How Often Do You Clean Your Litterbox?

September 14, 2007

Since I’ve been sick for the last several weeks (feeling much better now, thanks!), I’ve really been slacking with cleaning the litterbox. Like, REALLY been slacking. Like I can’t remember the last time I did it, and my husband didn’t realize I hadn’t been so he hadn’t either. Oops.
When I went in to do it, [...]

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Pics From This Morning’s Walk

September 12, 2007

The “Crazy Dog Lady” Technique

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Murphy Is One Money-Grubbing Hound

September 10, 2007

Apparently at 7 months, Murphy is firmly into his adolescent phase: He helped himself to his dad’s credit cards.

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My Dogs Are Geniuses

September 4, 2007

They have their moments of boneheadedness, but yesterday the dogs convinced me that I haven’t been giving them enough credit.
They were running around like nuts, so I put them out in the back yard, where they have about an acre of land surrounded by a 6-foot solid wood fence. They don’t jump out, they don’t [...]

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Territorial Behavior? Not in This House!

July 5, 2007

Pickles and Ty’s cousin, shepherd mix Tequila, enjoys their toys during a recent visit…

…while Pickles naps nearby.

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How to Get Free House Breaking Advice From Your Local Pet Store

June 30, 2007

The key is to have an adorable, already well-behaved dog who sweet-talks the in-store dog trainers by showing off her pitiful repertoire of tricks. Then, while they’re cooing over what a good girl she is and how nice it is to see a pug who isn’t obese, and how good the big dog is even [...]

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Horse Dogs and Real Horses

June 28, 2007

We call Ty a horse dog because he’s such a giant, being a bullmastiff and all, so of course we assumed that he’d just love real horses. Boy were we wrong.
We took him to historic downtown Fredericksburg the other day while we were running errands. First we swung by the used bookstore, where Ty sniffed [...]

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Litter Box Redux

June 15, 2007

Remember how I said the other day that getting rid of the litter box was going well, and that we hadn’t found any surprises? Well, we found them.
I walked into the laundry room closet the other day to make sure the cats had food and to get breakfast for the dogs, and I found a [...]

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How to Tell If Your Dog Wants to Be a Writer

June 11, 2007

He or she jumps in your lap (or on your chest) every time you sit down with a book. (Ty and Pickles)
He carries your magazines around the house and digests the contents by eating them. (Ty)
He eats pencils that mysteriously appear on the floor of your home office. Note: The cat may be in cahoots. [...]

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Does Your Dog Dig? Tips for Breaking the Habit

June 8, 2007

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Pickles and Ty have developed a terrible habit of digging in the yard. Honestly, we don’t care that much because we’re just excited to have a yard, but we don’t want them to get used to breaking the rules.
So, we’re trying to smack down on the digging thing. The first step was to [...]

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