{"id":342,"date":"2025-10-13T15:56:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?page_id=342"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:58:11","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?page_id=342","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"342\" class=\"elementor elementor-342\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c782fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c782fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d66cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9d66cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Marty Woody Blog<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560b645 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"560b645\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff38c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ff38c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"717\">Follow along as we share updates, stories, and moments from the lives of Marty, Woody, and Baby Jazzy. From everyday adventures to meaningful milestones, this is where their journey continues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f71d55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f71d55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed959c elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"5ed959c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-609 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-battlefield-cross tag-dutch-hound-life tag-interactive-media tag-jazzy-the-puppy tag-kds-llc tag-local-community tag-marty-and-woody tag-memorial-day-2026 tag-never-forgotten tag-puppy-training tag-remember-and-honor tag-ridgeway-pence-pa tag-veteran-owned-business\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=609\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Memorial-Day-2026-Dogs-174x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-608\" alt=\"Marty, Woody, and Jazzy are honoring the Battlefield Cross.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Memorial-Day-2026-Dogs-174x300.png 174w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Memorial-Day-2026-Dogs-595x1024.png 595w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Memorial-Day-2026-Dogs-768x1321.png 768w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Memorial-Day-2026-Dogs-893x1536.png 893w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Memorial-Day-2026-Dogs-1191x2048.png 1191w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Memorial-Day-2026-Dogs-1320x2271.png 1320w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Memorial-Day-2026-Dogs.png 1387w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=609\" >\n\t\t\t\tLoyalty and Remembrance: A Memorial Day Reflection from the Pack\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Memorial Day Transcript Narrator: The morning air is still. Before us sits the bronze Battlefield Cross\u2014the boots, the rifle, the helmet. Marty, Woody, and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=609\" aria-label=\"Read more about Loyalty and Remembrance: A Memorial Day Reflection from the Pack\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-filter-1 tag-dachshunds tag-dog tag-martywoody tag-the-pack tag-va-visit tag-veteran-life\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=604\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"139\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-139x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-580\" alt=\"All three dogs sitting listening very intently\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-768x1663.png 768w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-710x1536.png 710w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-946x2048.png 946w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-scaled.png 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=604\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Whole Pack Had My Six Today\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Today was one of those days where the whole pack loaded up and headed to the VA together. What should have been a routine trip<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=604\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Whole Pack Had My Six Today\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-602 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-video-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=602\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Marty-help-2021_06_06-23_21_44-UTC-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-309\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Marty-help-2021_06_06-23_21_44-UTC-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Marty-help-2021_06_06-23_21_44-UTC-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Marty-help-2021_06_06-23_21_44-UTC-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Marty-help-2021_06_06-23_21_44-UTC-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Marty-help-2021_06_06-23_21_44-UTC-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=602\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe pack episode 3\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=602\" aria-label=\"Read more about The pack episode 3\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More 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src=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260414_143338-139x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-584\" alt=\"Woody resting in back yeard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260414_143338-139x300.jpg 139w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260414_143338-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260414_143338-768x1662.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260414_143338-710x1536.jpg 710w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260414_143338-946x2048.jpg 946w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260414_143338-scaled.jpg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=583\" >\n\t\t\t\tCrash Landing: The Truth About My Backyard &#8220;Skydive&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Listen, I know what it looks like in the photo. You see me sprawled out on the grass in my tactical vest, lines everywhere, looking<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=583\" aria-label=\"Read more about Crash Landing: The Truth About My Backyard &#8220;Skydive&#8221;\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-579 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-video-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=579\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"139\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-139x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-580\" alt=\"All three dogs sitting listening very intently\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-768x1663.png 768w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-710x1536.png 710w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-946x2048.png 946w, https:\/\/martywoody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_uo1lx3uo1lx3uo1l-scaled.png 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=579\" >\n\t\t\t\tVoices of the pack episode one\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/martywoody.com\/?p=579\" aria-label=\"Read more about Voices of the pack episode one\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marty Woody Blog Follow along as we share updates, stories, and moments from the lives of Marty, Woody, and Baby Jazzy. 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