Author Archives: Kari Neumeyer

Dogs doing dog stuff

This isn’t a video of a talking dog or a twerking dog. It’s just my pups in my backyard on a sunny fall day. Leo has a deer bone that he wants to hide, but decides instead to share it with Mia. Then he gets the zoomies. Halloween Head (Carroll) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0  Continue reading “Dogs doing dog stuff”

Birds fly, rabbits hop, dogs fight

My dogs get in one fight a year. Last year’s was on Labor Day. Rob gave Leo a bit of his hamburger in the living room. Mia was outside and on a diet, but sensed food being given away. There she was, poking her head under the folding TV tray where Leo dropped the burger.Continue reading “Birds fly, rabbits hop, dogs fight”

Name that breed: A childhood dog

After our first dog, a Springer spaniel named Fritzi, was hit by a car, we went to the shelter looking for a puppy. This was years before Petfinder, so you actually had to go to the shelter to browse the selection. A young couple sat outside the shelter with a puppy they were trying toContinue reading “Name that breed: A childhood dog”

Leo’s bright idea

To me, it looks like Leo has a cartoon lightbulb over his head, and in that lightbulb is the Hindu god Shiva, dancing in a ring of fire. Do you see it? Powered by Linky Tools Click here to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list… Don’t forget, today’s the last chance toContinue reading “Leo’s bright idea”

I want to save them all

Note: I would love it if the following story ended with me bringing Misty home, but, spoiler, that hasn’t happened. My hands go up to everyone who’s ever rescued a dog, and for those who rescue animals every day. My heart won’t stop bleeding for all the homeless dogs. Perhaps I need to block allContinue reading “I want to save them all”

Adventures in Pet-sitting

One of the many perks of BarkWorld was a magnificent swag bag, which included $25 gift cards for pet-sitting via Rover.com. Rover.com is Hotels.com for your dog, connecting you with pet caregivers in cities all over the United States. I’m giving away two gift cards. That’s $50 of pet-sitting! Enter to win both by: Posting aContinue reading “Adventures in Pet-sitting”