Nice clothes? Nah

You know you’re one of those crazy dog moms when shopping for nice clothes seems weird. OK, part of that also comes from working at home. Unless I

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When they don’t think we’re looking

When they are outside alone, I often watch Lilly and Ginko from various windows in the house. I particularly like to watch when they don’t think I’m looking.

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The nibbler

Sometimes Ginko does it to Lilly. He’ll just walk up and start nibbling on her like an ear of corn, tiny bites in a row on her neck

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Wishing for a TIVO life

Sometimes I wish that I could rewind the live action of my life and examine the situation better. I figure it would work just like Dartfish, that video

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On being flawed

The divorce rate and existence of on-again/off-again relationships says a lot about our collective intolerance of flaws in those we try to love. People like to talk about

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Second session with animal communicator (long)

In early 2007, we began having problems again with Lilly wandering the neighborhood. The snow drifts were taller than our fences, so it was easy for her to

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First session with animal communicator (long)

In July 2006, about 6 months into Lilly’s agility meltdown, I sought help from an animal communicator. Essentially, I asked her to find out what’s causing Lilly concern

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Or … I’ll huff and I’ll puff and blow that door down

So, I’m in the shower this morning, and someone crashes into the bathroom door. I assume Tom is rough-housing with the pups and just laugh. But, when I

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I need a third hand

I learned early in Lilly’s training that even a slight verbal correction did more harm than good. So, her training is a pretty positive process. Still, after months

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The rescue excuse?

There’s a whole community of people who train and run rescued dogs in agility and other sports. It’s a proud accomplishment for any dog once deemed unwanted (or

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