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Despite having been attacked by Perdita several months ago when he climbed over the babygate, Gabe has decided that he really must try to get into the garage after I feed the cats. He'll climb over the small gate in the hallway and pad towards Perdy in the dining room expecting me to ignore his foolish maneuvers. I can't put the bigger gates up u… read more

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Krista slept most of the day after we got home from the morning outing to Genuine Joe's. She had a grand time just sunning herself in the backyard and napping on the dog bed in the living room. When I settled down to eat dinner and watch some TV, she flopped over on the dog bed and crashed, barely moving an ear. The older dogs certainly didn't s… read more

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I really, really, really didn't want to get out of bed to walk the dogs this morning, so I cheated and set the alarm clock to 6 instead of 5:30. Because of Perdy's issues, I don't get the luxury of walking her at a "normal" time, and once I'm up and walking, everyone else wants to go, too. While Akane was perfectly happy to sleep on top of me a… read more

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When a movie triggers your gag reflex badly enough that you end up in the bathroom reviewing your dinner, it would be lovely in the dogs didn't think you needed a full escort. The nose to the face really wasn't a plus to the moment. read more

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Perdita alternately fascinates and baffles me with how she's changed behaviourly over the years. Oh, she still thinks that kids are evil and doesn't like Akane any better, but some of the less enjoyable sighthound traits are becoming more prominant as she gets older. She sees moving things I don't even perceive in the darkness and becomes frantic… read more