Top 10 Reasons for Making Your Own Dog Shaped Cookies

10. The cookies are fresh!

 9. Have fun in your kitchen!

 8. You can make cookies that look exactly like Your Dog!

 7. Learn a new hobby!

6. The cookies are a great gift for friends! They are also great for Dog Shows, (winners of Best of Breed, Best in Show), National Specialties, Craft Shows, Dog Obedience Graduations, New Puppy Adoptions, etc.).

 5. Enhance your creativity!

 4. Have the satisfaction of saying "I did it myself!"

 3. Bond with friends or family members...it's a great way to spend some time together!

 2. Impress your friends with your talents!

     And the Number One Reason to make your own dog shaped cookies....

 1. Save Some Dough! To Buy PreDecorated Dog Sugar Cookies can cost from $39 to $51 PER DOZEN (not including shipping)! Oh My...it doesn't cost nearly that much to make and decorate the cookies yourself!

Happy Baking!

We have over 80 different breeds of dog shaped cookie cutters on our website.
Carole

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Some Great Things about 2009

As we say goodbye to the old year and get ready for the new year…

I want to Thank You for making 2009 so great!

Here's My Top 10 List of great online moments in 2009!

* 1) Cloud K9® was named Top Dog Site of the Day for 12/25/2009!

* 2) I started this blog in 2009!

* 3) I made some great new friends and anipals on Twitter!

* 4) I met over 1,000 new Tweeps!

* 5) I saw the dedication and determination of animal rescue groups all over the world to help four-legged friends in need.

* 6) Thanks to all of you, I learned new things about dogs, animals, rescues, Twitter and more!

* 7) I laughed (you Tweeps have great senses of humor!)

* 8) I cried (some animal rescue stories did not have the happiest of endings :-( )

* 9) I learned a whole new vocabulary (retweets, tweeps, anipals, pawcircle, etc.)

* 10) I got a fantastic new potato soup recipe (that has become a fav recipe) from a great tweep!

Looking forward to a great new 2010!

Carole
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Top 10 Uses for Cheese :-)

So, what to do with all that cheese? Here is a Top 10 List (with some tongue in cheek ideas)

1) Grilled Cheese

2) Cheese Sauce for Vegetables

3) Nachos with Cheese

4) Occasional Treats for K9 Friends

Contingency Plans after it is no longer edible.  Would these work if it becomes leathery or rubbery in texture? :-)

5) Create a Pair of New Shoes

6) Patch a Tire

7) Replacement Floor Tiles

8) Sew Together and Use as a Door Mat

9) Shingles on the Roof

10) Patch Nail Holes in the Wall

Top 10 Ways that Tweeters Made Me Smile! :-)

I received a tweet that if someone made me smile, I should send them a tweet and tell them so.

To send a tweet to everyone that made me smile would be a HUGE job, since I truly believe that Every Tweep that I follow has made me smile in one way or another. 

Making someone smile is not only “Ha Ha…that was funny!” There are many ways Tweeps have made me smile throughout the year!  And so, here is the…

Top 10 List ...
Ways Your Tweets Have Made Me Smile:

1. Pictures of Cute Anipals (Awww moments)

2. Silly/Witty/Clever Tweets (HA! HA! moments)

3. Learning Something New (Lightbulb AHA! moments)

4. Warm, Friendly Tweets ({{{Hug moments}}})

5. Helping Someone or Some Anipal in Need (Heartwarming Moments)

6. Being Grateful for a Greater Insight into Life (Gratitude Moments)

7. RTing my Tweets (Thank You Moments)

8. Sharing Favorite Recipes (Nom Nom/ Yummy Moments)

9. Meeting Many New Pals and Furriends (Friend Moments)

And…last, but not least…there have been a few well-meaning tweets with

10. Unintended Typos that Tickled My Funny Bone (Oops! Typo Moments)

So I thank each and every one of you, who, (in 140 characters or less) shared a little bit of yourself to make me smile in many ways, each and every day!

Keep up the good work as we tweet our way into 2010!

Carole

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