When we got Larry, he was seriously underweight, like 6lbs underweight on a dog that maxes out at 25lbs. One of the supposed reasons his original owners surrendered him was that they claimed he refused to eat anything but steak. We had a very hard time believing this. Larry ate …
When we first got Junebug as a puppy, she loved to jump. Our baby gate strategy for keeping the dogs in the back half of the house with us would not work with the Bug. She happily jumped over the gate, even if it meant landing on a bin behind …
We have been pretty frequent dog park visitors ever since we got Larry three years ago. Right now, with me being unemployed, sometimes the only thing that gets me out of the bed is taking the dogs to the dog park, which means I take Larry and June almost every …
Sometime on Christmas afternoon, the dogs started going crazy. I looked outside and saw a loose dog trundling down the driveway of the house across the street, where I know no dogs live. From the back he looked a little like a Basset Hound. I couldn’t help but think that …
Junebug is a lovebug. It’s one of the best parts of her personality. The only thing she discriminates on is how long it takes you to pet her. Larry, on the other hand, is much more discerning. But with a little bit of time, patience, the generous application of treats …
One of the things about adopting an older child is that they come into your life with behaviors and attitudes that you may not agree with. I am not talking about big things, therapy level things or even religious beliefs, but the little pieces, so little it never occurred to …
On some level, I feel bad for my friends for whom Thundershirts don’t work because at our house, they continue to be worth our dogs’ weights in gold. This year was enough different from last year that I thought maybe I was remembering it incorrectly, so I went back and …
We knew all of the changes would have an effect on him. Junebug is a typical Beagle, very mellow and go with the flow. But Larry is a high strung typical Terrier. First we lost Howie, and less than a month later, we moved a 9 year old girl into …
In years past when we wanted to travel with the dogs, we just threw them in the back of the car and planned for an extra long day of driving. Okay, that’s not quite true, we did get Moree and Smokey seatbelt harnesses, but the truth is, there was not …
In the two years we have had Larry, he has overall developed much better dog park behavior. Now, when we see a “sled dog”, I tell Larry to go play with it, versus worrying about whether or not he will get in a scuffle. He has even gotten better at …