Welcome to the annual dogs in spring post. The flowers are finally blooming, so it is time for one of my favorite posts. I do love pictures of dogs with flowers.
This year, I took the pictures a week early. The flowers were out for 10 days already and waiting until May didn't seem smart.
The dogs have missed two grooming appointments already, so they are a bit thick in the fur department in-spite of brushing.
In the last two years, it has been a battle with them to set still, especially Molly would just wander away. But this year, 10 minutes and we had 30 pictures to pick from. They ran to the flowers and only had to be called back once. When released, they rocketed to the door, happy to be done with me.
Not a lot of flower sniffing this year vs previous years and I didn't get sniffing pictures, it just wasn't happening.
2019 Dogs in Spring Flowers
Editor’s note: Since this is an annual post of pictures, I re-edit the text and add this year’s pictures. Originally published April 17, 2017, which included pictures from multiple years.
2018 Dogs in Spring Pictures
Before we get to more dog pictures, we had a guest appearance at the pond in our backyard. Say Hi to Mr. Bald Eagle. This is the first eagle we have seen on our pond.
Eagles are becoming more common in our areas. But our pond, which was teaming with fish, suffered deep freeze a few years ago killing all the fish. While a few small fish are slowly coming back, it will take years to recover. Hopefully, Mr. Eagle is a good sign.
2017 Dogs in Spring Pictures
There is nothing like a good run in the spring. And our paws aren't even getting muddy.
2016 Dogs in Spring pictures
2015 Dogs in flower pictures
2014 Dogs in flowers pictures - we were babies
Jake - The Original Dog in Spring - 2012
This is Jake who died of cancer in 2013. He is very loved and missed. He loved going into the flowers and setting. But usually ran away if a picture was coming.
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Have a great spring.
DrDan
Originally Published: April 17, 2017
Tammy Fletcher
Lovely to see the girls enjoying the Spring. Please let them know I am looking pretty fuzzy myself. At least their roots are not showing like mine are!
Marcia
Love your beautiful dogs Dr Dan.💖Keep the pics (& recipes) coming!!
Annette
Thank you for such a cheerful post!
Sandra O’Gorman
Gorgeous, love the doggie pics
Anne
I do enjoy your recipes (several are in regular rotation here), but I love your dog pics! It's very sweet that you have an annual picture-taking event like this one; it's fun to see how "the girls" are changing through the years. And your photo of Jake tugs at my heart, because I once had a very dear old golden, too. Thanks, Dr. Dan! You've put a smile on my face today.
Gayle Gorman
Love your doggie photos..so precious!
Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
Hi Gayle,
Welcome to the blog.
I do love a good dog picture.
Thanks for the note.
Dan
Cindy D
I always enjoy this post. Beautiful pics once again. The girls look beautiful and happy. Nice shot of the eagle too. Happy Spring!!!
Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
Hi Cindy,
Welcome to the blog.
I always enjoy this one too. But Molly was very resistant.
Also, it got delayed. First, by a late snow and late blooms. Then a week of family emergency. But we got home and the flowers were still good.
Thanks for the note. Sometimes I think I'm just doing it for me.
Dan
Emma @ Savor the Flavour
These doggie pictures are so cute! I love the ones where they're running. :)
DrDan
I love the pictures with "ear flop". But every spring I do the "dogs in flowers" but sometimes they don't want to do it. Check out the fall, "dogs in leaves" posts if you want to see a lot of running and jumping.
Thanks for the note.
Dan
Note to readers: Emma blogs with her mother at https://savortheflavour.com/ They put a lot of hard work in their site. Check it out. Highly recommended.
Mutare
DrDan, thank you for this post. Its very inspiring.
Georgia Brandenburg
Awesome pictures, love the dogs, flowers and your special visit of the Bald Eagle.
Hopefully you are enjoying retirement, I certainly am!!
DrDan
Hi Georgia, I'm loving retirement and I glad it agrees with you too. How's the family?
Thanks for the note.
Dan
Sandi
I always enjoy your blog and love pictures of the dogs. They are gorgeous. Mr Bald Eagle is pretty amazing, and he’s beautiful. Hugs,
DrDan
Hi Sandi,
First, sorry for the delayed reply.
Mr. Eagle surprised us but that was nice.
Molly and Lilly say thanks
Dan
Patricia
The dogs are beautiful. I love all the pictures.
DrDan
Hi Patricia,
First, sorry for the delayed reply.
Molly and Lilly say thanks
Dan
Vegan Heaven
These two are just soooo cute!! I absolutely LOVE the pictures of Molly and Lilly in 2014 smelling the flowers! :-)
DrDan
Thanks for the comments everybody and Molly and Lilly say thanks also.
As many of you know, this blog started as a hobby cooking blog for family recipes. For some reason, it took off on Google. Since I retired from medicine, the blog is my only "job", but I will still treat it like a hobby and not a business, although business-wise we are doing quite well thanks to all of you. I don't like popups so no popups, etc. I love to do dog picture, so you get at least one per post. I plan to keep it up for the foreseeable future but expect some gaps of several weeks to start appearing. Retirement is very busy.
Have a great spring. Hopeful a new Tex-Mex recipe this weekend if the final run through is as good as previous one.
Dan
halfadime7
Anyone who loves a dog(s) is A-Okay in my book. Your cooking ain't bad either. Just sayin...
Only joking... I love your recipes. Keep them coming.
nancy
I just love your blog!! I'm a single widow lady who cooks just for myself so many of your recipes work just great for me! And I think my very fav is your "Wifo Pot Roast"! OMG! So good! And love all your "doggie pics".....Amazing how they love to take time out to "smell the flowers"....LOL! Have a very Happy Spring, Dr. Dan 🤣 :) and keep the great recipes coming....I'll keep cooking them!! :)
Julianna
Dogs in flowers always makes me smile!
marms
How about a series of picture postcards? Dogs and Flowers, intersperced with other Spring delight shots, such as leftover ham with scalloped potatoes, leftover ham and bean soup. Etc. I'd buy.
ashley
I love your recipes and the dog pictures! I also have an English Golden Retriever, our pups could be sisters they look so much alike!
Pat
We always love the dog pictures and your great recipes!
laurajay
Dr Dan, Love the pictures of your dogs!! I could look at pictures of them all day long! Thanks for sharing.