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Long story short...I locked myself out of the house while walking the dogs this morning and had to climb the fence to get inside to grab the key (I leave the backdoor unlocked in case of such an emergency, but the back gate is locked to prevent idjits from accidentally letting the dogs out). The details...Perdita, my dobie x, is very aggressive … read more

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I've been trying to incorporate T-touch into handling my animals after seeing the demonstration at AHS about a month/month and a half ago. I had used it to some degree when Perdita and I were seeing Janice Patton regularly, but I'd just fallen out of the habit since I wasn't being reminded to do so. Last night Perdy really got a full body T-touch… read more

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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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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