Diagnosis: sprained ankle.Treatment: rest (i.e., no walks, no hikes, no running)Predicted outcome: more licking bald spots on body; lots of sad brown eyes; cabin fever; hopefully, a healed ankle. 

Her name at adoption was Princess, but that was far to prissy for me....and for her too, so Bella is now officially the newest member of the family.  She is mostly (if not all) American Eskimo.  She's just beautiful...mostly white, with caramel-colored markings on her back.    read more

Let it be said in a public forum that MacSpeech Dictate does not like the word “ass”. Even after training, it will not render that word. Anyhow, that’s not what this post is about.  Have you ever thought about how handy it is the animals don’t have to wipe their as...  read more

Dog.  Plain and simple.  Uncomplicated.  Easy to read.  Loves to cuddle.  Gives lots of kisses.  Unconditional love.  Patient.  The list goes on...

For the last several months we've been kicking around the idea of getting a dog.  For most of that time, we limited our scope to Labs, Retrievers, or some similarly-sized mutt.  One other breed we had briefly considered was the Basenji, but there were no breeders nearby and they were go...  read more

I’ve gotta tell you, people are the strangest animals I’ve ever met.  I don’t think they’re very smart, but I’m crazy about them.  Today was a beautiful sunny day.  I woke up filled with anticipation.  I stretched out my long body, wagged my tail,...  read more

It can be hard to forgive.  It is important that we try.  It took me decades to forgive my step-mom.  Last summer I finally forgave a neighbor for something she didn’t even know she had done. Back in 2002 we had just gotten a dog, a lovable, beautiful, rambunctious one-ye...  read more

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I got Stewie! I've always wanted a dog and Stewie was the answer.  He's a little guy, only 7 pounds full grown - but i love him nonetheless.  He needs a bigger friend though...one day, when I have a house....

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