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Family Walk: By the Numbers

While I originally thought it would be hard to have dogs without a backyard, we have realized that our walks help us create better connections with our pups and spend more quality time together as a family.
Here are some fun facts about an average family walk 'by the numbers':

Number of Miles Walked: About 3

Most Common Things People Said About the Pooches:
"They are so beautiful!"
"They are so cute!"
"Look, they're posing for the camera."
"What kind of dogs are they?"
"Can I pet them?"

Most Common Incorrect Questions Asked about the Pooches:
"Are they twins?"
"Are they brothers"?

Number of People We Met on This Walk Who Recognized the Dogs from Online: Three. Thanks for saying hi!

Number of Coats Worn: Zero! After one of the toughest winters ever, we finally deserved it.
Number of Hats Worn: One, shared between Mr. B and E.

Number of Grown Men Making Kissy-Noises at Miss M: Two! One was so enamored with "the dog with the beautiful brown-striped fur". The second man was waiting at the bus-stop and thought making kiss-noises would attract Miss M.
She was not impressed.

Number of Stores/Restaurants Actually Leaving Dog Treats Outside: 4

Number of Stores/Restaurants Mr. B Anticipated Leaving Dog Treats Outside: 7! Mr. B seems to remember all the places where the treats are normally kept. If the treats aren't in their proper location, he will stare uncomfortably at whichever person just happens to be standing there in the expectation that they are holding the treat for him.

Also:
Like dating.
Next time.
Oh, Mr. B!

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Daily Walk in 10 Pictures 04.02.14

Lucky for us we live in the beautiful city of Chicago. Unlucky for us we live in Chicago weather. The Irrational Optimism Art Print by Sarah L perfectly explains Chicago weather:

That one day in March came and went this past weekend and we, meaning all of Chicago, made the most of that beautiful day.

The whole city was out taking advantage of every open city space. The pooches were excited to head out sans snoods, hoodies, coats, boots, and slush suits and enjoy our city in just their birthday fur.

They met their many fans and reluctantly sat through photo shoot after photo shoot. Even though we missed most of the Elite 8 games, we are pretty grateful that we took advantage of that one day, because we are back to another week of winter.

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Daily Walk in 10 Pictures for 12.18.13

It is amazing how much can change in a week.

It was just last week that the pooches left the house in a hoodie and a snood to go on a two mile walk.

Now the pooches have to get all bundled up and they are unwilling to go more than a few blocks from the warmth of our home. Before it would take a minute or two to get everyone ready for our walk and now it takes several minutes getting the pooches bundled up, putting on their boots or applying musher's paw and for us to put on our winter walking gear and crampons onto our boots for a walk that does not go more than a few blocks.

Miss M likes to make sure her displeasure of hopping over snow mounds and walking in negative wind chill weather is well known. Both Miss M and Mr. B are so excited to get out of the cold that they will run at full sprint along our last block home.

Also:

Always good for a laugh!

Rainy.

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Daily Walk in 10 Pictures for 11.20.13

Despite the horrible weather over the weekend, we found a small window of not so inclement on Saturday to take the pooches on a nice walk to explore the first annual ChillFest. The pooches pulled out their rain coats from their closet and we ventured out to listen to live bands while taking our daily walk.

At most stores we had to watch the bands through the window, but it was fun to see the crowd move to the music as they walked around and shopped. Luckily Justin Ruff was performing at Doggy Style Pet Shop and we were able to catch part of his set and the pooches were completely entranced by his voice.

After all the excitement the pooches had to take a break and watch volunteers decorate the fountain at Wicker Park for the holidays.

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Daily Walk in 10 Pictures for 11.13.13

Now that our days are getting colder and shorter and we are much busier, we do not get to spend as much time out and about with the pooches. I have decided to revive the Daily Walk in 10 Pictures, because we took the daily walks for granted during the summer, and now they are a cherished family event.

Though foliage is quite sparse in Chicago, we are lucky to live in a neighborhood full of trees, where we can enjoy the beautiful colors of fall without traveling out to the suburbs.

Too bad fall is such a short season in Illinois, a few days after these pictures were taken, it snowed and now the pooches wear their coats and snoods for our daily walks. Poor Miss M, she is not a big fan of wearing a coat, but then she is not a bigger fan of walking in the cold.

According to the forecast, the weather will be back up in the high 50s by this weekend and hopefully we can enjoy our walks unencumbered with coats and snoods.

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Our Weekend Adventures, as Told by Miss M (According to Her Camera Phone)

As told by Miss M:
My day usually starts with a gentle wake up call to the maid and the butler. On weekends, I let them sleep in, so I start my wake up call at 6:30 am, as opposed to my usual 5:30 am. I know they are awake, but they act like they are still sleeping. So I must vocally remind them it is my feeding time.

Sometimes they act like they are sleep walking just so they can go to the bathroom and back to bed without me knowing that they are truly awake, but I know that they are awake. Silly people, no one sleeps past 6:45 am on the weekends. Several excruciating hours later, the maid finally gets the hint and gets out of bed and makes my breakfast.
(I don't know why her phone is in my face, when she should be preparing my food).

Then it is time for my morning stroll, with my dog/pillow to meet my many fans and sign some autographs. After 10 minutes, I was over the walk, but my maid and butler kept telling me that they had a surprise for me. I was hoping it was a better maid and butler.

Two hours later, nothing. After signing some faces with slobber, I am back home with the same incompetent maid and butler, at least my dog/pillow knows his place in my home.

Is anyone else out there 'ruled' by a pup like Miss M?

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Things to do in the City with Dogs: Division Street Farmers Market

One sure sign that summer has arrived in Chicago are our Farmer's Market. A few weeks ago we visited the 61st Street Farmers Market that is managed by fellow SociaBulls member, Danny. Though it is bit of a drive, it is well worth the trip with all the great produce and prepared foods. Lucky for us, we also have quite a few farmer's market that are only a short trip away, including the Division Street Farmers Market.

Mr. B loves putting on his backpack and helping the family carry our groceries.

Miss M cannot be bothered by the backpack, because she must be free to meet all the guests that happen upon her farmers market. She is always eager to strike a pose, while her dog does all of the grunt work.

Is there anything special that signals the arrival of summer in your city?

Also:

Don't forget to enter our giveaway for a Packable Rain Poncho (open until Sunday)

Training our pups for Farmer's Markets

Pumpkins!

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Daily Walk: Mr. B Walks His Stuffy

It is pretty well known that Mr. B loves his stuffies. Nearly every time we 'suit-up' for a walk, he is grabbing his nearest stuffy ready to go. to Every so often we decide to give in and let him take his favorite stuffy of the moment on the walk. Right now, his favorite stuffy of the moment seems to be this big red bone that our dog walker gave him several Christmases ago. Except for a couple of stitches and missed stuffing, it has held up well over the years.

As with the start of all walks, he will run back and forth around the house with the stuffy and once the leash is on, he will grab the stuffy and sprint out the door.

The reason why we don't let him to take the stuffy on a walk, is that once we get outside, he will lose interest, dump it in the nearest mud puddle, and then it will be either A or me carrying a stuffy on the rest of our walk.

Surprisingly, this walk Mr. B carried his stuffy for almost a 1/4 mile. Then it appeared as if he got bored or his jaw became tired of holding onto such a heavy stuffy or

he just lost track of it.

Though he enjoyed finding his stuffy on his head, he was more excited by pets on the head.

Does anyone else have a pup who carries their own toys on walks?

Also:

How we taught Mr. B not to destroy his stuffies

Invasion!

Could Mr. B actually be part stuffy?

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Dog Gear: Mr. B's Camera

Now that warmer weather and longer walks are upon us, we think it is time for Mr. B to document his walks again. We decided to compile a few of Mr. B's favorite things to do to commemorate his summer photo series.
Mr. B started his photography career with the Uncle Milton Pet's Eye View camera which eventually succumbed to the early bad battery issue that lead to it's many bad reviews online. However, Mr. B was able to get some nice photos with the Pet's Eye View as shown below with Mr. B's captions.

"Taking Da Selfie"

"Hanging with Da Muppet"

Then Mr. B upgraded to the Go Pro Hero 2 so he could take videos as well as higher resolution photos. Here are a few of his favorites from the past couple years.

"Playing Ball"