Stories

Dogs, just like people, benefit from routines. They know when they are going to eat, when they are going to go out, when they get their walk, etc. The thing is, sometimes the routines of our life are interrupted. And with a dog, you can’t explain why. You can’t tell …

The other day, I came home early from work because I’d injured my back. I lay down on the bed with a heating pad under me and prepared to watch some bad TV. My little Junebug came to the conclusion that Mommy was 1) Home and 2) In bed in …

Beelzebub hated it when we pointed guns at one another, probably having to do with his early training with my father. But he would stand between a gun and which ever of his kids it was pointed at, barking at the person with the gun. This is, in many instances, …

Moree was very good at counter surfing. There was a time that if you were called for dinner, and when you made it out to the kitchen 5 minutes later, if there was no dinner left for you, that was your problem.But I got used to that, and moved to …

These are some of the feral cats that my Papa feeds and takes care of. They won’t let anyone other than him come close.

I just thought I’d post a follow up on our new morning routine, which isn’t so new anymore, after two months. The jogging I was talking about hasn’t happened, though not, for once, because of my laziness. Junebug decided she wanted to get up and go on the walk with …

We currently have all the bedrooms in our house filled with people, so bins of laundry that are usually kept in another room are in our room for a few days. I am terrible at putting clothes (especially off season clothes) away, so there is currently a bin filled mostly …

A death in the family caused me to be away for a few days (and is why I missed posting on Monday). Apparently, the dogs, especially Larry, got a little neurotic while I was gone. One night, he just stood in the hallway barking at our roommate. And its not …