Category Archives: doggies

Keeping my senior dog spry

November is Adopt a Senior Dog Month. We didn’t set out to adopt a senior, but Mia fell into our laps three years ago and I have nothing but good things to say about adopting seniors. I’d do it again (and probably will). You should too. With younger dogs, I’ve been guilty of not takingContinue reading “Keeping my senior dog spry”

WOOF! Holiday Challenges

Welcome to the latest WOOF Blog Hop. We’re Working Out Our Fears about holiday challenges! My biggest challenge is leaving the dogs behind. My preference is to spend every single second with Mia and Leo. They’ve gotten so well-behaved when we take them to Rob’s parents’ house. As long as we put the butter inContinue reading “WOOF! Holiday Challenges”

Jonesin’ for a beef marrow bone

Leo has a funny way of running around with a bone in his mouth, looking for a place to hide it, before finally giving up, and plopping down next to Mia to eat it. Here I’ve given them each a beef center bone from Jones Natural Chews: And now… the winner of the Jones NaturalContinue reading “Jonesin’ for a beef marrow bone”

NaNoWoofMo 2014

Once again, I’m joining a round-robin doggie tale for NaNoWoofMo, a variation on National Novel Writing Month, where we’re woofing the novel instead of writing it. (Sadly, I bowed out of Red Wheelbarrow Writers‘ round robin, which this year is called Placebo and is awesome, so you should check it out!) Here are the chapters soContinue reading “NaNoWoofMo 2014”

‘Tis the Season for a Jones Natural Chews Giveaway

The Christmas shopping season is upon us already… seems like November 1 comes earlier and earlier every year! Last weekend at BarkWorld, I met Flea of the Jones Natural Chews blog, who offered to sponsor a giveaway on my blog. One lucky reader will receive the above Canine Christmas Crunchers stocking of goodies. I brought home samplesContinue reading “‘Tis the Season for a Jones Natural Chews Giveaway”

Rethinking dog cloning

Several weeks ago, I glibly asked if you’d clone your dog. Because who wouldn’t want to have a second and third and fourth lifetime with their bestest friend? I was surprised how many commenters said they’d never do it. In my fantasy, scientists could mix up a little cocktail of Isis DNA in a petri dishContinue reading “Rethinking dog cloning”

Things that go blink in the night

What do dedicated dog owners do when the sun goes down? Walk their dogs anyway! To a degree, it can be easier for us to walk Leo when it’s dark and cold, because there are fewer joggers and cyclists. We took our first afterdark walk of the season on Saturday, and realized that one of our blinkyContinue reading “Things that go blink in the night”