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My Dog Broke his Own Leg
September 8, 2009
When I got home from work last Thursday, Bruno was casually hopping around on three legs. At first, I hoped that maybe he'd just stepped on a thorn, or broken a nail, but when I got closer I could tell he was in a great deal of pain. I heaved his 55 pounds of puppiness into the car and headed to …Read more »
Molly has a secret compartment
September 4, 2009
Invariably, Rosso and Molly will find some random thing on the floor, coffee table—or directly forage in the garbage—and I’ll catch them, happily munching on some foreign object they should not have. Rosso is a good boy, he’s the older of the two and I can usually just tell him to drop it and he will. If he doesn’t (as in …Read more »
Seatbelt for Molly
September 3, 2009
I have often worried about my dogs when I take them for a ride in the car. I’ve always let them stay loose in the back seat, but I hate to see them jostled around. Even if you drive carefully they’re bound to lose their balance. Rosso in particular likes to stick his snout out the window, but he can …Read more »
Beating the Heat
September 3, 2009
I live in Phoenix and it’s been hot here this summer, as always. But I’ve noticed that this year has been harder on Rosso, my nearly 8-year-old Vizsla.
Off Leash Bliss - Am I in Heaven?
September 1, 2009
My mom decided it was a brilliant idea to take me from Arizona to Boston via a very small black meshed bag. I wasn't a fan of this idea, but she gave me some tasty purple tablets (aka Childrens Bendryl) which made me sleepy. Before I knew it, I was visiting this place that she calls home. The first night was …Read more »
Training with Coach Charlie
August 31, 2009
The time has come: it’s time to get in shape for…fall. Alright, maybe I’m a season behind, but really – it’s still summer in Phoenix. And regardless, I have a better reason than any weather shift to start working out again: I have signed up to participate in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk for Susan G.
Dog Vacation
July 29, 2009
We had a fantastic week last week, taking Molly on a car ride vacation to Reno to visit my family and, more importantly to her, her sister Rozsi.
Dog Puddling
July 27, 2009
Bruno has a new habit. He has decided it's a good use of his time to paw all of the water in his bowl out onto the floor. I don't know why he does this, or what's so fun about it, but I spent the better part of my weekend cleaning up his floods. I did go out and buy him a doggy …Read more »
Unleashing Loki’s agility ability
July 27, 2009
Have you ever watched a Border Collie bound through a set of weave poles in seconds flat? Their speed and endurance is nothing short of spectacular! I always wondered how agility handlers trained their dogs to fly so fluently through tunnels and jumps without distraction. This spring I experienced the rush of my life as I directed my 7-pound Japanese …Read more »
Leaping Lizards
July 25, 2009
Lacey was my little brindle boxer. A petite powerhouse, yet she was the most gentle boxer I have ever met. The most loving too. Lacey loved lizards. We lived in Florida where lizards often became house guests. I would leave my back door wide open to allow the dogs access to the pool area and outside, so of course lizards would …Read more »
