BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday Pet Blogger Hop: Happy Mother's Day!

Today's "theme" over at BlogPaws is appropriately, Happy Mother's Day—a blog hop celebration of all human and pet Moms! That makes our post from yesterday even more apropos...

Meanwhile, back at the Ohio ranch...

Me and my Parental Unit are heading to the dog park to get an early start on our Mother's Day celebration. Isn't that the perfect gift for her?

But first, let's all check out the BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday Pet Blogger Hop and see how our blogging buddies are celebrating.

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Mother's Day Gifts For Pet-Loving Moms

Whether you're a human child or a four-legged one, you really should get a gift for your female parental unit. No, looking cute is not enough!

We think these gift ideas from The New York Times are incredibly creative and are sure to please any pet-loving mom and/or bride. From hand-dyed dog leashes, to modern dog beds for a sophisticated decor, to a wooden weather vane in the dog breed of your choice, these gift ideas run the gamut—and all are unique and (mostly) practical, too. Don't you love that "kitty cave"?

                  Photos courtesy of The New York Times

Let us know what you plan to get your female parental unit this Mother's Day—we'd love to hear your gift ideas! I haven't chosen a present yet, but I can tell ya, my Parental Unit deserves something real nice, and I bet yours does, too.

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Mother Cat Adopts...

This video isn't hot off the press, but we think it's worth sharing today, particularly as Mother's Day approaches. Take just one minute to enjoy this sweet cat and her babies.

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Cat + Baby = A Peaceful "Mother's Day"

For all you humans who've gently rocked your infant's cradle to ease them to sleep...what were you thinking? You could've let your cat do it for you!

Here's to a splendid Mother's Day for all human and four-legged moms, including our Parental Unit!

Great photo of Parental Unit and me by Rachel Lauren Photography

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Cats From Hell And...Cats To Help

We just had to pass on this hilarious NewYork Times review of a new reality television show called, "My Cat From Hell". The show will air Saturday nights on Animal Planet.

 It sounds like the show itself will be quite entertaining (although its description sounds like an exact replica of The Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan), but despite its "copycat" format-you'll excuse the pun-it's the review that had us in stitches. The New York Times writer, Neil Genzlinger, seems to like both the show and cats, and he does a great job of contrasting what he calls "most cats" with the evil-eyed monsters depicted on this show: "Most cats, though, know how to balance their evil tendencies with general adorableness, so that their owners are too busy reaching for the video camera to notice the claw marks on their upholstery and the blood on their arms." Ha! We loved this piece and hope you will to: enjoy the full article here: tv.nytimes.com/2011/05/07/arts/television/my-cat-from-hell-on-animal-planet.html?src=me&ref=arts

Ha my foot paw! Does this give you a hint of what our sweet looking Ms. Bella gets away with in my our house?

And about those cats to help...As we were blog hopping yesterday, we came across this important post on one of our favorite blogs, Cat Chat, that discussed a new "spring campaign" on Facebook by the folks at Carol's Ferals to raise funds for spaying and neutering programs for feral cats. Check it out here: 

opcatchat.blogspot.com/2011/05/michigan-help-carols-ferals-double-your.html. And let's see what we all can do to pitch in as our budgets allow.

And last, but certainly not least, we want to wish all of you Moms out there, whether human or furkid Moms (or both) a Happy Mother's Day!

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