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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

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The animals don't seem to be suffering any side effects from the time change, at least not this morning. Sure, they barely moved when the alarm went off at 5AM, but they probably thought it was just the 30 minutes left marker it is most mornings. Once we got out the door every dog was perky and lively, and the cats were more than ready for breakf… read more

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When I answered Bryan's plea to help walk dogs for the final shift at AHS last night, I wasn't expecting so many people to be there! When I wandered in around 1:30 we had four other orange BRATTs, a yellow BRATT on the way out, and a smattering of blues and greens who filtered in throughout the afternoon. I ended up not having to work either of t… read more

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I complete forgot about daylight savings when I got home last night...I thought I was being so good, but I didn't get up until 8:45 thanks to the time change. Of course, the dogs didn't care as long as they got breakfast! read more