Four years ago today, my friends, I published my very first blog post ever! It is fun to look back and see how things have changed and how far I have come. My selfie today is me in a party hat along with my logo. It is really is something to celebrate as four years is a long time. If I think about it, I am nine, which means, I have been blogging almost half of my life!
It was a Tuesday when I published my post in 2011, and I was so new at it all, I didn’t even change the url. The link remains “hello world” the generic WordPress link, LOL! When I first started, I had no idea dog blogging was a “thing”, I didn’t know pets had social media accounts, I really knew nothing! The first year to year and a half were pretty slow, not many followers, no real direction, but Mom and I were having fun, so it was alright.
Those first months are fun to read if you want to find out about my early life and how I went from the UK, to Germany, to Minnesota! Currently, My GBGV Life has a focus, promoting the GBGV breed, along with tips on fun things to do with your dog, and how to keep your dog fit and healthy. We have always been, and always plan to be a place where people can go for a smile or a laugh. Even serious topics get some kind of silly spin, and we are always rated “G” (for goofy).
More than anything else, today, I would like to thank every one of my readers, even the cats, for supporting me, coming by to visit me, leaving comments, and for loving me and My GBGV Life. You all bring a lot of joy and purpose to my online endeavors. If I could, I would personally give each of you a GBGV hug. I love to give hugs. There are no plans for me to go anywhere, so I expect to see you again on this day in 2016 for my 5 years of blogging day, but being a dog, I live in the moment, so I’m only thinking about four years ago today!
Iβm joining the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop hosted by, kind of embarrassing, a big bunch of cats at The Cat On My Head. If you want to give a selfie a try, join in the hop, or see how good or bad other selfies are to help you get the guts to try it yourself! Hope to see selfies from all my friends!
We love your amazing blog! Happy 4th Blogiversary!
Thank you. It is really fun to see how it has evolved in the past four years.
WOW! 4 years! I can only says THANKS to a Grand dame for all the enjoyment and laughs you have given me and my mom and her friends over these years.
Chablis
Thank you. Hard to believe it has already been four years, but it is still fun and that is what matters.
I read your blog because you make me happy. Congratulations !Keeping blogging and we will keep reading.
We so appreciate our readers, like you, who make us smile on days where we need a lift. My GBGV Life plans to continue on being a place to not only laugh and smile, but maybe learn something too.
Congratulations on 4 years, Emma, that is quite an accomplishment! We are of course glad to hear you plan on going for another year and hopefully far beyond. We are glad to be your friends and followers! You always make us smile and you inspire us too!
We have to plans to stop, and Bailie says some day she wants to take over the empire when I’m too old to do it anymore, but that is light years away. Thanks for being our friends.
Happy Anniversary!! I am a happy camper following you blog. Love you, Emma…and Bailie, and Bert, and Sophie, and your mom, Joy! XOXO Sparkle the PBGV
Thank you for following our adventures and being such a loyal blog fan despite abandoning my state of MN π Cheers to many more years of blogging fun and adventures.
Happy four years and many more to come! Your doing a fantastic job!
Thank you. We have no plans to quit, so everyone is stuck with us!
Happy Blogoversary from all of us! You continue to rock the blogging world sweet friends!
Thank you kitties. You are some of our dearest blogging friends, and my mom is so happy she got to meet your dad, just briefly, in DC. That was her first BlogPaws and after that, the blog started to really take off.
Happy Blogoversary, Emma!
Thank you, kitties.
Isn’t 4 human years an incredible 28 doggy years?
Huge congratulations!
Since the blog takes Rejenease, it only feels like 4, not 28 π One of our nose work friends starting giving it to her Golden recently and is already impressed. We are so thankful to have found you and your products through blogging. Miracles have happened and every day when we see Katie we are reminded of that.
Happy 4th blogiversary, my Sweetie! β₯ β₯ That is a wonderful accomplishment and I am so proud of you. I’m looking forward to many more years together. XXOO Bentley
You and I are not going to stray from our keyboards. I know that for a fact. So glad to have found so many wonderful friends, companies, and products through our blogging adventure!
Happy blogiversary! Love reading your posts!
Thank you. I do my best to keep everyone smiling and maybe learning all at the same time.
Wow! Happy Blog Anniversary, Emma! I’m looking forward to more great posts and photos from you over the next year.
Oz
Thank you, Oz. I plan to have another great year. I never worry too much about the future as it seems to unfold when I least expect it, a sign I must be doing something right.
Wow, 4 years already, congrats! That is a huge milestone for anyone or any dog! Here is to many more amazing years to come! Keep up the great work, you all are such inspirations and have many, many fans out there!
Thanks you guys! We remember one year and it seemed so long and we saw friends with 4+ years and couldn’t imagine it. Trust me, before you know it, you are probably at 10 years!
Happy Blogoversary!
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Thank you kitties! I appreciate my feline friends even though you probably come by in the hope of seeing cat bro Bert π
Congrats on 4 years. That’s awesome. When I looked back on my first few posts, it’s obvious i had no idea what I was doing.
Some people say to go back, fix them up, revive them, but we prefer to leave history as is as it is nice to remember where we started and where we have come to.
Wow Emma!! We have been reading for about a year now! We love your blog. Keep up the work –it’s a great Empire!! your doodle friend Dash
Thank you! I’m so lucky to have so many great fans who enjoy reading my posts and following me on social media. I really enjoy what I do and it seems to work pretty well.
Congrats of your four years – Mom isn’t sure how long we have been blogging – must be over 8 years now.
Wow! That would be a milestone. We just look back to our first post to find the date, we know we started in November, and WP also sent us a reminder.
Happy 4 year Blogiversary!!!! We are so happy you (and your assistant sisters and Mama) started blogging!!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
Thank you. It’s pretty crazy how things have changed in four years, it makes me wonder what things will be like in another four?
4 years! Wow!! That is wonderful! Happy Blogiversary, and I am so happy to have discovered your blog. I enjoy every one of your posts, photos, info, everything!
α¦ husky hugz α¦ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
Thank you so much. It’s hard to believe it is already four years!
Happy Blogoversary! That is a cute selfie.
Thank you. I couldn’t get my whole party hat in the shot, but selfies are tough.
A terrific, fun and creative 4 years. I have loved your blog from the beginning. Congratulat ions Emma:)
Thank you so much. You are one of our fans that has been around for a long time. So many come and go, or disappear from blogging with no trace.
Happy 4th Blogiversay!!!!
Thank you! Miss seeing your blog, but I do see you in instagram sometimes.
We sure have enjoyed your four years of Blogging Emma! We love watching you cook and help your mom in the kitchen! It IS amazing to go back and look at the first blog posts…we remember ours well. Happy 4th Blogiversary!!
Everything evolves, and we also enjoy looking back and sometimes wonder what in the world we were thinking at the time.
Only 4 years ago?? Seriously??? It seems as if you have been around forever!!!! We love your blog and wish you the happiest of blogoversaries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DakotasDen
It seems like we have been here forever, but then again four years seems so long. No matter, we love it and look forward to another fun year.
Congratulations on four years of blogging, Emma! Your selfie is great, too!
Thank you. Couldn’t get the whole party hat in the shot, but selfies are tough.
Congrats, Emma!! And big hugs to you, your Mom, Katie and Bailie from Shadow, Ducky, and Me.
Thank you. GBGV hugs back at you!
Happy Blogoversary!!!!
Thank you.
Happy blogaversary!
Thank you!
Happy Blog Anniversary! We are so glad we know you! π <3
Happy Blog Birthday! We are so glad that we found your amazing blog and that we’ve gotten to meet you! Here’s to many more years!
Cheers to another year of fur and in your case drool! Love the Newfies. Mom loved large dogs, but since they aren’t a good fit for what we do, we can experience them through you!
Happy Blogiversary!! I an new and have so much to learn and sometimes think I am not doing enough or doing it right but I love my Cocoa and love writing about our adventures and that is the best. It has been so fun already meeting so many new blog friends!!
Thank you so much for being a friend! Before you know it, you will be at four years too! Not sure what your blog is, but I would love it visit if I had the url.
Happy Blogoversary- here’s to many more π
Thank you. We hope for many more fun years.
Heartfelt congratulations on your blogoversary. You can be very proud of your achievements!
Thank you. We find it all rather hard to believe, but we have so much fun, it is wonderful!
Congrats on the blogoversary. What’s the expression…”you’ve come a long way, baby?” π Well done.
I’ve had a pretty amazing nine years so far. I never thought I would leave the UK, but then at 9 weeks, I left and never looked back. I’m a lucky dog.
I remember the very first time Harley laid eyes you Emma, you were cooking. I think you were making raspberry and banana frozen treats. We’ve been hooked ever since. Congratulations on your blogoversary. We wish you much success and many more posts. We’ll be reading π
Thank you! We love to see all your Doodle adventures too. It’s always good to know others suffer from the trials and tribulations of younger siblings too. Jax is always good for a laugh.
Happy 4th Blogoversary, Emma. We are glad we have met you. You are an amazing doggie π Pawkisses and 4 Extra for the occasion π <3
Thank you so much kitties. Finding kitties who put up with, let alone like dogs even just a little bit are a rare find!
Congrats on 4 great years!
Thank you.
Congratulations Emma, that is quite an accomplishment! It’s funny how quickly time passes and how much we learn as we go along. π
It makes me scared to look back in another four years!