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Akane and Perdita each get at least one run a week because they're much higher energy than the two corgi/lab mixes and need an outlet for the energy. I actually run Perdy with Miki on the mornings we get regular walks, and Akane gets two long runs and three runs behind the bicycle each week. It's a unique experience with each dog though. Perdi… read more

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I love my little corgi/lab mix girl, Suzuka, dearly, but sometimes I wish she'd never learned how to jump so high (she picked up the habit from Guffy who she first met at 6-7 months). Suzuka does a wonderful happy dance when it's time for walkies, which is cute but kind of annoying because it's hard to get an EZ walk harness on a moving dog. Ho… read more

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Grr. I'm still fairly livid about yet another off-leash encounter with a neighbor's dog this morning. Tater appears to be a chihuahua/papillon x, which means he's tiny compared to almost everything else out in the world. Unfortunately, his owners seem to think that because Tater's small, it's perfectly fine for him to wander if they let him out … read more

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Krista's made great strides in coping with city traffic since she first came to my house last July. Normal cars and trucks don't bother her anymore, and she's even accustomed herself to seeing CapMetro busses on our morning walks. Today though she saw an emergency vehicle with full sirens and lights for the first time. The sounds of sirens is … read more

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I am amazed every day at how well Krista gets along with Perdita, my sometimes cranky, always dominant dobie mix. The thing is that the only females that Perdita consistently has not gotten along with are the two that are permanent residents, Akane and Suzuka! I think part of the variable in most of these cases is that new foster dogs are willing… read more