I Couldn't Help Myself!

With poor Cash's feet being bandaged up, I had to keep them covered so that he didn't lick at them or try to get the bandages off....so yesterday I crocheted him some new doggie booties! LOL!! I chose a nice deep scarlet red and even put some felt ovals on the bottom for a little extra padding. (I should have also put a few dots of hot glue on the felt to help keep him from slipping on the kitchen floor!)

They were really easy and worked up fast! If you are interested in making a pair of your own, here is how I did it. It's a rough pattern, but I'm sure you can figure it out yourselves. Be sure to join with a sl st at the end of each round and ch 1!

These make a large pair of doggie booties. I used worsted weight acrylic yarn and an H hook.

8hdc in a ring
2hd in each st around
(hdc in st, 2hdc in next) around
hdc in each st around until you have a total of 13 rows
(hdc in first 2 sts, ch1, sk 1) around - make s tie row
hdc in each st and sp around
(sc, ch3, sl st in third ch for picot, sc in next 2 sts) around
finish off, weave in ends

ch 80 and weave through tie row
cut circles of felt and hot glue to bottom of booties

Enjoy!

Playtime with Cash

Pampered Pooches!

Do you have a pampered little puppy? If so, check out these adorable crocheted leash and collar sets that I just listed in my etsy shop!

Yum Yum! (for the dogs)

I finally had time to list the dog treats that I made earlier this month. There are four flavors to choose from at $2.50 each. Or you can mix and match three bags for $6!! And, as always, $5 ships your entire purchase via USPS Priority Mail!

You can find them here.

Local Dog Lovers???

If you are local to Grand Junction, stop by and see me tomorrow (April 18th) at the "Dog N Jog" at the Botanical Gardens to raise money for the Roice Hurst Humane Society!!

I will have a booth there and selling lots of fun doggie-related items!! I have treats, collars, leashes and sweaters!! Plus I will have a few baby, children, and womens items too!!

10% of my sales for the day will be donated!!! So stop by and say "HI!" plus enter my drawing for a fun doggie themed gift basket!

I'll have lots of pictures to share next week too!!

Cookies! Cookies! Doggie Cookies!

WHEW!! Well, after two days of baking and the use of my neighbors oven, I made 6 batches of doggie treats to sell this weekend at the "Dog and Jog" fundraiser for Roist Hurst Humane Society. I made 2 batches of peanut butter/oatmeal, 2 batches of Beef BBQ, 1 batch of cheddar/herb and 1 pumpkin spice.





and here is Cash after a hard day of treat taste testing. They have been greyhound tested and approved! LOL!!



I plan on packaging them in bags of 10 and selling them for $2 a bag. I hope to sell them all, along with a number of collars, leashes, and sweaters that I have made over the last month or so. I am also planning on donating 10% of Saturday's sales to the humane society.

Wish me luck. This will be my first "craft show" type event.

Yarn Goodies and Doggies!

Ok, so I think I have the coolest neighbor and friend, Michelle!! (You can see her in my newest free crochet pattern!)

So....my birthday is in a few weeks...and my mom is visiting this week...so Michelle decides to throw me a small family birthday party yesterday!! It was so sweet!! She wanted to do it now because my mom is here! We had cake, balloons, and a huge gift basket of YARN!!! And I am drooling over the Spring colors!! I think I will be making an afghan for my house out of them. Anyone have any cool pattern suggestions???

Also, I wanted to let you all know about the new category of products in my etsy shop! If you have four legged friends, you'll love these items!! Right now I only have some collars listed, but I plan on adding some crocheted sweaters and maybe even some treat!

The New BooBoo

Well, we've been having a difficult time teaching Heather about doggie etiquette with Mr. Cash. She doesn't understand that doggies don't think like people do! She wants to constantly hug him and kiss him and get in his face. Well, it finally happened yesterday. He snapped at her and managed to catch a little skin. He didn't break the skin, but did scrape her pretty good and gave her a nice shiner!

The scariest part for me was how close this booboo is to her eye!! I was upset...understandably! And really wasn't in the mood for the "talk" I got from my husband when he got home from work.

So now we are starting a few new practices in our house. Heather is now in charge of giving Cash his breakfast and dinner plus all "cookies". Maybe if he thinks of her as his food source he will be more gentle with her. But it really isn't his fault...she did scare him while he was sleeeping! Let's not hope it happens again......

Wordless Wednesday - "I got me an elephant!"

Mister Cash!

Yes, he is a dog (AKC Greyhound)....but he is also part horse and part cat! LOL!! He definately has sleeping down to an artform....and has beds in each of the main rooms in the house!! The living room, the bedroom, and right next to my computer! LOL!! (The picture is the living room bed) I've never known a dog to sleep so much!! We get along PERFECTLY!!

It's Official!! The Cirka Family is GROWING!!

OK, NO......I am NOT pregnant! But we are adopting......well, sort-of! Sorry to mislead you, LOL!

This Saturday we will be welcoming our newest addition to our family! His name is Cash and he is a 2 year old Red AKC Greyhound and such a sweetheart! Actually, his official name is Windrock Ring of Fire, but his nickname is Cash. (For Johnny Cash that sings the song "Ring of Fire", but I like to think it is for the amazing amount of cash we are spending on him!! I NEVER thought we would pay this much for a dog!) He will be competing in his last show this weekend and then we will get to take him home as he will be officially RETIRED! We are planning on going to the show to see him, so I'll be sure to take pictures!!

Cash came for a visit yesterday and didn't want to leave, LOL!! He is so well behaved! No jumping or barking, his is housebroken and listens better than Heather!! He is even GREAT with Heather and listens to most of her commands! Here are some pictures of his visit. He seems to really like Ron!

Now, I just need to get used to the sheer SIZE of him!! He is HUGE! Totally NOT what I expected when we started dog shopping! There seems to be many misconceptions on the Greyhound breed. Everyone seems to think they are hyper and require a lot of attention. Actually they are NOT! I once read a description that called the Greyhound "The worlds fastest couch potato!" He is basically a huge cat! And speaking of cats....boy did my Nola give me a dirty look when he left yesterday! LOL!! The old lady will definately need some time to get accustomed to Cash. But the breeder thinks that he will do GREAT with her.

So, this new addition should help ME get accustomed to being alone most of the day. He loves to travel in the car, so you can bet he will be making many trips with me around town! Plus, he should help with any "baby fever" I may get now that my only child is in school all day!

Thanks for letting me share my big announcement! Anyone else have a Greyhound? Now I need to go make a vet appointment for him and go price shopping for kennels and dog supplies today!