Kari Neumeyer

Dogs by Dunbar

I’m trying to follow the instructions in Before and After Getting Your Puppy about errorless housetraining and chewtoy training. So far, we’ve had no errors, and that’s because I have been following the instructions. Given the opportunity, I’m sure Leo would have chewed a slipper by now or peed someplace inappropriate. The thing is though,Continue reading “Dogs by Dunbar”

This parenting thing is hard

What did I think? Isis would take one sniff of Leo and they’d play like litter mates? OK, that’s exactly what I thought. This is going to be much harder than I expected. And I didn’t really expect it to be easy, did I? Well, not exactly, but I thought I had all these methodsContinue reading “This parenting thing is hard”

Bringing home baby Leo

We’ve named him Leonidas, or Leo. AKC name: Lion King of Sparta (Rob doesn’t know that last part yet, but nor does he care). I had planned to bring Isis with me when I pick him up, but that just doesn’t seem like the best idea anymore, since Rob won’t be able to go withContinue reading “Bringing home baby Leo”

Baby brother on the way

We’re picking him up next week. He’s the fattest, I mean biggest, one in his litter. He doesn’t have a name yet. Some of my suggestions, which have been vetoed, were: Kilo Bandito Colossus Sumo

Pissing away $85 a month

Joining two gyms seemed like a really good idea in February. A medical professional recommended that I “sweat” three times a week before work. One gym is around the corner from my office. The other is closer to home and I intended to go there every Saturday for the best Zumba class in town. WithinContinue reading “Pissing away $85 a month”

Blog fame

The Pioneer Woman commented on my blog once. It was before she was famous, and quite ingenious on her part. I had commented on Dooce, and Pioneer Woman must have clicked through to my blog and read a post about fighting with Rob while househunting. She commented something like “Try to stay married” through itContinue reading “Blog fame”

If German shepherd puppies were cats, she’d be a crazy cat lady

I keep getting my hopes up about potential baby brothers for Isis and then being sadly disappointed. Last weekend, I visited three places with German shepherd litters. At least they were actually German shepherds this time, and I saw the parents to prove it (see post below). The boys in the first litter didn’t reallyContinue reading “If German shepherd puppies were cats, she’d be a crazy cat lady”

An old maid, just like my daughter

While shopping for puppies, I met a few mommy and daddy dogs. Some of them looked a little bit like Isis, except with drooping nipples, and one had a long coat and a black face and looked nothing like her. I asked how old they are and learned that they’re three. Isis is three. ButContinue reading “An old maid, just like my daughter”

Keeping it real

All is not as well as I so optimistically declared last week. My foot still bothers me and my TMJ has gotten bad again. Active release therapy for TMJ is not as much fun as having my foot rubbed, and I feel sore after. I’ve had two treatments and I hope that it’s working, becauseContinue reading “Keeping it real”

Miracle cure

I guess I ought to give a shout out to the miracle cure that has enabled me to put weight on my right foot. Active Release Technique It feels like a deep tissue massage, but as I understand it, she separates scar tissue from tendons, ligaments and muscles, alleviating the pain. The pain in theContinue reading “Miracle cure”