Shirtless at the dog park I had a moment of understanding

Like any good poochie parent, when one of the pups in my care did their business I scooped it up and threw it out. At my local dog park, the garbage is actually outside the gate, so I reached over and knocked it in and sat back down on a bench. After about a minute, I smacked my arm. Looking, there was an ant biting the heck out of me. And then I...

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I need to remember that spoon full of sugar

My better half has left me. Jeff had to fly to the middle east for a week or so and I'm here alone with the three poochies. Or should I say the two dogs and Trixie. She gets a special mention. I suppose that after a string of great fosters I needed one pup to keep me grounded. Trixie is a sweetheart, but oh my goodness I am tired. Without Jeff it...

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Category 3 Chewer

See this sweet little lady? Trixie is a doll, but with one major caveat: She is a chewer! Similar to Cricket's situation, I think a large part of her increase in chewing stems from a lack of proper exercise. Since Relay's injury the dogs gets some time to run around in the yard and we go for a bike rides to wear them out as best we can,...

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Hot spot leads to vet visit and less than happy pup

Last week our family was introduced to hot spots. Relay had licked one into a good inch circle on his backside, but with some triple ointment and careful monitoring it started to heal. Problem was, he also made one on his tail. It was much more problematic, but we tried to handle it ourselves. That was until Jeff was getting ready for work Tuesday....

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Introducing... Trixie!

Things are still on standby with little Iso, but we got a call from our friends at K9 Justice League. Virginia Beach Animal Control is full, full, full... could we maybe take a foster? Of course! Trixie is a beautiful girl, with a lot of love to give. She is playful, loving to the max, and lacking a single mean bone in her body, so will be sure to...

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Introducing... Iso! (maybe) the little dog from Mexico

Jeff and I seem to disagree about how involved we should be in this little puppy's story and so this is going to take a long, diplomatic conversation. The situation: Our neighbor, Mary (Izzy's mom, that little devil in black curls) recently went on a cruise. In Mexico, Mary passed a group of puppies in desperate need of homes. The pups were...

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Even the dog is allergic to Virginia

In the fall I started getting these bumps; cut to a visit to a dermatologist where she gave me some bizarre clinical name and just told me I was allergic to something in my environment. Very common in Virginia. Honestly, I didn't believe her until I took a few allergy pills, and bam cured. Diagnosed last year, I started to show symptoms again recently.  A few weeks ago, Jeff started to cough; and cough and cough and cough. He finally went to a doctor, they gave him a few pills and an inhaler. They gave him two possible...

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The life and death of a pink frog

I will be sending my foster coordinator an email today to let her know we are ready for another foster pup. Going to roll the die and see what little love I get next; should be fun. In the mean time here is the most recent destruction here at the house. As you can see stuffed animals don't last long. Not with Relay and Izzy. I know they make...

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A gift for friends

Remember that surprsie I talked about before... well Jeff has completely outdone himself. I'm actually a little annoyed that my scanner isn't better, but here you go!  Ever since the drawing Jeff did of Relay I've been gently encouraging him to draw more. This is his best drawing to date. I love how Louie and his sister Lolo just look so happy. ...

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