{"id":996,"date":"2007-09-15T21:51:04","date_gmt":"2007-09-16T01:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=996"},"modified":"2011-10-11T23:25:11","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T03:25:11","slug":"better-than-a-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/better-than-a-b\/","title":{"rendered":"better than a bear hug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of our catching fireflies fans, Diane Wurdock, heard about our <a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/catching_fireflies\/2007\/08\/catching-firefl.html\">Humane Society Fundraiser<\/a> and thought we&#8217;d appreciate this funny forwarded email.&nbsp; I laughed out loud and couldn&#8217;t resist sharing it with all of you.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"><strong>Doggy Manual on How to Hug a Baby<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/15\/baby.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Baby\" alt=\"Baby\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/15\/baby.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\">1. First, spy a baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/15\/baby1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Baby1\" alt=\"Baby1\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/15\/baby1.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\">2. Second, be sure that the object you spied was indeed a baby by employing classic sniffing techniques. If you smell baby powder and the wonderful aroma of wet diapers this is indeed <br \/>a baby.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/15\/baby2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Baby2\" alt=\"Baby2\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/15\/baby2.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\">3. Next you will need to flatten the baby before actually beginning the hugging process.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/15\/baby3_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Baby3_2\" alt=\"Baby3_2\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/15\/baby3_2.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\">4. The &quot;paw slide&quot; Simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up.<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 0.8em;\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"> <span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\">**Note: The added slobber should help in future steps by making the &quot;paw slide&quot; easier.<a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/15\/babt4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Babt4\" alt=\"Babt4\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/15\/babt4.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 0.8em;\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\">5. Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute the difficult and patented &quot;hug, smile, and lean&quot; so as to achieve the best photo quality.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 0.8em;\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\">Dogs, if this is properly done, it will secure you a warm, dry,climate-controlled environment for the rest of your life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 0.8em;\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/better-than-a-b\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/better-than-a-b\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of our catching fireflies fans, Diane Wurdock, heard about our Humane Society Fundraiser and thought we&#8217;d appreciate this funny forwarded email.&nbsp; I laughed out loud and couldn&#8217;t resist sharing it with all of you. 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