Thursday night, I sliced my middle finger while trying to separate two frozen salmon burgers. When I picked up the sharp knife, I knew it was a stupid move. And a second later, I was calling across the house, “Rob, I cut my finger again. Bad. It’s going to need stitches this time.” I don’tContinue reading “Oops I did it again”
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Romance at the dog park
Leo is being neutered today. I waffled on it a bit, after reading some anti-neutering stuff on The Internet, chiefly that male dogs will look like females if testosterone production is cut off (so to speak). The decision was fairly well made when he seemed to be going through some puberty behaviors, but the clincherContinue reading “Romance at the dog park”
Living in the moment
I’ve been getting strange looks when I confess that I’ve had a puppy for four months and we’re still keeping him separated from the older dog. On Saturday, I got one from the trainer at Leo’s puppy prep school (she has not met Isis, but said she’d like to). My heart was heavy all throughContinue reading “Living in the moment”
Fashion inertia
It was drawn to my attention recently that journalists don’t know how to dress. Young women sometimes enter the field knowing how to dress, but within five years, they’ve lost their style. I certainly was a lot more stylish when I was a newspaper reporter than I am now. In fact, I was overdressed forContinue reading “Fashion inertia”
Me and Isis, we are the same
I have observed that Isis is like me and Leo is like Rob. I’m not talking about Isis’ amazing athletic ability and jumping/soccer ball catching skills. Or Leo’s diabolical tendency to prefer biting hands, sleeves, ankles and pants over toys designated for that purpose. Isis is very high-strung. Leo is super mellow. I didn’t usedContinue reading “Me and Isis, we are the same”
Autumn approaches
It was determined that the xpen training method was not working for Isis, so we’re now concentrating on the parallel on-leash walk. We had a tough, but ultimately successful session with our trainer Monday, ending with us both thinking, “It will be fun to work with the dogs this way, walking them together.” Then weContinue reading “Autumn approaches”
Tolerance, acclimation and integration
We’re still struggling with the acclimation process between Leo and Isis. To be honest, I’m not sure we’ve conquered tolerance yet. Isis tolerates Leo being confined to the laundry room. She’ll glance at him nonchalantly when she passes on her way in and out of the back door. But we’re still keeping them on oppositeContinue reading “Tolerance, acclimation and integration”
Inertia and the killer whale
I’ve invoked Newton’s law on this blog before. A body at rest tends to stay at rest. Even if she’s had a really boring day at her desk. She might learn of an opportunity to get away from the desk and think, “Nah, I’d have to wake up early to do that.” She might needContinue reading “Inertia and the killer whale”
What if I’m the problem?
My kids behave better for Grandma than they do for me. Leo’s been coming with me to work most of the time, because I didn’t want to burden Rob’s mom with having to come over every single day, twice, to let the dogs out without letting them actually come into contact with each other. UntilContinue reading “What if I’m the problem?”
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”
Kari Neumeyer 