WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!
Congratulations to Amanda Seymour (Momma Seymour) who wins the $15 Amazon GC and Jennifer Leeland who wins a download from my backlist.
Thank you to everyone for visiting and telling me about your pets. I loved reading your comments. Look for another blog hop next month.
During the last few days I’ve been pondering my post for the Love is in the Air blog hop, hosted by Under the Covers Book blog. My name is Shelley Munro, and I’m an author. The obvious thing would be to tell you about my upcoming February releases Eye on the Ball and Cat Burglar in Training. See the pretty covers on the side—no!
I don’t want to bore you with promo. Back to pondering…
Then along came Bella, our rambunctious puppy, in an entirely rambunctious mood. She barked at me as she does whenever she wants to play. She’s a stubborn wee puppy and the word “no” doesn’t seem to work with her. If she wants a cuddle, she’ll wriggle her way past my laptop. I can be typing away, lost in my latest story when suddenly a puppy plops on top of the laptop.
Bella is our second dog. Our first dog, Scotty passed away a few years ago, but she also had an endearing manner. Scotty was complaining at me one day while I was writing. She wanted to go for a walk, and I wanted to finish my scene.
“Right,” I said. “If you’re not going to behave, I’ll write you into my book.” And so I did. I added a talking dog to my scene, fully intending to take it out later. But Killer, the talking dog (Scotty) made herself at home, taking over the story. I ended up keeping the scene and my Talking Dogs series was born.
This is Bella. Her brown ear normally stands up and her white ear flops, giving her a comical appearance. She digs holes in the garden and chews up all her toys. Her favorite toys are cardboard boxes and strips of fabric. She rips them into little pieces and makes a mess, but she makes me laugh. Despite her naughtiness, she’s very cute, and we can never stay angry with her for long. There is nothing better than a puppy greeting after a crappy day at work.
CONTEST: Tell me about your pet or pets. If you don’t have a pet invent an imaginary one. Would you like a purple dragon with green spots? A werewolf? A pixie or a fairy? A turtle? A spider? A cat or a dog? Or something else?
I’m giving away a $15 Amazon gift certificate to one commenter while a second commenter will win an ebook download of their choice from my backlist.
All you need to do to enter the draw is answer my question about pets in the comments section. Winners will be chosen and notified by email after 11.59 pm on 14 February. International entries are welcome.
February 7th, 2012 at 11:05 pm · Link
Awww Bella is so cute.
I have a cat named Pelos. He is a 7 year old big gray ball of fluff. In the morning while we eat our cereal he waits by our side and then loves to drink up the last few drops that are left over. Sometimes he can’t wait so he starts pulling our hand away with his paw so he can get in there and start drinking the milk.
When he was younger he would love to knock over our glasses of water or what ever we were drinking. He would just go by and put his paw in the glass and tip it over and keep walking by.
He doesn’t like to be alone in the morning. If he is awake before us he makes sure to wake us up. He also doesn’t like the doors closed. He will scratch at the doors till we open them then walks away. He also starts meowing when he is going to do something he isn’t suppose to do. He is our baby. Oh yeah he also snores.
February 8th, 2012 at 5:53 am · Link
I love dogs. I have two Lemon Spotted Beagles and one, what I call, pocket puppy. She is so small, she fits in my pocket. Her mother is a Jack-Chi and her father is a Pekapoo. So, we have dubbed her breed Peeka-jack-poochi. LOL They are all horribly spoiled rotten. The beagles are named for characters from books. Bones from Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series and Nalla from JR Ward’s BDB series. Of course, they all are lap puppies. The little one likes to sleep on my shoulder, so the beagles think they can too, lol. It is pretty funny, when they all try to get on my shoulders. Thanks for the great giveaway!
hschrock24112 at yahoo dot com
February 8th, 2012 at 8:49 am · Link
I remember about the Talking Dogs! Great idea.
I have two cats. One is black and getting older now, having a bit of trouble seeing. The other is the wild one. He gets in trouble a lot. But he also seems to be really smart. He knows certain words like ‘out and eat’ etc. I use to say he was a magical cat like the one in the children’s book, Gobbolino!
February 8th, 2012 at 10:22 am · Link
I sadly am a crazy cat lady. I have 5 cats all of them are rescues, so they are wild. I have Jack name after The nightmare before Christmas, Sabrina from The teenage witch, Cyclops and Havoc from comic books, and Church from pet cemetery. They as crazy as they are make life complete for me, with the way they play to the way they greet me when I wake up. While I wish I wasn’t such a sucker for a helpless creature I wouldn’t have it any other way. :) Dprissypunk(at)gmail(dot)com
February 8th, 2012 at 12:49 pm · Link
I have a Dachshund named Xander, who is 8 years old and is my cuddle buddy while I read. He’s quirky – he likes to bury his head under the covers, but his booty must stick out! Don’t cover it up, or he’s highly irritated, and must come out and rearrange himself again while grumbling at me for disturbing him, LOL!
If I spend too much time at the computer, he whines at me, then growls, then barks until I come spend time cuddling. He’s the most demanding man in my life, and I love him dearly. I wouldn’t put up with this much nonsense from a human male, LOL!
Thank you so much for the giveaway chance! You are a new to me author, and I am now stalking you via social networks. I love the pictures of your baby – adorable!!
February 8th, 2012 at 3:04 pm · Link
I don’t have a pet now but growing up we had all kinds of pets. My Dad raised beagles so we had a lot of them as pets we also had a lot of cats too. One of my favorite cats was a big tom cat that would follow me everywhere. I still miss him and he’s been gone for over 20 years.
February 8th, 2012 at 8:42 pm · Link
I lost Igor, my Great Dane. He was the sweetest, most stupid dog on the planet. All heart & slobber. We miss him terribly.
February 8th, 2012 at 9:33 pm · Link
We have two box turtles named Peter and Snapper that our boys talked us into. They were suppossed to be their pets, but both boys have been out of the house for 5 years, and here they are. You can’t beat a turtle for low maintenance, and the crazy things are suppossed to out live us, lol.
Caity_mack at yahoo.com
February 9th, 2012 at 12:55 am · Link
Bella is adorable!
I am currently owned by 4 pets, all but one are adopted/rescued from either neglected or abusive homes. I have 2 dogs: Scruffy is a mixed breed and almost 10, adopted from a neighbor who would not take care of her. Ming is a Pekingese and adopted from a friend who had been given her because she was unwanted, and had been neglected. I also have a Cockitiel
February 9th, 2012 at 12:58 am · Link
sorry….that submitted before I had finished. My bird (Billy) was adopted from a person who was just breeding them, and not really taking care of them.
The only pet I have who was not rescued is my cat Mr. Whiskers. He will be 7 this year & will probably be my last cat because I have developed a small allergy to cats (they really affect my asthma).
June
manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com
February 9th, 2012 at 1:03 am · Link
I have two dogs a rat terrier named Skip and a german shepard named Teddy, and I have a cat named Smitty, and a hamster, and a guinea pig. Thanks for the giveaway!
natasha_donohoo_8@hotmail.com
February 9th, 2012 at 2:42 am · Link
i have the cutest basset hound puppy named Hunter who has the cutest, longest ears that drag on the floor and he often trips over them. He makes me smile from ear to ear and i feel like my heart can literally explode from the love i have for him :)
February 9th, 2012 at 4:05 am · Link
I have 2 cats, Kitty and Wolfie. The first one is a 10 year old tabby who likes sleeping all day. The other one is a wild youngster who likes attention above all else, and annoys the oldie a lot. No wonder they fight so much:)
spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com
February 9th, 2012 at 5:42 am · Link
Wow, It’s hard for me to talk about just one of my babies :/
I have a fawn Chihuahua, a guinea pig, and two beautiful cockatiels. Each one of them is their own ‘person’ and make up an important part of our household. For example one of our cockatiels wistles classical music every morning. It’s like an alarm clock without batteries, electricity or winding up needed. He also brings the worst of moods or days to a brighter light by him random Beethoven bursts that just seem to come at the best of times :)
The same goes for each one of them. The little piggies squeals for attention and ‘pops’ around like actual popcorn. My furry daughter has more energy than the energizer bunny himself. There is never a dull moment in our home and I would not change it for the world!
Have a great day everyone!
February 9th, 2012 at 8:33 am · Link
I have three dogs and they all drive me crazy. LOL!!!!
But I can’t imagine my life without them (but don’t tell anyone).
If I win, can I have the backlist pleeeeease? Great contest!
February 9th, 2012 at 8:06 pm · Link
Bella is a very cute puppy. Right now we have a keeshond puppy named Annabelle. She is a beautiful dog, she’s almost a year old so she’s still a playful pup. We were searching for a dog that was good with kids and she is great with them. She’s kind of big now but she still thinks she’s a lap dog. Thank you for the excellent contest.
seriousreader at live dot com
February 11th, 2012 at 2:41 am · Link
I have a beautiful little white cat with the most amazing green eyes…her name is Chassie and she is 16 yrs old. She thinks she’s human and lets us live in her house with her. When she was just a kitten…about 3 months old, she crawled up under the hood of my husbands truck. When he started the truck that morning and saw the white fur fly…he immediately turned the truck off and popped the hood. There she was, all curled up in a little ball…right next to the fan blade. She had cut her face from the inside corner of her eye all the way down to the end of her nose…and she had a broken hind leg. We called the vet and he said to put her someplace quiet and if she made it through the night…to bring her to him in the morning. Well, she showed him…we took her to him in the morning, he stitched her face, set her leg and kept her overnight to ensure she had no internal injuries…which she didn’t and then sent her home to us in a bright pink leg cast. She was all set to be spoiled! When he took her cast off several weeks later…a couple of toes came off with it too. Apparently, her leg had swelled inside the cast and cut off the circulation to the toes and they died. So, she had to stay overnight again to take care of that. But the loss of those toes never slowed her down. You’d never know they were missing unless you took a good look. She’s a sweet little princess that talks a lot and takes up residence in my lap every time I sit down…but I don’t mind. I love her…can’t really help it…she sorta demands it, LOL! Thx for this GREAT giveaway opportunity. Happy Valentines Day <3
barbbattaglia @ yahoo.com
February 11th, 2012 at 3:32 am · Link
I have a three year old Maltese/pekingese girl dog. She is the sweetest dog ever. She is very playful and funny. We joke that she is the queen of the house because we all spoil her.
emilymeimei204 at yahoo dot com
February 11th, 2012 at 5:26 am · Link
Our family owns two aquariums full of small fishes and even mini-prawns. Granted, they’re not the most interesting of pets but the pretty colours of their scales are definitely relaxing to look at.
lincalc at gmail dot com
February 11th, 2012 at 9:57 am · Link
I had a wonderful dog, she was the smallest beagle most people had ever seen. And she wasn’t as noisy as most beagles. Don’t get me wrong when we would come home from work all you could hear was her greeting us for the first 5-10 mins. I miss her.
My DH and DD would love to have a dragon in the house.
Thanks for the giveaway!
beckerjo at verizon dot net
February 11th, 2012 at 10:19 am · Link
We have a dog almost 3 years old now. I rescue puppy. She’s part Lab/Beagle and completely adorable. Two hamsters and we had two fish but one passed on. I want a cat but my hubby says no way. LOL. I love animals.
Mary
mary_reiss @ hotmail . com
February 11th, 2012 at 2:00 pm · Link
I have beagle/hound mix named Scooby that is very hyper. We also have a black cat named Doc after the character in Cars.
February 11th, 2012 at 9:16 pm · Link
i have a Pomeranian who i got right before xmas he was all most year old and dirty and then i took him to vet and then now he is my service dog and he sit under my table an then on my side of the bed when he want out and then he take the ball sueeze it and i now time to go out his name is king
desi the blonde at msndot cm
February 11th, 2012 at 10:34 pm · Link
I have two huskies and three kids. lol Okay, so kids don’t count but I swear they are just as messy if not more so than my two huskies.
Kymber and Myra are both 6 years old. We had only planned on one dog, but Kymber went almost completely blind before she was a year old. We felt that getting her a companion dog was the best option. We couldn’t afford 4,000 per eye to get them fixed and hope that they took. So we now have two crazy loving dogs that run around. Yes, she does run around outside all day. We just have to make sure that we don’t leave random things in the backyard.
Myra is huge and thinks she is the size of a Chihuahua. She is terrified of other dogs her size at a dog park and all the dogs she wants to play with are terrified of her. They make a very entertaining duo. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.
amanda(dot)seymour03(at)gmail(dot)com
February 12th, 2012 at 12:41 am · Link
Let’s see I have 3 ferrets: Dag, Izzy and Taz, 2 bunnies: Peanut and Butter and a dog: Indiana.
Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com
February 12th, 2012 at 3:49 am · Link
I have two lovely cats who love to sit on my books while I read them. They are soo cute and want all my attention
aliasgirl at libero dot it
February 12th, 2012 at 2:53 pm · Link
I have a wonderful dog named Kobe. She came to us 15 years ago as a tiny sick abandoned puppy. One we would foster – but not keep – since we lived in a second floor condo. You know the rest – she’s still here and not the 30lbs they estimated (try 80 – sick puppies catch up and then some!). She’s been my baby, my best friend, now my kids best friend, our protector and faithful companion. I know our time left is short, but she’ll be in my heart forever.
February 12th, 2012 at 9:34 pm · Link
I have 2 cats both from Animal Control. One I picked out (the youngest) one I inherited that used to love everyone and now only likes me. He also things the youngest is a complete idiot and fool.
bacchus76 at myself dot com
February 12th, 2012 at 9:52 pm · Link
i have a dog that is a Papillion or more commonly known as the Butterfly dogs.
His name is Wiley because he reminds me of Wile E. Coyote from the cartoon(his attitude).LOL! However i call him BuBBa because i figured it would really annoy my family to hear me call him Baby every 2 seconds. :D
he is still just a bit of a puppy although he is 3 now, but he is the best companion and hates it when i am even in the other room where he can’t see me. such a sweety.
i tried to post a picture of him here but couldn’t get it to go, so i put it on Facebook if anyone wants to see him in his Christmas Hat(he HATES it but i made him wear it for the picture.)
can find me on facebook under my name.
tammy ramey
trvlagnt1t@yahoo.com
February 12th, 2012 at 10:50 pm · Link
Very cute dog. I don’t have any pets. A dog would be nice.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:35 pm · Link
Wow, I’m enjoying your pet-related comments very much. Keep them coming!
February 13th, 2012 at 7:40 pm · Link
We have a short hair American house cat. Her name is Lexi and she is black and white. My husband rescued her from a house that had nothing but drug dealers in it and they werent taking care of her. She is now about 8 years old and she does really good with our 3 year old
February 13th, 2012 at 8:37 pm · Link
I used to have a cat, Rusty, from age 8 months to 17 years old. I had to put her to sleep after she had renal failure… I cried for days. I have yet to get a new cat, I wont get one until I have kids. I will definitely get a full grown kitty from the pound, since it turned out so well the first time!
OceanAkers@aol.com
February 14th, 2012 at 8:29 am · Link
I have a white collie dog named Kaysley. She is 6 years old and is an epileptic. She is a lot of work to take care of but we love her tons!
lexie.bookbug at gmail dot com
February 14th, 2012 at 9:43 pm · Link
My cat is the smartest but bitchiest cat I’ve had. She learned to pee in the toilet by herself at 6 months old