Posted in Adoptions

Krista joined me on the trek to my parents' house for my birthday yesterday because Dad wanted a calm dog that wouldn't upset Guffy and trigger another seizure. Suzu really wanted to come, too, but we limited it to just the one dog, and I figured that Krista could use the extra socialization. However, this is the first outing to someone's home wh… read more

Posted in General

I was on a conference call last night, and because I was working on eating dinner while on the call, I actually took it in the living room instead of going to hide in the computer room with the cats. I thought things would be okay since the "conference" calls are usually muted for everyone except the speaker most of the time. Of course, it just f… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

I'm beginning to wonder how much of Krista's shy act is genuine shyness and how much is just a play on the other CPP members' emotions. My little miss managed to get a dog lollypop (I knew about that one since I unwrapped them for the three big dogs), some rawhide sticks, a piece of potato wedge, some FRIED CHICKEN, a handfull of Nutro carrot crun… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

One of the most difficult things in the annual vet visits for my pets is the request to bring in a fresh fecal sample. When you have five dogs and three cats, you have to SEE the poop come from the source to be sure which animal it's from. It's relatively easy for me to get fecal samples from the dogs, provided I remember the little sample contai… read more

Posted in General

I'm very thankful that Austin is finally getting a little of the wet stuff, but why did the cold front have to roll through North Austin right at the time I was out walking the dogs. Perdita and Miki didn't seem to recognize the importance of getting back to the house as the cold winds swept through my T-shirt and running shorts and small droplets… read more