Dog Training….Unraveled

This year

At my house, Santa came in October – and look what he brought!
Ok, just kidding, not really from Santa. But is sounds cute anyway, huh? We had a tree this year, Josh’s first, ever; and the first one I’ve had in years and years. We’re calling it our “Winter tree” and named him Abercrombie. I [...]

Reeeaaally….

It has come to my attention that people other than my Mom and my beloved Kayleen actually read this blog. Yay! To those of you who do visit, thank you for coming to my sick little world – hope you enjoy the trip, and perhaps, maybe, just for fun – you could consider LEAVING A [...]

Excuse me?

The thing is, I can hear you. Yes, I am aware my child is screaming. I am doing the best I can to soothe her. But she’s a baby, and the read out on her forehead of what is currently wrong is broken, so I don’t know. She’s fed, she’s dry, she’s probably just tired [...]

Happy Happy Collie!!

Miss Karma got her sutures out today! She has to wear the cone for a
few more days (or a pretty sock when mommy is watching her) – but we
got the okay to START EXERCISING AGAIN!!!! Woohoo – yippee – hooray!!
I hugged the tech I was so happy to hear that. So, of course, we
headed straight [...]

Pugtoberfest ‘08!!!!

Yesterday we attended the first Pugtoberfest event put on by Pug Rescue of San Diego. It was a great little event – hosted in a volunteers yard, with home made pug beers, pretzels and other yummies. They had a “pug yard” up for the little beasties to have some off leash play time, but, pugs [...]

Sleeping with Dogs

If I had a nickel for every time a client has given me a sheepish look and said “I know it’s wrong, but she sleeps in bed with me…” To which I answer, “my dogs sleep with me, I’m not going to be the one to tell you to kick your dog out of bed.”

I’ve [...]

And the entertainment continues

Heehee – okay, we love the dog, and feel bad that she’s in pain – but stoned pets are really funny!

Put your tongue back in your mouth Karma – you look pathetic.
Do you know the only reason I own Press N Seal cling wrap is to put on dog bandages so they stay dry while [...]

Karma three toes

Karma had her surgery today, and is now minus one toe on her front left foot. Poor, poor pet. The surgery went well, and she should recover just fine. So now, we have six weeks of recovery ahead of us, and then hopefully, she’ll be back in the game. We’re greatly looking forward to being [...]

Cone head pets

At one point or another, pretty much every pet around here has been stuck in a cone for one reason or another. Teak had nose surgery to open her little nares – a common procedure for pugs so that they can, you know, breathe better. She still somehow managed to flip Dyson’s ear over the [...]

Goody Beagle – The Book

In the way of blogs, somehow mine attracted the attention of author, Kim Pearson. She asked if she could send me her book, “Dog Park Diary, the social round of Goody Beagle.” Thinking it might be cute, I agreed to review it here.
Weeeelll, the first thing I noticed is that Goody Beagle needs to lose [...]