Three Years Ago Today…
a bit of adorable captured our hearts. Technically, she didn’t come home until 4 days later (after being spayed), but this is June’s Gotcha day.
A Rant Against Walking Your Dog on an Extendable Leash
On some level, I am amused that I am writing this post. Normally, when people write their screeds against extendable leashes, I’m the one defending them. We have extendable leashes and love them. We find them incredibly useful. We also only use them in very specific situations. The most notable …
Wordless Wednesday: Walking Away
Learning from Regrets
November is a difficult month for me. On November 7, 2009, we unexpectedly lost our Moree dog. He had been our emergency dog from day one, but had pulled through everything else just fine. We had seen him the night before, after his surgery, and he was his usual loving …
Black & White Sunday: Dusk in the Woods
A Frosty Walk Around the Blogs
The cold weather has arrived in Seattle. The last few days have been sunny, but cold. This morning, even at 10am, there was still frost on the grass where the sun hadn’t hit yet. At least I should be grateful that it’s easier to pick up frozen poop than it …
Why We Have Dogs that Don’t Need Groomers
We are very bad a grooming. It’s why we currently only have dogs with very short hair that don’t need to be brushed a lot. Back when we had Moree, we used to have problems with him getting mats behind his ears and on his bum. The biggest problem was, …
Wordless Wednesday: Sunset at the Dog Park
Kennel Cough
One day, close to ten years ago, we noticed that Moree was coughing- not just coughing but sounded like he was going to cough up a lung. Not only that, he managed to bark himself hoarse. We quickly got him an appointment with a vet and came home with meds …
