Dog Training….Unraveled
When Redwood died I felt like someone had carved out my heart with a dull knife and then stomped what little was left of my soul into little tiny pieces. The emptiness was overwhelming. When Rowan died, it took me a full six months to come to terms with the fact that she really wasn’t […]
Posted on June 13th, 2008 by michelle
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You have no idea how helpful it is to know I am not the only one who rather shocked and somewhat disturbed by the “wonders of pregnancy.” You’re so right, it doesn’t matter what you think you know about baby making, […]
Posted on June 13th, 2008 by michelle
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There seem to be quite a lot of things no one tells you about being pregnant. The first is, well, it sucks. You have this great, romantic image in your head of how you’ll float through, glowing and thrilled, and your belly will be so cute and round. You will spend you days staring into […]
Posted on June 12th, 2008 by michelle
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I live in a condo. With four dogs. And three cats. And four birds. One of which is very loud. And two very well behaved fish. One husband. One poor, sad, tortured husband who never knew he loved pets quite this much. People think I’m nuts. They tell me so all the time as they […]
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by michelle
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Kids being kids though, I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if I have to utter these words in her direction.
1) Please don’t eat the snails.
2) Good girl for pooping outside!
3) Stop scrounging under the birdcage.
4) Did you piss on the couch again?
5) Stop nose raping the cat! (For Teak, and her incessant need to try to […]
Posted on May 3rd, 2008 by michelle
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It’s no real secret that I am not a huge fan of people in general. Three (or was it four?) years of working at a big box pet store really made me see how asinine the general public can be on a daily basis, and even before that I was known to prefer the company […]
Posted on April 16th, 2008 by michelle
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Since I’ve posted, mostly because we ushered in the month of April with NINE dogs here. Yes, nine, as in, way too many to keep track of. I survived it, barely, and life is now returning to normal. Well, as normal as it can be when you live with a small but determined animal who […]
Posted on April 11th, 2008 by michelle
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Heehee - my dog cracks me up. Sometimes I am glad I don’t have a yard so I don’t have to teach Dyson that it’s not always appropriate to dig. The canyon is free game - he can dig till his hearts content.
While the rest of the world waits breathlessly for spring to start sharing […]
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by michelle
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This comment was sent in by Jan Carr, and since she actually reads the blog (yay!), I thought it deserved a response
“Re: the bite incident
As you reflect on this incident, in hindsight, was there anything you could have done to ward off this aggressive dog that caused the problem? Also, give your long experience as […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2008 by michelle
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I happened to look down at Jester today and suddenly realized it’s been ten years. Ten years that he has faithfully followed me around, indulging in my every whim, making sure no crumbs are left sad and homeless, dutifully curling up next to me every night under the covers. Ten years. That’s a long time. […]
Posted on March 21st, 2008 by michelle
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