Howie has a lick granuloma on one of his feet. There was an injury there from his time as a stray. It looked to be healing just fine, but he started licking part of it again. We got him to stop using bitter apple spray and got it all healed …
Over at GoPetFriendly.com, their blog, Take Paws, is hosting their own March Madness tournament for the Best City for Pet Travelers. Seattle, which I call home (well, not quite, but we’re in the Seattle area) has made it to the quarter finals. And we’re up against regional powerhouse Victoria, BC, …
I was tagged by Chronicles of Cardigan in this meme that has been going around. I won’t tag anyone at the end. But you are feel to pretend I’ve tagged you if you want to answer. I’ll go through this in order of age, though you could also call it …
I think when you get a dog, or maybe when you get your dog licensed, you should have to sit through a talk on poop. I’m serious. Picking up poop is one of the major duties involved in being a dog owner, and no one talks about it. No one …
Three dogs, two hands. It is a math problem that cannot be solved without adding more hands to the equation. Most of the time, that’s not a problem since there are two other people who live here (taking us up to six hands), but first thing in the morning when …
I often realizing what I consider a dog’s size to be, and what someone else (ie a non-dog, or non-big dog person) considers a dog’s size to be, are different. So here are my general categories: Tiny: 0-20lbs Small: 20-50lbs Medium: 50-80lbs Large: 80-100lbs Giant: 100+lbs I love having …
Today is a day to be thankful. It has been a tough couple of years for us, as we lost Moree just a few weeks before Thanksgiving in 2009, and then lost Smokey this spring. At the same time, there is much to be thankful for. I am thankful we …
For future reference, it takes one full week for Larry to warm up to having a new dog in the house. Naturally, Marley was with us exactly one week. On Saturday morning, the day Marley was going home, Larry finally decided that he was ok to play with. And play …
We are dogsitting this week. This is the first time we’ve had a third dog in our house since we brought Larry home. It’s actually a great learning experience for us to learn what we will want when it comes to doing dog foster care or providing a final refuge …
Larry is a weird little dog sometimes. When you pet him and give him cuddles, he doesn’t really respond except by looking pathetic. Rarely do you get kisses or tail thumps or anything. It’s almost like he doesn’t enjoy attention. And yet, he desperately wants to be near us. When …