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…
Category Archives: Dog Photo
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…
Where We Are Now in Raising and Training the Puppy-Girls
Everything is a bit of a blur when you're raising two puppies at the same time, especially two border collie puppies who are just 13 months apart. In the ideal world, I would have had…
Happy Birthday Tribute Video – Tori Turns 1
I'm not sure if I can keep up this tradition of making tribute videos for the puppy-girl's birthdays for all the years to come, but here is the latest video that celebrates Tori's first birthday.…
Border Collie Birthday Tribute Video
Friday, May 27, 2016, is Clover's 2nd birthday. How crazy is that? Seems like just yesterday she was a wee-one. Just like I did for the 1st anniversary of Clover's adoption, I made a 2-minute…
Rest in Peace, Ginko Cornelius Hawn
Today, Ginko crossed over. He was 4 months shy of his 16th birthday – by far, the oldest dog in our family history. Rest in peace, Monkey Man, Snuffle Man, Stinko Monster, Golden-Eyed & Good…
So This Happened … Again. Welcome Home, Tori Autumn Hawn
Whirlwind of a week, so I'll have to tell the full story later when I'm not so tired and preoccupied with having TWO puppies in the house. Yeah, you read that right. Here is the…
Happy Gotcha Day to the Best Puppy on the Planet, Clover Lee Hawn
Sunday, September 13, we'll celebrate the first anniversary of Clover's adoption from Blue Ridge Border Collie Rescue. It took fate and many major feats to get her from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to…
A Newbie’s Guide to Puberty in a Female Dog
Prior to Clover, the female dogs in my life got spayed early -- before or after adoption. That means I didn't really know what I was getting into when we decided to allow Clover to…
Look Before You Leap – Dangers to Enthusiastic Dogs
Now that Clover is a year old and demonstrating more maturity, we're giving her a bit more SUPERVISED independence -- like letting her run around a little bit in our front pastures. This independence nearly…
Happy 1st Birthday, Clover
Even though we adopted Clover out of rescue, thanks to her Origin Story, we know today is her 1st birthday. Her actual birthday -- not just a day we picked as such. I had big…
Happy 15th Birthday, Ginko!
For a large breed dog, 15 is downright ancient. It has always been our goal for Ginko, though. He is officially the oldest dog I've ever had. With 3 potentially fatal health conditions, our time…
Comparing Dogs – How Clover is Like and Totally NOT Like Lilly
Busy with book stuff. Happy to say I found a solution to my cover image problem. Now, I just need to decide between 2 spectacular cover designs. Harder than I thought it would be. Stay…
Quick News Items – Lilly’s Fund Grant, Canine Soul Mate Grief Book
There is so much I’d like to write and ask, but it has been a silly-silly week of work and other excitement, so just 2 quick updates about a Lilly’s Fund Grant and my soon-to-be-published…
The Future is So Bright — I Need a Nap
So, here's the thing. I'm tired. Really tired -- between working, raising a puppy, caring for a geriatric dog (which means we see 2 am, 3 am, and 4 am quite a bit), and lingering…
8 Great Photos of Border Collie Puppy Clover
So far, the New Year is wild with writing deadlines. Obviously, many elements of Clover's story await. Since I'm short on time, I pulled 8 of my favorite photos of Clover from her first couple…
So What Does Ginko Think of the New Puppy?
"So What Does Ginko Think of the New Puppy?" is probably the #1 question people asked us when we first adopted Clover from Blue Ridge Border Collie Rescue in Virginia. The short answer is this…
Clover’s Story – Puppy Goes WEST!
Puppy COMES HOME! This is post #5 of 5 in the story of adopting a border collie puppy from 1,600 miles away >>>> The puppy’s journey home began Friday, September 12, when Beth and Dr.…
Clover’s Story – Like Planning Military Black Ops
More of the story!!! Post #4 of 5 about how we managed to do a border collie puppy adoption from nearly 1,600 miles away. For all the fate and destiny, we experienced some glitches as…
Clover’s Story – Hello, Fate!
Here, friends, is post #3 (of 5), telling the adoption story of border collie puppy, Clover. When we left off yesterday, I'd just hit SEND on an adoption application to Blue Ridge Border Collie Rescue…
Clover’s Story – Told in 5 Parts
My apologies for the long delay between announcing the arrival of our new puppy September 13 and the official beginning of her story. It turns out that raising a puppy – especially a border collie…
Big News – New Puppy!
It took 10 days, countless emails and phone calls, a 1500-mile journey, a whole lot of faith and fate, even more luck, and at times seemingly half the population of the Commonwealth of Virginia ……
Dog Adoption Fantasy – What it Really Meant
A few weeks ago, a 3-month-old puppy appeared in my Facebook newsfeed. Cue instant yearning -- even though I'm nowhere near ready and she was about 900 miles away. I squealed. I shared her pix.…
10 Must-Have Dog Photos and Videos
It took me close to two solid days to gather and officially archive 9 years of photos and video of Lilly. I’m so grateful – now that she is gone – to have countless images…
Champion of My Heart Tribute Video
Sharing a lifetime of photos and video of Lilly, our dearly departed canine heroine. Approximately 5-minute tribute video for my Heart Dog -- my canine soul mate -- Lilly Elizabeth Hawn.