourself.

*grin*

Okay, so this isn’t so much about animals. But this word press thing is totally new to me. I know folks love it but it seems so foreign to me. Blogger was fairly simple for me to figure out - but I admit to needing help when I started there too.

I want to add things like an Entrecard widget on the right hand side but have no idea how to add widgets. I tried adding addresses to a blog roll but then I don’t know how to add the blog roll to the right hand side.

I have no idea what a “slug” is in this context. And some of the ‘features’ are like Greek to me. If anyone has easy to understand (aka ENGLISH) tips I’d be happy to read them. I tried going to the word press support and instruction pages but again…Greek.

I’ll get there one of these days so please have patience as I try to figure this new environment out.

Home Zookeeper has a new author…and it’s me. I hope everyone who enjoyed Lynn’s posts will stick around and give me a chance as I learn my way around this new blog home. I’ve never used Word Press before (but have always wanted to try). I’m super excited to have a single location to talk (and talk and talk) about my love for animals.

A little about moi…

I have three dogs who are the light of our lives.

Kodiak is our red and white pure bred Siberian Husky. He turned 7 years old in March. He’s had three leg surgeries and is our delicate boy. As much as he wants to run, run, run, we have to restrict his activity because he so easily injures his back legs. The older he gets the more concerned I am about arthritis and pain management.

Quinn is our rescue Siberian Husky. We’re not sure if she’s a purebred because she has some funny quirks that don’t seem exactly like the Husky breed. She was rescued from a kill shelter where they kept her twice as long as normal because she was just too sweet to put to sleep. Her owners refused to pick her up after her third time escaping (she’s an escape artist!). She finally found a spot at the Husky Rescue and we found her on Pet Findier.

We also don’t know exactly how old she is but she’s getting up there. She’s our “old lady” and Queen. We try to treat her right and make her comfy. It’s getting harder and harder for her to get up on the couch. We’re trying to prepare ourselves for the inevitable but it’s very difficult to think about.

Last but not least is our “puppy” Trooper Bear who is coming up on his second birthday in June (or July I can never remember which). He is a full blood Malamute and the love of my life. *grin* He is energetic, fun, happy, cuddly, and a treat to have in our lives. We just started Agility Training together and I’ll have a lot of photos and posts about that experience. He thinks that he is a lap dog and has no sense of other people’s space…it all belongs to him! Oh, and he’s a woolly malamute so he looks much bigger looking than he actually is. He’s around 85 pounds, though down to around 82 because of all the wonderful activities we’ve been doing.

So these are my doggy children. I don’t have any human kids though we’ve started talking about it. We also have two kitty children who are more like Flowers in the Attic. *sigh* Trooper is a little too fond so they either live in the garage or they get killed. They will soon be moving to a happy new home with my mother in law. I’ll post more about them here too.

My original blog started off as a way to advertise and share my jewelry with others and sort of morphed into an animal blog at least 75% of the time. Ha! I’m just obsessed with my animals and animal welfare. I will be maintaining my other blog as well as this one but the focus there will turn more to Indie businesses, arts, and crafts. Which is sort of where I wanted it to focus in the first place.

If you’ve followed me from that blog please take a moment to look around. There are some great, cute, funny, and informative posts here already. And I hope to add more great content in the future.

This is kind of a long introduction. I’ll stop babbling now and start thinking about my next posts. And keep trying to figure out how to use WP. =)

Happy Wednesday!

I’m giving up my blogging position with Home Zoo Keeper in hopes that someone else will take it up to give it the attention it deserves. I blog for several blogs and felt like I needed to make some tough decisions about which ones I wanted to continue. Ever since our cat Calisto was run over, I just don’t have as much heart to talk about animals as I used to.

I’ve really enjoyed talking about our cats and other animals these past few months. But I feel this is the right move for me and Home Zoo Keeper. I still have two blogs with 451 Press, so you can find me at Wii Rally and Mississippi State College.

Merry Christmas from our pet family to yours and Happy New Year!

Since it is the season for giving, I’m giving away three animal magnets that would make great stocking stuffer gifts or a nice addition to any refrigerator. To enter for a chance at the random drawing for one of these magnets, simply leave a comment on any Homezookeeper post between now and December 1, 2007. On December 2nd, three winners are random will be chosen from all comments. Spam comments will be deleted, nor will ping backs count as a comment.

Remember to fill out the email field when leaving your comment, so I can get notify the winners to get an address. Hopefully there will be one more round of stocking stuffer giveaways before Christmas. So, if you don’t win this time, you will have another chance to win something soon.

contests, comment contests

Today is the day to do something special with your best friend since it’s Best Friend’s Day. Many pet owners feel that their pets are their best friend, so why not do something special today for your loyal friend?

Pets are great as best friends since they are always there for you no matter what. They don’t care if you have money or the latest clothes. They love you unconditionally. Pets don’t hold grudges and are willing to forgive you when you have to discipline them for their own good.

So spend a few extra minutes playing frisbee with your dog or let your cat spend some extra time curled up in your lap. How about buy them a new play toy or a special food treat?

Showing your pets a little extra attention today is a nice way to thank them for always being there for you.

My name is Lynn, and I’m the new blogger for Homezookeeper.com. I already write for one blog for 451Press, SeoDance.com. When I’m not researching the best SEO techniques or reading blogs, I enjoy playing with my two cats, Calisto and Fade. Our neighbors have two dogs that we love like they were ours, so we count them as part of our fur family.

I will be sharing stories of our animals as well as anything else animal-related. I absolutely love to talk about my pets since they give me plenty of material. Feel free to chime in at anytime with your own pet stories. I will hopefully get to my “official” first post today, if not check back Monday and we will begin pet story sharing fun then.