Snakebite Watch 2010

Here, at last, the story of Lilly’s recent snakebite. While unraveling what must have transpired before that Thursday morning when Lilly woke up with a swollen cheek, our

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When Pets & Your Sweetie Collide

My piece for WebMD called Your Partner vs. Your Pet went live earlier this week. Since there doesn’t seem to be a place to discuss over there, I’m

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Girls Hiking

Saturday, we stepped away from real life for just a bit to take our first hike of the season. Lilly isn’t quite as good as KB’s labs at

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Weekly Training Update (June 4)

I know I should rename this much-overdue dog training report something like Monthly Training Update since the whole weekly concept fell to the gutter of real life. We’ve

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New Service Puppies

I learned about these new service puppies via Twitter last week. Never one to turn down a little awww factor. I thought I’d share. These little stinkers will

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Katie and Lilly Reunion

Despite temps in the 30s and a brisk wind, we indeed had our Katie and Lilly reunion and Borzoi-Palooza last Sunday. It was terrific to see our Katie

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Boo-Boos and BiteNot Collars

While I was off dealing with the latest family medical thing last week (it’s a doozy, send mojo), Ginko licked the inside of his right knee raw. It’s

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Pet Eye Photo Retouching

Have you ever taken the PERFECT photo of your dog, only to have it essentially ruined by the dreaded flash-eye thing? If you’re anything like me, you’ve tried

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Hunting Season

As the recent snows recede, we’re finding all sorts of signs of animal activity that’s been brewing below. It’s no wonder I’m already having a tough time getting

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Stick or Kindling

Sometimes Lilly is so intent on playing fetch in a way that doesn’t get Ginko riled up to the point that he ruins the game. The ONLY way

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