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Yes, it's a little egotistical for me to be posting about my own birthday, but it's a special time for me. I'm 31, and it's amazing to realize that I've shared my life with my dogs for 8 1/2 years with Suzuka and Miki, almost 8 for Akane, and 6 on and off with Perdita. I've volunteered with Charlyne's Pound Puppies for 8 years, and I will have vo… read more

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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 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

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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

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Sunday afternoon while I was in the shower the dogs began barking in the backyard. At first I thought it was Krista barking at the front gate, but after yelling from the shower for her to calm down, I realized that I was hearing Perdy barking in the next room. After several minutes of non-stop barking, I finally grabbed a towel and stopped my sho… read more