Today is Day 5 of having Howie with us. Things are still going quite well. Larry is getting more used to him being there. (It typically takes Larry a full week to really warm up to other dogs staying at our house.) Howie is timid and shy. He adores people, …
I promised big news this weekend, and here it is. Meet our new foster dog, Howie. Howie first came in to PAWS, and his sweetness got him adopted out, but then he had health issues almost instantly and the new family brought him back. So PAWS and Old Dog Haven …
Exciting stuff coming this weekend, I promise. In the mean time, one of my friends volunteers at our local aquarium and shared this video with me. I thought I’d share it with you for a bit of cute overload.
The Problem Last week, over at Slate, Emily Yoffe wrote No Pet For You, and article about why her most recent dog was bought from a breeder, and why a number of people she has talked to also bought from breeders. It has nothing to do with wanting a specific …
Welcome to the Dollars & Pets Carnival. Today we’re featuring a number of blog posts from both personal finance bloggers and pet bloggers. But what they all have in common is that while they love their pets, pets cost money. (Don’t we know it.) Sometimes those expenses are planned, and …
Life has been crazy and draining recently. My favorite thing about my day really is coming home to dogs who are excited to see me. I honestly love that they jump on the back of the couch and crowd each other to get my attention. Larry places his little paws …
I am once again considering getting Larry a coat. I’ve never owned a dog who we put a coat on before, not even our Viszla who slept outside during eastern MT winters. She did fine. But I keep going back to Larry’s size- only 25lbs, and the fact that he …
When we were at the dog park recently, it was Basset Hound day, including a wagon full of puppies.
Next Saturday I’m going to be hosting a Blog Carnival! Basically, that’s where I ask people to submit links they have on a specific topic and then I post those links for everyone to go see. This is partly in celebration of meeting a major milestone on my personal finance …