tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325861012008-06-25T23:29:41.182-07:00Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-13979455254593635272008-06-25T23:12:00.000-07:002008-06-25T23:29:41.358-07:00

A festival dedicated to finding the most beautiful Damascene goat drew goat breeders and livestock merchants to the Saudi capital Riyadh. You might have read about the goat beauty contest earlier this month but I though you might get a kick out of these articles and photos--as they say, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and personally I have seen Nubian goats that were a lot better

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This week pet weddings seem to be in the news. If you have been reading Blessing of the Animals, you'll find a whole section on the topic. I met a book buyer in a local store this week who was purchasing my book, she said she was asked to oversee pet blessings in her area (Palm Desert) and already conducts weddings. Kathy has a book coming out so I may hear from her again with luck. Anyway, I

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I've been recovering from adrenal fatigue so that is why I have not been posting. Anyway, I just found this and a video is worth more than the words or anything else I could say.

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I just read a complaint about this video welcoming the Pope to the United States. Honestly, some people spend too much time complaining instead of smiling--which I am sure the video will make you do. The video is a compilation of several years of the event--and the recent research indicates that the blessing actually goes back to the founding of Los Angeles (1781) not the 1930s making it the

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Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-12332761879034224242008-03-26T15:56:00.000-07:002008-03-27T11:11:59.744-07:00

If a picture is worth a thousand words...enough said!

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Okay here is the slide show from Olvera Street...finally! I had to select these 50 from about 450 photos. I hope you enjoy it! I have not sorted out the video yet--one thing at a time.

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Leaving town for a few days always takes its toll as I try and catch up. I have the video and photos now downloaded for you but still have to edit and get them up for you. I did post a short teaser over at http://www.arkanimals.com if you want to read and take a quick look. In the meantime, here is a nice slideshow by one of the photographers who was next to me at the blessing of the animals. If

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-64361840701882948792008-03-21T22:17:00.000-07:002008-03-21T22:44:17.932-07:00

I am off to Olvera Street for the Blessing of the Animals...I am not going to be high profile just there to enjoy the day and take some photos this time. If you are headed that way drop me a line...for your enjoyment, here is a slide show with some of the photos I took last year.

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Last year I did a St Patrick's Day blessing live on the air on a nationally syndicated radio show. Some of you were not readers then--so here it is again--plus a favorite St Patrick's Day video. Saint Patrick's Day Pet Prayer Copyright 2007 by Diana L Guerrero. All rights reserved. May not be published elsewhere without permission. Picture your cherished pet in your mind or hold your pet

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-23396050954440592962008-03-13T10:51:00.000-07:002008-03-13T11:15:17.691-07:00

I had a flash during my shower this morning--I am heading in a new direction with my business and new thoughts are hitting me on a regular basis--you see, I've been working with animals for over 30 years and it is time for a change...basically I want to do something more fun. Anyway, the flash concerned pet weddings so in a phone conversation a little later, my girlfriend (aka adopted sister)

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-78431745657059580272008-03-12T07:47:00.000-07:002008-03-12T07:51:07.216-07:00

Now I didn't know about this blessing of the animals celebration in Nicaragua--and thought you might find it interesting...not a long article but just another testimony to how blessing of the animals events are universal!

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Recently another synagogue held a brotherhood bark mitzvah. Now in the news, animal blessings are still sweeping the nation but some people are not too happy or comfortable with the focus on such activities such as pet birthday parties. In fact, one person calls people who hold pet parties "psycho pet lovers." Personally, I think she is just aiming for a reaction because pets don't tend to roll

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-77141917976394958002008-03-03T11:08:00.000-08:002008-03-03T11:10:58.891-08:00

Hi, sorry to be so scarce but I've had some trauma due to loss the past few weeks. I am still moving my main website but anticipate posting more regularly again in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, check out this article in the Los Angeles Times (also a video) about Diamond Dogs--meaning spending on upscale pet products for pets.

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-55621292026040949462008-02-23T06:57:00.000-08:002008-02-23T18:17:53.778-08:00

We've been moving the blog over to a new host to alleviate some of the problems we were having. Hang in there because we are heading into a site upgrade. There may be some hiccups along the way. In the meantime, here is an article about a recent blessing of the animals.

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I just thought I would touch base since I haven't posted for a while. I am getting ready to move all my websites and so am swamped. There may be a few hiccups but stay tuned!

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-75582292514757427502008-01-21T18:50:00.000-08:002008-01-21T19:07:06.770-08:00

I am always on the lookout for more posts and articles about pet and animal blessings. I was pleasantly surprised to find a post mentioning Blessing of the Animals and the pet medals we offer over at Lassie Get Help which led me to this animal blessing gallery (which I might have posted before). St. Anthony doesn't get the same attention as St Francis--could be the weather but here is another

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-55628851225475449282008-01-19T16:10:00.000-08:002008-01-19T16:15:40.542-08:00

Above: Photo by Daniel Aguilar (Reuters) to encourage you to visit the stories about the Blessing of the Animals during the Feast Day of St. Anthony that circulated just a few days ago. Unlike the Feast Day of Saint Francis, there are few stories about pet blessings during this time so you have to look for them. Most people associate pet blessings with St. Francis but the popular Catholic and

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-55289231862309627602008-01-12T09:47:00.000-08:002008-01-12T09:50:18.695-08:00

No, I have not dropped off the face of the earth--just have been swamped. I just got a copy of the review of Blessing of the Animals in the Light Connection, a San Diego Magazine. It will only be up through January 2008 so check it out. Before I run out the door--I just wanted to remind you that the 17th of January is the Feast Day of St Antonio de Abad. So, this means you should be on the

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-30796018538728895442008-01-05T14:15:00.000-08:002008-01-05T14:26:32.865-08:00

Casber the Barn Owl photo courtesy of the BBC I've been busy with other projects but wanted you to see this article from the BBC about Casber--a Barn Owl that has been trained to be a ring bearer and who will fly in with the wedding rings. All I can say is that I hope he doesn't fly off because that did happen in a colleague's wedding. They trained a cockatoo to fly with the rings and the bird

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Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-80614497362742168002007-12-30T07:18:00.000-08:002007-12-30T07:26:17.879-08:00

Okay, you might enjoy this...

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Above photo courtesy of Jon I found this nice collection of pictures along with a short commentary on the Blessing of the Horses in Mexico. Although this blessing took place in November, I thought you would like to see it. Sorry to be so scarce, I've been busy with a few projects and then my comments on the tiger attack in most of the major media kept me busy for a couple of days. You can see

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-13362330594183859762007-12-25T09:07:00.000-08:002007-12-25T09:08:03.185-08:00

Just a note to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...and Happy Holidays to those of you with different traditions!

Ark Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343436356064713894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32586101.post-5053607214743766862007-12-16T17:58:00.000-08:002007-12-17T17:49:56.421-08:00

If you have no idea what RSS, XML and syndication are, this summary is for you! Are you confused about what XML, RSS, Web Syndication, and Web Feeds are? Take a few minutes to read the definitions from Wikipedia on XML, RSS, Web Syndication and Web Feeds since that is a good place to start. In a nutshell RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is used to syndicate or subscribe to the feed of a

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