Posted in Travel

It has been a long week away from home. Now I'm back on my home network with a cat sitting on my lap as I try to get back into my normal routine. I think the beasts are happy to have me back. Lily said they were very loving since she got back on Friday and has had them underfoot the past couple of days. The Dog has been on my lap most of th… read more

Posted in Entertainment

Way off the topic of animals, I was back at the theater the other night. Ken and I believed the hype and went to see Slumdog Millionaire. Heading into movies like this I am always worried that the hype will have ruined the movie for me and that, going in expecting so much, I will be disappointed. Thankfully I am slowly getting over the publi… read more

Posted in Breeds

The below story builds, I think, on the Sports Illustrated article about Michael Vicks dogs. Before I go any further, maybe we should come up with a better reference to these animals than "Michael Vick's dogs". Every time we say that, we keep Michael Vick's name in the news. Maybe that is a good thing in that we keep in mind that this guy has … read more

Posted in Current Events

The below story seems to be rather typical of the portrayal of Pit Bulls in the media. While I see no problem in reporting the story, the way it is framed is frustrating. If any other breed of dog had been the aggressor, I doubt its breed would have been mentioned in the headline of the story. Because it is a Pit Bull and because we all know t… read more

Posted in Pet Services

Yesterday I visited the Washington County Humane Society in Slinger, WI. This is the facility that we adopted our black lab/German Shepherd mutt from maybe 20 years ago. Well, maybe not the exactly same facility. Thankfully, over the past 20 years, the shelter has been able to grow and change with the times. This is not meant to imply that … read more