what's in a name?

hi every bloggie!

Happy 4th of July! The holiday is finally here! Which means fun balls, cook outs, swimming, and Frankie Furter's Name Game. What's in a name.. Je m'appelle Norwood- C'est moi! How did I get my name?

Guess #1- Many people think I'm from the town of Norwood Massachusetts. It's a lovely town that sits a bit southwest of Boston and named after a community Norwood, England. I personally think I should be elected town mayor to represent the town as only a Norwood could.

Guess #2- I was named after the infamous Buffalo Bill's kicker Scott Norwood.

You see, Super Bowl XXV would cement Norwood's name in football history when he missed a 47-yard field goal attempt at the end of the game, giving the New York Giants the victory. ABC sportscaster Al Michaels had the call: "No good! Wide right!" as the Giants poured Gatorade over head coach Bill Parcells' head.

It's been the missed kick of the century and Scott Norwood had to go underground for awhile. Man.. I'd hate to be that dude.. oh maybe that warrants a name change.

Guess#3- My great grandfather was an astounding cardiologist Dr. Norwood

He developed the NORWOOD procedure to help babies born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. I most definitely am proud to carry on his name. See this amazing re-plumbing of the heart.. smart grampy.

Okay okay.. those are all good guesses but to tell you the truth, my story is quite boring. The good rescuers at PAWS New England Rescue and the folks in Tennessee where I was found, named me Norwood.

See look at me.. don't I look like a Norwood? So the name stuck. Voila! Je m'appelle Norwood.

Nicknames: Norweed, Nordude, goofball, mr. bizerko, norwood pie and beep beep. (that's an entire different post to explain)

Okay.. that's all! Thanks Frankie Furter for hosting this wonderful bloggie event! And I shall leave you with a Fourth of July celebratory firework display. Don't worry! This one is boom free!

From Millan.Net

power of the pack

hi every bloggie!

On Oct 27th, I received a heart wrenching email from my rescue PAWS New England. (that's me as a young pup just rescued)

Dear PAWS Supporters,

We hope this email finds you well and enjoying the fall season. We at PAWS have had a most difficult and trying few months and all of us are concerned about our current financial health and the future of our organization. Please watch our video message to learn more details:

http://vimeo.com/7301300

To engage in rescue work, one must maintain an optimistic attitude—we are hopeful that better times are around the corner. We believe in our work and have always been awed by the generosity of you. Please help us survive this recession; there are so many dogs who rely on us as their sole lifeline.

In order to meet our operational budget requirements through the end of the year, we need to raise $15,000. We know that we can accomplish this daunting task by asking a lot of people for small amounts of money and getting very creative with our fundraising. Please help us reach our goal. You can follow our progress by watching the fundraising thermometer that we will be updating daily on our petfinder page:pawsnewengland.petfinder.com.

Thank you, as always, for your support!

The pups and volunteers at PAWS

Well I being very grateful for their services and acting as a proper alumni, donated AND placed the video on my bloggie and twitter. I was so amazed at the power of the dog blog pack. I got the following email on Nov 8th.. a little over a week.

Hey Debi & Norwood!

Just wanted to say thank you for putting our appeal up on Norwood's blog! You are not going to believe it, but 296 people were referred to the video from your website!

We are doing great with fundraising... $12,395 as of this morning and I think Joanne, Traci, and I have exhaled for the first time in a long time. We could not have done it without your help.

Many, many thanks and hugs to our little angel!
Kelly

(mom thinks I do look like an angel in this photo)

All I did was post it! I hope it generated funds.. can't tell truly. But the number of times viewed from my bloggie speaks volumes. Thank you dog blogging pack! And a special thanks to Penny & Velcro who donated and also retweeted and facebooked (is that a verb) a post passing on the appeal for funds!

Thank You! and as Asta would say "smoochie kisses"

aka knaw wood

Aka Knawwood!   

Norwood Unleashed and Unedited!

"There are no wild animals until man makes them so." Mark Twain

The Best Friends Sudbury Day Camp Crew turned loose!

(click on photo to get a great view)

I am the one yelling "let's go"- like we're the first brigade in a battle

SuperBowl Ads Can Help Adoption Dogs

During the SuperBowl, do you love watching the Ads instead of the football game? Check out the SuperBowl Ad by Pedigree. Simply by watching the Ad, you will help their Adoption Drive. They will donate food for each view. Which one did you like best? The Bison, Rhino, Ostrich or Boar?


My favorite was the BOAR? Post your favorite!
To see the full video view of each- go to the Pedigree website.

Gold Medal Performance

The ice capped snow made a perfect ice skating rink.  I bet you did not know but I routinely perform in Ice Capades.  Here is a sample of my show.  You may notice my after bath drying techniques. That's how I practice for the triple double axel that I perform in the show.  I think I perfected it!

Hey- We learned today that our Beantown friends Agatha and Archie have a problem. Maybe you have a suggestion.  Check out their blog and read about Archie's new fear of the snow plow.  

LAZY SATURDAY

Hmmm.. today the forecast calls for an early morning shower of laziness followed by an afternoon with intermittent nap times.

tag tag a wonderful game!

King of the Hill,

Top of the Heap,

Norwood went running,

far away from me.

I whistled,

I yelled,

I ran away too.

He ran fast towards me,

my mind made a gasp,

I thought that he finally,

listened at last

But he ran right past me,

and I swear with a laugh,

He ran by me again,

and I had to think fast.

I reached in my bag

and pulled out some treats,

My hand was full,

of good things to eat.

I reached out to offer it,

as he ran full steam at me.

It worked It worked! and I sighed with relief!

Tag Tag a wonderful game!

Ice, Freezing Rain and Snow

5am wet sloppy snow fell from the sky. I didn't mind. That's why I was built with snow shoes. Then the snow turned to an icy rain. I think it came from the happy three heeler land and blew northeast.  I watched the news.. school after school after school closed. Last year my mommie would stay home when the schools closed. Not this year. Oh wait but yes! My fun Aunt Dee is a teacher. She called and told me she was going to surprise me later!  Fun Aunt Dee took me for a long walk.  In these dark days of winter,  she had me put on my reflector vest and then off to the park.  I thought I looked cute in reflector yellow but I only wear it when it's dark.  Hmm but maybe I did look cute. She laid in the snow to take pictures of me.  She had me pose. She shot my profile.  She had me run back and forth.  She had me flip upside down and all around. I hope I get paid for being a great model! I think she wants me to be a movie star!  Look out Marley!

Remembering Last January

 

Thank you all for the well wishes. Last January is when I found my new home.  I was so little. My nickname was itty bitty.  I was a whole 12lbs...at 7 months.  Now I am a big boy and my nickname has changed..... it's goofball.  This is a picture of my first day.  

Back to the Routine

The holidays are over.  The decor is down. Mom is back to work.  I got a call from the vet today with bad news. My sample tested positive for giardia so no day care camp this week.  Just meds and home alone time.  I knew things happened in threes... this was the third.  I will just day dream about my fun at the park.......... I remember.........

  

The park is ALL Mine! and it's time for snow zoomies! 

   

Mr. Stinko transforms into Mr. Smelly Good

Yesterday the vet and today a bath!!  What is going on?  Everything happens in threes... I can't imagine what is next.  No need for a towel.. see how I dry off.  

a visit to the vet is not that bad....

We didn't waste time fulfilling a New Year's resolution... staying healthy. Well at least Norwood was the first to fulfill his (my) resolution. 

  Norwood had a visit with the vet for his annual exam and shots.

 

Oh the anticipation... I hear so many noises from behind that door.  Dogs whining, yelping, barking.  People talking.  Who is coming... who? 

 

It is Dr. Scandura.  She seems so nice-of course I must greet her by jumping all over. Norwood finally succumbed to the reason for the visit. Okay okay, I'll get on the table.  Not so bad, it was over soon and I got many treats! 

She said she would check out our new blog too. 

 Thanks VCA Northboro staff for being so good to me each visit!   

We are glad this didn't happen...... 

http://www.funnythreat.com/funny_animals/tunnel_light.htm

New Year's Day Fun

Brrr.. New Year's Day was frigid.  This poor boy's toes kept freezing up so I brought out the mittens. (aka-boots) An initial struggle was soon over followed by a nice prance. (trying to figure out how to walk in them)   Here he is, so fancy, with his fleece mittens.  I know.. I know.. it really isn't a fashion statement in this case it is function.  For those owners who need to use boots, I use the cheap ones that the iditarod dog use... give it a try - at $2.50/pair it is a good investment.  Go to www.dogbooties.com.  And, if he loses one, it is not a costly loss and they fit good too.

    

Now we are ready for the trails.  We headed to Ghiloni Park in Marlboro.  Oh yes! We had the park and the trails to ourselves.  Norwood took full advantage of it.  The ice cold gusts blowing against our face. The snow draped pine trees.  Fresh tracks in the trails.  We had a great time... expect I could not keep up.  I wish I had a furry face and four legs some days.. today was one of them.

        

It was a beautiful clear blue sky mitten wearing kind of day!