Happy Gotcha Day #2 , Tori
I still laugh when I think about how I woke up 2 years ago NOT KNOWING that we'd have another new puppy that day. Despite the challenges of raising 2 young herding dogs at the…
Happy Gotcha #3 Day, Clover
How is this possible? Three years already ! Clover flew clear across the country 3 years ago on September 13, 2014, to live with us. Happy Gotcha Day, darling girl! Cute pix and some medical…
Victory! Thank Goodness for GOOD Tech People
Quick update. On the advice of fellow bloggers, I hired a totally new website hosting company. The guy there was super helpful and moved all 4 of my sites for me. (Thanks, Charles.) I just…
Tech Issues Keeping Champion of My Heart on Hold
Super quick post to say that while Champion of My Heart is working fine for all of you, it's causing me all kinds of stress behind the scenes with some tech issues. Look for a…
Neutropenia in Dogs – A Clover Update
June 20, 2017, Clover had a bone marrow biopsy at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. It took longer than expected to get the full biopsy results from the veterinary pathologist at the…
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Dog Tribute Jewelry Time is a Gift
Quick reminder that the little online dog memorial or tribute jewelry party we're hosting ends next Friday, July 14. Originally, I was thinking only about creating something treasured to wear after you've lost a dog, but look at these amazing bracelets I ordered as a visual…
Terrible Twos Tori Style
Welcome to the Terrible Twos! The amazing and silly Tori Autumn Hawn turns 2 on Saturday, July 1, 2017. We picked that day by counting back 12 weeks from when we adopted her. As has become a bit of a birthday tradition, I created a…
Dog Memorial Jewelry New Option
In Chapter 5 of Heart Dog: Surviving the Loss of Your Canine Soul Mate, I recommend getting a piece (or several pieces) of dog memorial jewelry so that you have a wearable symbol to keep with you. I'm super, Super, SUPER excited to tell you…
Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Stress Buster
I originally found this homemade hot fudge sauce recipe from a quick online search, but it wasn't turning out quite right. I asked for help inside a great Facebook Group led by a friend, colleague, and mentor called Fearless Fresh Kitchen Ninjas. Thanks to their…
Teeter-Totter Training Update – Dog Agility
It took a while to find a used dog agility teeter-totter to buy, but we finally did just before Clover's third birthday. It's going to take some time to fix Clover's teeter-totter worries that have been brewing for nearly a year now, but Tori figured…
Your Earlobes Aren’t Worried – A Tip From the Anxiety Trenches
I promise the silly title is worth it. You see, I'm increasingly amped up about a number of real-life things, but I recently developed a new coping mechanism for worry.
Neutropenia in Dogs – A Clover Mystery
Neutropenia in dogs - Our saga with Clover's weird white blood cell counts continues, so we saw a board-certified veterinary internal medicine specialist (the same one who helped us with Clover's non-stop UTIs as a puppy). The headline is that, right now, the neutropenia itself…
Dog Birthday Party Clover’s Big 03
Saturday, May 27, is Clover's third birthday. Already! So how is a Dog Mom supposed to celebrate our amazing birthday dog? With dog birthday party cupcakes, an exciting new present (woot!), and with another dog birthday video tribute!
2 Feet of Snow in May
Really. We got about 2 feet of snow late this week. These big storms are more common in March and April, but we have had at least some snow as late as Memorial Day. Here are a few of my fav photos from the storm.
Never Mind – A Tale of Dog Agility Woe
Remember me saying that Clover and I had plans to take a big step in her dog agility training? Yeah. Never mind. We're not ready, at all. True story. Our first-ever agility seminar turned into abject failure, leaving me floundering and trying to make the…