Mai Pals I felt that I had to let you all know that the 'trap' we have set for the mousie that got in to the housie is a humane trap that does not harm the mousie. As you can see when the mousie goes in site to get the treat that is at the end of the trap, the little door closes so the mousie is caught and we can set him free outside.

I did not want any of you to be worried about the mousie, and just wanted to assure you that despite having Zack and Millie in my house as well as me the mouse will come to no harm.



This is Zack my brofur he is usually the one who brings the mousies in to the housie as pwesents, generally he is very gentle with them and simply does a little meow to let us all know that he has brought a new pal in to the house!


Below you can see my sisfur cat Millie, she looks a bit fierce in this picture but that is because she has just spotted Zack having some of her Nip!

                                                        Photo Brad Smith Photography

Well mai pals what a great week this has been.... this time last Thursday staff No1 (mum) was on an aeroplane somewhere close to Atlanta USA. She was just about to find out that she had actually messed up the booking for her onward trip to Blogpaws in Columbus Ohio.... and had actually booked herself to go to Columbus Georgia.

Much panic and some charging up and down the many terminals at Atlanta airport ensued. You actually have to get in to a train to travel between the different terminals at Atlanta  and they have possibly the most unfriendly signage in the world.. if you have been you will know what we mean!

So after some frantic phone calls and parting of some additional cash about two hours later the staff  No1 was on her way to the correct Columbus, minus her bag as this had already been loaded on the wrong plane.
Finally arriving at Columbus at about midnight, she expected to go straight to bed, but was over the moon to discover that one of her twitter pals, of Shorty Award Fame @bztat was still awake doing some last minute prep for the next day. A few beers later they had put the world to right and were both more relaxed and ready for a kip ( sleep to all my US pals!)

Next day the bag had still not arrived and there was no sign of if ever getting there so obviously some essential purchases where required! Namely knickers (panties to my US pals). Now what she got, I have to say are definitely more Bridget Jones than Victoria's Secret, I could happily make a three dog tent from one pair.



So my Be the Change Part 1 is to always make sure that you have a spare pair of knickers ( or panties) and if you are fortunate enough to be carrying a spare pair at all times... consider donating even $6.99 (cheap knicker cost from CVS...3 pairs)  to a charity and shelter.

It was not the end of the world that the staff did not have her bags, but a $6.99 (or less) donation to a charity or shelter could help change the world for one animal.

Seriously folks it is not all about money, sometimes it is your time, your creativity, your voice, your technical skills, that can and will help make a difference.

I though it before and now I know it, together we can make the world a better place...and it all starts with one little step.

Tune in soon to find out
When did the bag turn up?
What happened to the Bridget Jones Knickers?
How you can have some fun at the special #blogpawty on the 21st April and continue to help us be the change.

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Frugal Dougal

Well mai pals the staff have just about recovered from #blogpaws it really was a wonderful event and we can't wait to hear when the next one is. The staff are missing all of the staff that they met, it was truly inspirational to meet with friends that they had only previously tweeted with, and of course to meet a whole new bunch of pals.

Now that they have got through all of the unpacking and stuff they realised that there was a package for me!! I was so so excited to see what was inside as I knew it was from mai pal @puppyaguineapig who makes lovely charms.


Puppy's staff made me a  special collar charm with Petalite, Appatite and Turquoise to provide some healing for me and hopefully keep me healthy for a good while longer. As you can see it is really beautiful and you can bet I will be wearing it every day.

With the gift there was a beautiful card with some lovely words on it, the staff read it to me and I think the words sum up some of what we were trying to explain to people at the Blogpaws #bethechange session so I wanted to share them with you.


I will keep these words in my heart  and try to remember them when I am maybe having a bad day, or things feel difficult, and I would ask that you do the same when you are thinking of what you can do to #bethechange.

Thanks Puppy for such a wonderful gift and your inspirational words.

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Frugal Dougal

Mai pals

What a great time the staff had at Blogpaws it was such an exciting event with lots of fantastic speakers and sessions, I can't wait to hear all the staff's new ideas for implementing better blogging, as you all know they have been pretty hit and miss with the whole blogging thing!

Blogpawty
I am expecting a full debrief when they recover from the jet lag, but in the meantime I wanted to let you all know that as part of the panel that we did with @petfinder  @yourdailycute and @pawcurious we selected a shelter to have a special event for so we will be having a #blogpawty on the 21st April, running from 7pm EDT to 22nd April 1am EDT, you can check out the twtvite for more info!

Be sure to let us know if you can make it, we would love to see all our pals old and new at the event.
We want to give some of our new pals a chance to take part so if anyone wants to be a DJ then please get in touch with @fergusthedog, Barktender please get in touch with @georgetheduck, or quizmaster then please get in touch with me.

The shelter who will benefit from the funds raised at the event are the guys at  Pets without Parents they are a great organisation and we are excited to be able to help them raise much needed funds.

Pwizes
We already have a huge stash of pwizes for this event!!  One of our great pals who has been a supporter of the #PawPawty events right from the start @petcarebev, gave us so much swag that the staff were worried about excess baggage!

The talented @aboutvetmed lady donated some gorgeous bead charms and @amazoncares donated some trendy mouse mats, t-shirts, and calendars.

We also have a  DeLuxe de shedding tool from @furminator_inc to give away as well as an extra special soon to be revealed blog design pwize from @designcoyote.

All I can say is it is a good job that the staff's suitcase did turn up so we could fill it with all the goodies that our pals donated.

So be sure to keep watching for updates about the event and come along and join in the fun.

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Frugal Dougal