This weekend, Columbus got to be a real dog. He got to be outside, loose with us. He slept in his tie-out spot without being tied, he lounged in the bed of the truck, he walked around with us at times. Never did he try and bust through the fence. We tied him out at… Read more »
Posts Categorized: the puppy diaries
Two Dogs at the Lake
It’s kind of interesting to me that my puppy diary blog postings have waned. I suppose it’s because we are all settling into a pretty routine existence. Faced with the knowledge that Columbus is an impulsive dog, he is kept tied up with a few exceptions – right before suppertime and when we are outside… Read more »
Snowy Dog Day
Haven’t posted in awhile. Pulled out my 70-100mm lens which I haven’t used in a VERY long while to take some pictures of the dogs in the snow. I love this lens… “Hey, this stuff is getting in my eyes!” “Oh, I can see now.” “Can we go inside, please?” “There’s snow… Read more »
Jailbreaker
He’s a con man. He looks innocent but he’s not. He has no remorse when he does wrong. He loves to be on the lam. He’s my dog. I actually wasn’t sure I was going to get him back today. He doesn’t seem to have a plan when he breaks free more than to run… Read more »
Shades of Blackie
Blackie used to lay under the forsythia bushes like Columbus is doing here. Only Blackie didn’t have to be tied up. He was a good boy and stayed in the yard even without an electronic collar. Well, except for when I found out he was sneaking into the next door neighbor’s compost for food. I… Read more »
Agile Koda
Love you, Koda, my frenetic, frustrating-at-times, fun little dog… Koda and I. We’ve been through a lot together. She was a hard-to-train puppy, who barked back at me when I scolded her. I remember the dog trainer in puppy class watching me struggle with Koda, taking Koda from me, and then I watched her struggle… Read more »
Happy-Go-Lucky and me
This morning was another adventure to add to The Puppy diaries. This happy-go-lucky puppy of mine is one-by-one whittling down the safe places I can let him run free. Here is the love, romping on the frost-bitten baseball field of grass surrounded by fence at the local school. It’s a safe, enclosed place to bring… Read more »
Sneaky dog
Sometimes you can be too smart for your own good. Take Koda for instance. Listen to her story…. Her whole life Koda has been a little on the chunky side. At one point Tracey had me put her on diet dog food. It actually helped. Then, this spring, Kelly was training for a running relay… Read more »
Because you just can’t have too many adventures…
This morning Andy went off on errands in the truck with the dogs in the back. An early morning adventure to start the day. When he got back, Kelly and I took the dogs on a long hike to the top of the mountain, where Columbus got a lot of attention from people. Right up… Read more »
The true cost of pet ownership
I’m not going to get into math in this post. But it’s occurred to me lately that owning my pets is an expensive proposition. The “cost” of the dogs and the cats started rattling through my head the other day. What prompted it was this sore hip I now have as a byproduct of constantly… Read more »
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