Minty fresh puppy dog breath
We’ve begun leaving the girls out while we’re gone. For years, we’ve crated the dogs or put them in the bathroom with a couple of big, fluffy dog beds. Now that Sarah, the Trash Destroyer Extraordinaire is gone, though, we thought we’d let the pups have the run of the living room and kitchen in our [...]
Nylabones and a crib mattress: indispensable for our dogs
First off, we love Nylabones because, more importantly, our dogs love Nylabones. Plus, they hold up to some tough chewing. They stand daily abuse, but last months. But yesterday, I noticed both Nylabones in our possession look like they have flesh attached to them. Yeah, ewwwwww. Let me back up a little bit first. Follow [...]
Dogs, grief and gratitude
Our year ended on a sad note as we said goodbye to our sweet old girl, Sarah. She was our coffee-loving, bean crunching girl. We got her in 1999, the same year we bought our house. Howie and I both grew up with dogs and loved them, but as renters we’d not been able to [...]
Norah Jones sings to her dog
This new release from Norah Jones’ album, The Fall is great! Any dog lover should appreciate it, especially any single dog lovers. Here are the lyrics to her new song, Man Of The Hour: Man of the Hour It’s him and me That’s what he said But I can’t choose between a vegan and a [...]
They make ‘em big nowdays
If this is a mini-doberman, I’d hate to see the full-sized ones. And here I thought “teacups” were all the rage.
This vying for dominance has got to stop!
Emma and Sarah got into a tussle on the patio a couple days ago, not long before our R-I-D-E Wednesday night, actually. I know it’s normal for a younger, submissive dog to begin challenging the dominant dog’s authority. Well, Sarah is getting older, and after Wednesday’s scuffle, she ended up lying down on the patio [...]
Emma & Sarah go for a R-I-D-E
It was quite the adventure, surely nothing any of us had experienced before. You never know what you’ll see when you take a drive in the country. I’m so glad we have the little pocket cam for video!
