Dog Training….Unraveled

Sleeping with dogs, part 2

Ok, so I’ve had dogs in my bed for the last 20 years or so. Some weird things have happened. Occasionally my bed gets puked on, there is always a lot of hair in it, occasionally someone leaves a chew bone or two under the covers, and you kind of learn not to smell any [...]

Happy 2009!

Seeing as how my first thought of the year was “Please get Jester our from under the covers before he vomits”, I’m not at all sure what that will mean for this year. It’s always cool to wake up to someone of the canine variety heaving on your sheets. Yuuummy…. After we finally drug ourselves [...]

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. [...]

On becoming a Mom

Hello there internet people! It’s been a while, I’ve been learning to be a Mom and how to manage the baby and the beasties together. It’s not easy, but I do it. Luckily the dogs are all older and mostly reasonable, except for Teak who is still insane. I have earned the respect of many [...]

Up for Air

So yesterday my baby’s umbilical cord fell off. Not thinking, I laid it on the wipee box to show to Josh when he came home. Gross, but you never know. OF COURSE, when he got home it was gone – I can only assume that some cat stole it, played with it, perhaps ate it? [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Living with the Crazy

She’s nuts – truly she is. At five years old, you’d think she would have figured out that the reflection in the stove, TV and windows is a REFLECTION, not another dog. Nope, still startles and barks at them. That perhaps, at five years old, she would have figured out the mommy likes it when [...]

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.” [...]

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 [...]