doggies – Page 6 – Kari Neumeyer

How not to medicate dogs

After we started treating Leo for pannus, Mia’s eyes started looking goopy. Tempting as it was to just start giving her the same medicine we give Leo, I took her in for her own eye exam. While Mia has better social skills than Leo in many ways (as far as people are concerned), Leo isContinue reading “How not to medicate dogs”

Temple of the Dog

I recently had Lasik surgery.* Contact lenses had become really uncomfortable, so I preferred wearing glasses, but they interfered with my ability to take pictures using a DSLR. (Not to mention they got rained on and fogged up all the time.**) That’s one of the reasons I’ve been slacking on taking pics of my pups.Continue reading “Temple of the Dog”

The Accidental Recall

Thanks to Fern Camacho for having me back on his Great Dog Adventure podcast! He’s started having real-world case studies, and I was more than happy to brag about how well Leo is doing with my magic string cheese method. When I heard that the Positive Pet Training Blog Hop theme for this month is “Recall,”Continue reading “The Accidental Recall”

Introducing the LeoCam

We strapped a GoPro-style camera to Leo’s back and created this masterpiece. Powered by Linky Tools Click here to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list…

Briefest break in February rain

Adventures on Mount Baker

And I’m back to taking pictures with my phone. Powered by Linky Tools Click here to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list…

5-day dog photo challenge

Forest Poodles challenged me to a 5-day dog photo challenge, and I accepted, deciding to challenge myself to get a few more pics of my pups using a nice DSLR camera, instead of relying on my phone. Since things are slow at work this time of year, I’ve hardly used my good camera at allContinue reading “5-day dog photo challenge”

Natural remedies for dog anxiety

Isis was on Prozac when she died. We’d just increased her dosage. While I don’t think that caused her sudden death from bleeding near the heart, I have a bad association with it. I don’t even know if it worked. The night before she died, Isis cowered under a table shaking. Ergo, I hesitate toContinue reading “Natural remedies for dog anxiety”

Portrait of the artist

Leo calls this one “Party’s Over.” Inspired by the work of Pibbling with Theodore. I gave him the peanut butter jar. I put it right exactly there. Then I lay down for a nap and awoke to the sounds of the party hat being crumpled and the gift bag being torn. The peanut butter jarContinue reading “Portrait of the artist”

6 ways to beat the winter blues

Last week I started experiencing some pretty textbook symptoms of the winter blues. After cheering myself up by buying not one but two new winter coats, I shared Mental Health Tip #1: Retail Therapy. The next day, I decided that watching Making a Murderer is doing nothing to help anyone’s Seasonal Affective Disorder, so thatContinue reading “6 ways to beat the winter blues”