11:14am

Tippy Attacks!

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It's difficult when you think you acquired a cute puppy and he turns out to be a vicious mongrel, stalking and attacking everything that crosses his path with deranged determination and a killer instinct. Thank goodness Tippy is not that way! Amy has her paws full teaching Tippy the proper etiquette of being a puppy and respecting his elders, and recognizing his place in the household. I think human parents could learn a lot from watching dogs! They would learn that a nip does not… read more

3:17pm

The Education Of Little Tippy

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Tippy was clearly the dominant male of the litter. He is very bossy, and when Amy reprimands him for biting too hard with his puppy needle teeth, he just bites back. It's difficult for Amy to make the message clear, because she is clearly holding back and trying not to hurt him, and he has such thick fur that anything short of a very hard bite just makes him yelp a little and lunge back at her. So, Amy has to grab his leg or take his muzzle in her mouth or grab some skin around hi… read more

2:19pm

Oh that Smokey

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Smokey woke me up early this morning, seemed like he was trying to tell me something. He usually wakes me up at daybreak by running across my body (and not lightly, either). This time he hopped on my chest and got in my face and meowed until I got up. I turned out that the bad weather and heavy rain was doing its usual thing on Amy, and she was having a nervous spell, pacing and trying to hide under things. I had to get up and give her meds to calm her down (I ended up having to give her several… read more