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

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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

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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

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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

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2 Feet of Snow in May

Really. We got about 2 feet of Colorado snow late this week. These big storms are more common in March and April, but we have had at least

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Dog Blood Work Update and Worry

Remember I said back in March that we did NOT think a new dog supplement was causing Clover’s weird dog blood work problems? Perhaps premature. We tested Clover’s blood again

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Start of Clover’s Dog Agility Career (maybe)

When Clover was around 7 months old, I put her on a waiting list to get into a dog agility foundations class with a trainer my experienced agility

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Happy 10th Anniversary Champion of My Heart

April 13, 2017, marks the 10th anniversary of Champion of My Heart. No kidding. Our first blog post went live a decade ago. I'd been mulling the idea for

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The Genius of Cause Marketing

Do you know the term cause marketing? It essentially means companies do good work, fund good ideas, or support non-profit efforts. In some cases, big companies create their

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A Proper Thank You Note and Clover Medical News

We received an early morning call from Clover’s veterinarian with her latest blood work results. It’s good news. THANK YOU to Paperless Post for sponsoring this thank-you card

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