SpocktheDog

LOST DOG NEEDS A HOME !!

2012-01-13T11:26:00.001-05:00

This medium sized dog has been in our neighborhood since Thanksgiving! We live Washington PA near the Park. He is extremely shy. Appears to be a mix of Rottwieler and Shepard. Please, please spread the word to help him find a loving home! Contact @spockthedog via Twitter or email SpocktheDog@yahoo.net

Nothing like a great Tomato Soup!

2010-07-29T13:42:00.000-04:00

This is what is for dinner tonight! It is delicious served warm or cold. Just the perfect meal with a fresh salad!

Fresh Tomato Soup

2 T olive oil
1 yellow or white onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 pounds tomatoes, de-seeded, chopped
1/4 t red pepper flakes
1 T brown sugar
1/2 t thyme, dried
4 slices of WHITE bread, crusts removed
12 oz chicken or vegetable stock
1 T balsamic vinegar
black pepper to taste
Blue cheese crumbles

Garlic Toast or croutons

Heat oil in a stock pot or tall saucepan. Add onion and garlic; saute for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and stir to combine. Add pepper, sugar, thyme and bread to mixture; cook for 3 minutes. With an immersion blender or food processor, blend the mixture. Slowly add stock to mixture and combine. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add vinegar during last two minutes. Garnish each serving with blue cheese. Sprinkle with croutons or serve with garlic toast and a big fresh salad!

A hot dog in the 'Burg!

2010-07-24T12:40:00.001-04:00

It's a hot one today...but no complaints...I remember February too well! Making the Salmon recipe below tonight. Quick, easy and delicious! Check out "That Guy" in the snow with Cali in the background!

Grilled Salmon with Black Raspberry Sauce

2010-07-02T17:34:00.001-04:00

Grilled Salmon with Black Raspberry Sauce

Simple and delicious!

INGREDIENTS

1 Salmon Wild Salmon Fillet, cut into 4 pieces

2 Cups of Black Raspberry Jam

1/2 cup Butter Substitiute

2 Tablespoons Honey

Sriracha Hot Sauce

Worchestershire

Zest of 1 Lemon and Juice from 1/4 Lemon

Salt, Pepper, Olive Oil

Prepare coals to Medium High Heat. Pat Salmon dry and lightly drizzle with olive oil, and then salt and pepper to taste. Over medium low heat, with whisk in hand, melt Jam with the butter and honey, stirring very frequently and adjusting heat to a low simmer. Add a splash of Worchstershire and 1 Tablespoon of Sriracha (or more, to taste) and the zest of 1 lemon. Simmer and stir for 5 minutes or so to combine flavors. Strain seeds and return to pan to keep warm, but not simmering.

Place the salmon skin side down onto meduim coals. Flip after 2 minutes, remove the skin and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Return sauce to heat and add a squeeze of lemon juice. Taste to adjust seasonings. Serve along side the Salmon!

2009-10-11T23:12:00.001-04:00

This is a picture of my cousin Myrtle and me when we were little. We were touching paws in my kitchen and hoping that no one was looking, even though Grandma's was standing there and my Mom had the camera ready to shoot. No wonder I don't pose for the camera. Never ends! This is one of my favorite pictures because everyone was showing off their feet! I will miss Myrtle very much. I am happy for her because she will be in a happy place with Grandma. Sweet dreams to you beloved Myrtle. xxoo

2009-10-11T23:03:00.003-04:00

Our Beloved Myrtle brought us such Joy!

Her memory will live on forever.

Sweet Dreams, little Sunshine!

2009-07-23T14:11:00.005-04:00

That Guy really likes to cut the grass. Sometimes he comes home from work & pretends to do it.

I haven't had the chance to write in such a long time! My parents went to Rhode Island for a wedding and for some reason my cousin Sara decided to sleep at my house while they were gone! She must have thought that living with me was really fun. She kept trying to take me to her house, but I didn't let her. I "marked" her back tire just to let her know who the boss is around here, and then I went back to my couch.

Not to be outdone, she went out and got a Dog of her OWN!

This is a picture of her with the new puppy.

They named her Cally.

(stoopy!)

2009-07-01T11:38:00.003-04:00

Serious BARK OUT LOUD!!!

This is my cousin Rex, and he is going to a Scottish Festival!

Wonder where his SKIRT IS?!???!!

Bol....bol....bol....

DON"T let "THAT GUY" see this picture- or he'll get IDEAS!

(see his pic below...)

Mom just posted on Twitter- looking for a change from ProMeris for flea and ticks. The stuff has to work because we live in the woods with Bambi in our front yard all of the time. No offense to ProMeris- but it is too skinky- even for me! I hope that we get lots of DMs or Email messages with good advice! DON"T FORGET to use my AMAZON LINK for all of your shopping needs- a portion of all proceeds is donated to charity! Thanks!

Beautiful Day for Flowers!

2009-06-25T10:33:00.003-04:00

This beautiful bouquet was sent to us from my Aunt Janet yesterday. She's pretty!

My cousin Tommy is staying with us this week. He is 13 years old and we are having a bunch of fun. He likes to run around all of the time and eat food. Me too!

Still NO WORD about Mom's job with Murphy Goode. She's been sampling all of their wine!

Off to the yard. Have a nice day!

Murphy Good and Mommy

2009-06-19T11:32:00.005-04:00

"That Guy"

EXCITING DAY FOR MY MOM!!

Mom just discovered that Murphy-Goode Wines is offering a 6 month job to drink wines and talk about it with via Twitter!

She would be so good at this because she is -

Particularly Adept at Drinking Wine

Very social and outgoing

Witty, Fun and Especially Pretty!

"I just love that Liar's Dice Zin! " -Mommy

2009-05-12T23:25:00.003-04:00

WHEW!

Took a week off after the giant fundraiser just to run around after rabbits, cats, foxes and deer!

Thank you to everyone who made a donation to Angel Ridge.

There is still time to spend a buck or two.... and my Humane Society Page is open for Business!

Going to focus on Spocky Spice for a couple of days.
I'm hoping that my many TWITTER friends will use my
Amazon Link (click to the thing on the right- not here...)
for all of their shopping needs.
Proceeds benefit animal charities!!!

GIANT Thank YOU to all of my friends and Generous Donors!

CINCO DEL SPOCKO !!

2009-05-05T17:34:00.004-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME !!!

Today is Cinco de Mayo and it is also

MY FIFTH BIRTHDAY!!!

Mom baked me a Chicken and I have been sharing it with "That Guy".

Still hoping to raise additional funds for Angel Ridge. I am sending out a giant THANK YOU to each and every donor and I hope that you have a wonderful
Cinco de Spocko!

2009-05-02T10:21:00.002-04:00

THE BEANS ARE JUMPING !!!

Just a few days left in my fundraiser for

ANGEL RIDGE ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY

Any donation that you can spare will go to this great cause- and I will send you your very own supply of Jumping Beans as my way of saying Thank You!

Send me an email- and hope to see you at the Twitter #pawpawty tonight!

THANK YOU MyPetBeans.com for your generosity!

Jumping Beans

2009-04-28T23:05:00.006-04:00

Did something just JUMP?!

Can Beans Jump?!

I have just 20 Six Packs of Jumping Beans!

Donate to FirstGiving.com/SpockDog for Angel Ridge Animal Sanctuary by May 2nd , and you will be entered into a drawing to win your very own supply of "Mexican" Jumping Beans!!

Send me an email at Spockthedog@yahoo.com to enter and WIN!

Every donation is an important one- regardless of the amount!

Jumping Beans!!

2009-04-28T14:49:00.002-04:00

Mexican Jumping Beans!!

Just found THE source for Mexican Jumping Beans to celebrate my birthday!

I have busy trying to generate some donors for my animal charity

ANGEL RIDGE ANIMAL RESCUE & SANCTUARY

CLICK THIS LINK: http://www.FirstGiving.com/SpockDog

When you donate via First Giving, your transaction is 100 percent secure and the money goes directly to Angel Ridge! Angel Ridge offers a permanent home and sanctuary for abused and neglected animals who have no where else to turn.

Won't you donate today and spread the words to your friends? Thank you!

HAPPY HAIRBALL AWARENESS DAY!

2009-04-24T09:52:00.007-04:00

Happy Hairball Awareness Day to all of our Feline Friends!

My fundraiser is dedicated to helping Animals who have suffered from abuse!

Won't you become an Angel to an Animal in need?

http://www.firstgiving.com/spockdog

Read how Angel Ridge saved Oakey found shaking, pregnant and in a dumpster http://tinyurl.com/c2x49o

Get the Cinco de Mayo Party Started!

2009-04-22T11:00:00.004-04:00

Sending out an email to all of my friends to help me get the PARTY started for

My FIFTH BIRTHDAY on MAY 5 !

My birthday wish is to raise $1000 for

ANGEL RIDGE ANIMAL RESCUE & SANCTUARY

Won't you please click on the link and donate a dollar or two?

http://firstgiving.com/spockdog

FUNDRAISER FOR ABUSED ANIMALS

2009-04-19T11:44:00.005-04:00

http://www.firstgiving.com/spockdog

This is a picture of me with the Jeannie that found me a home!

I am very excited to have started a fund raiser for Angel Ridge Animal Rescue! Any amount that you can donate-even a single dollar- will be put to great use!

Angel Ridge permanently houses animals who have been physically and emotionally abused, who need medical attention and who cannot find a home or a local shelter.

Please share this with your friends and donate generously!

A Beautiful Day!

2009-04-18T10:01:00.003-04:00

The sky is so blue today that I decided to write in blue! Spending the day helping my mom aerate the soil. She does it the hard way with a shovel. Go figure!

We have lots of energy today because we used the health enhancer SPOCKY SPICE on our grilled tuna last night.

USE MY LINK TO FOR ALL OF YOUR AMAZON SHOPPING NEEDS
Our proceeds benefit animal charities.

Have a great day!

2009-04-15T12:32:00.003-04:00

Where does the time go?! We put the building of our site on hold until after Easter. The Bunny came and we had a bunch of relatives over for dinner. It was fun! My friends have organized a "secret pal" exchange with the help of Elfster.com. This is going to be so much fun. I have wished for a donation for my two favorite charites:

Angel Ridge and the Washington County Humane Society

These organizations can use all of the help that they can get!

I am very proud to announce that my Aunt Mundy Fergus will be the recipient of the NAACP 2009 Human Rights Award! Way to go Mundy! The award ceremony is on May 1st at the Holiday Inn, Meadowlands. Call 724 222-7820 for tickets!

Call cousin Sara for professional Hair & Makeup. Great for weddings and proms!
Here is her link: http://www.myspace.com/saramfergus

Stop the Insanity!

2009-04-07T10:18:00.002-04:00

Spock's Mom here.... Always incensed by animal testing- and this one put me over the edge.

http://www.mydog8it.com/cruelty.htm

Why are we testing on animals? How dumb are we?! Why not test on prisoners who are on death row?! For real?

"You can tell a lot about a country by the way they treat their animals" -Gandi

Beautiful Pictures !

2009-04-07T09:54:00.005-04:00

We were just wondering if Mother Nature was cutting back on the number of Seasons when we received this beautiful show from Grandma Science:

http://sz0131.wc.mail.comcast.net/service/home/~/TOUT_SIMPLEMENT_BEAU.pps?auth=co&loc=en_US&id=62120&part=2&disp=a

It is a little long, but full of beautiful animals. Even the snake looked nice!

Speaking of looking nice, here is a picture of my first girlfriend ever. Lilly is beautiful!

Have a nice day! Love, Spock

PS- Please click to feed the animals on our link below!

Collected Rocks Today

2009-04-05T20:24:00.002-04:00

Had a fun Sunday with Mommy! She is so funny- we broke up our yard work with by collecting a bunch of rocks! I walked on a sideways tree and almost got stuck while pretending to be a gymnast.

Attended our first #pawpawty on Twitter for BrewskiButt's birthday party. Added a great link for RomeotheCat's fundraiser. Crank the Mel Torme, Jose!

Pretty soon Mommy will release her culinary creation SpockySpice. Check back often. Click to help animals as you can and pass the word of this site onto your friends! Back to the #pawty!

Humane Society Link is UP !!

2009-04-03T14:38:00.003-04:00

Hooray!!! The Washington Area Humane Society link is up and running! Give it a click! We have also added the link to the Animal Rescue Site. Click every day and feed animals. It is FREE and just one more reason to BOOKMARK THIS PAGE!

Check out the website today, and you can meet Princess Kitty and her new friends!

http://www.washingtonpashelter.org/

A sad day

2009-03-31T14:46:00.002-04:00

A very sad day today for our family as we said goodbye to our beloved Pepper. We will be forever grateful to Sara for the opportunity to say our farewell and to wish her peace. She will be deeply missed by all.

Just sent this email to some friends to pass along. We've taken dogs from kill shelters before- and found them homes on our own. I sure hope that someone can help this dog keep his life.
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/pet/1100426030.html

Daschsund mixed breed in Pittsburgh (we know one of these....) is in a high kill shelter in Pittsburgh. Please forward this email and pass around to see if anyone can help?

Thanks!

Wishing everyone a better day.

http://spockthedogblog.blogspot.com
http://www.twitter.com/SpocktheDog
spockthedog@yahoo.com

Shop with our links first!

2009-03-30T14:13:00.003-04:00

Yippee!! What a day. "That Guy" came home for lunch and opened the vacuum pack!! Yummy.

Mommy has finally made some progress on our new webpage and she is working with the Washington Area Humane Society to have instant donation links to our site! A very nice lady by the name of Faye is helping her out. I love it when she is happy!

While she was busy on the computer, I thought I'd go outside and enjoy the Spring smells. Something smelled so good that I rolled in it. Now we are going to get into the shower. Here's the bright side- I'll get to dry off serpentine style NAKED and in the dining room. Look out Baby!

Mommy is going to add something that she calls links to this page. Keep in mind that TEN PERCENT of our revenue is DONATED to help ANIMAL CHARITIES! Before you shop for books, clothes or other items, check here for our link. Its free!

A picture of "That Guy"

2009-03-28T09:58:00.005-04:00

Just hanging around today, waiting for Mommy to get off of the computer and take me on a Waddle. Dr. Dyer was nice and didn't give me a shot or anything! He said that I am one of his favorite animals. He gave Mommy a new flea & tick package for my back. Icky. It smells like Eucalyptus and now Dad (aka "That Guy") keeps calling me "YouCaLipToe".

Dr. Dryer said that I should lose some weight. Mommy said that she wants to lose weight too. I think its a STOOPY idea. Stay tuned for all of the gory details....

Have a nice day!

Yet another rainy day...

2009-03-26T10:48:00.002-04:00

Its a rainy Thursday once again....Mommy hopes to work on her web page in progress later. Be sure to add the word BLOG to SpocktheDogBlog or you will get a different dog. We've already written to her...

Mommy has to take Grandpa to the Doctor today- and then she is taking me to see Dr. Dryer to look at a thing behind my ear. I don't like to visit him, but Mommy says that we are helping him pay his monthly mortgage. She laughs alot.

Mommy is worried about Grandpa's forgetfulness. Her memory isn't the best either- here is a quote from her:

"I already can't remember yesterday! For me- Every Day is new and full of adventure- and the Glass is ALWAYS Half Full! It's just a matter of remembering where the hell I put the glass!!! "

Have a nice day! Love, Spock

Learning the fundamentals...

2009-03-25T13:48:00.001-04:00

Mommy has so many nice new friends on Twitter! @RomeotheCat just gave us a bunch of great information about fundraising and websites. Our mission is to have a link for the Washington County Humane Society and Angel Ridge Animal Sancutary up and running by the end of the week! We will keep you posted on our progress.

I passed the rainy day with a late snooze and lunch off of a fork! Have a nice day!! Spock

Mommy and Me

2009-03-24T14:53:00.000-04:00

2009-03-24T13:14:00.002-04:00

Here is a picture of me and my Baby.

(mommy calls her "mini-me")

Every morning my Mommy gives me a bone, and I give it to my Baby.

She got a yellow kind on this day.