Dog Training: Dogs + Chickens

I met Lisa Marshall from Estes Park, Colorado, during my big trip to New York City last month. Funny that we had to go across the country to

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Wordless Wednesday: Every Last Drop

Or … even toys need a hug and a kiss.

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Book Review: Quincy Tahoma

Truth. Writing is hard. Greater truth. Primary research is harder, especially when the subject led an elusive, often-desperate, carousing sort of life. That’s one reason (among many) Quincy

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Dog Seatbelt Revisited

Even though I’m not a traditional mother with human kids, I like to think I deserve to get at least some of what I want on Mother’s Day.

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Dog Health: Spider Bite Recheck #2

Think Lilly is out of the woods on this crazy spider bite? Alas, think again. Monday, Tom helped me take BOTH dogs to the veterinary hospital. Ginko for

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Dog Health: Spider Bite Recheck

Tuesday morning we awoke to a debate between me and Tom over the size of Lilly’s spider bite lump. I said it was bigger, maybe 10%. Tom said

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Dog Health: Spider Bite Treatment

So, we now knew that Lilly suffered a spider bite and ensuing infection. But, we’ll never know what kind of spider or where or how it happened, but

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Dog Health: Spider Bite

Yesterday, we continued the story of this mysterious mass I found on Lilly’s neck while awaiting a routine veterinary exam. Today, let’s move on with the diagnosis of

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Dog Health: When Lumps Appear

We began our latest tale of veterinary drama Friday, with Lilly calmly at my feet in the exam room. I asked her to join me on the bench

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Anxiety Squared

Not the best day. Monday. About mid-morning, I locked myself in a small, dark room and fought off an anxiety attack. I had to. With a feature article

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