Our cocker spaniel, Amos LOVES when I give him a haircut. I'm not a professional by any means but he hates riding in the car and it saves us driving 20 miles (one way), so I cut it myself. Yesterday we put the big, loveable pup in her house while Amo and I settled into a nice sunlit spot on the living room floor. He had a few matted spots where he had gotten into some burdock (I think rolled in it is more like it!) and I swear he almost smiled when I got those out! At one point, he was rolled over onto his back with feet in the air, snoring while I was cutting the long hair on belly. It was good Mommy and Me time for us yesterday.....no other dogs trying for my attention, only the occassional kitty who thought he'd see what was going on.

Another thing all my 4-legged babies love is when I do yoga in the living room. The cats love to sit on the ends of my mat and the dogs love to come poke their cold noses in my face, Mags especially likes to nibble at my hair while I'm in an inverted pose. And of course, any floor work sends out the message that, "HEY.....Mom's on the floor, it's PLAY TIME!!!!!" LOL Needless to say, I've found an alternative spot for my yoga....sorry pups....it just isn't going to work out this way!

One last favorite, at least for now, Little Two Toes, a kitten, has great fun tossing about a large tinfoil ball. Our 100 pound Bernese Mountain Dog LOVES to play this game with the teeny tiny kitten. The kitten will play endlessly...jumping about, batting the ball about and then Mags steals the ball away....but not for long as Two Toes steals it back. Mags will jump about and fuss (but never on the kitten) until Two Toes sends the ball spinning in her direction. They are a great source of entertainment!