Who doesn’t like a snow day when there’s no work, no school, no responsibilities? Heck, a good snow day is fun even when you do have those things going on. Today it started snowing at about 7:30am. The pups and I took off into the great white tundra of our backyard to have a little…
Everybody Poops
It is a fact of dog ownership. Of pet ownership. Of life in general. Everybody poops. Every pet parent will have to deal with a smelly problem at some point. What to do with all that poo? The most common way to get rid of the nasty stuff is to pick it up in a…
Two Years
Two years ago today, I lost one of the best friends I have ever had. Dharma was diagnosed with Leukemia on a Friday. The vet said she had possibly the worst white cell count she had ever seen. The only hope of saving her was a drastic treatment that if successful, would wipe out the overpopulating…
Still here
So she is still here. Pretty Girl came to us as an underweight scared little thing. She has overcome her timidity. She is a kissing machine! She loves nothing more than running around the house giving big slappy licks to everyone. I don’t think anyone appreciates it. While she tries to ingratiate herself into the…
Success and Failure
So this post is a bit late coming.The adoptathon saw some real success. we had several people who had already been approved as adopters come down to meet a few of the dogs. At least two dogs went on to their forever homes, including our overnight guest Azar. Yeah!Another went to a “permanent foster.” That…
the American Canine 