Tag: dogs

Little Kitty, Big Courage: A Cat vs. Coyotes Story

Little Kitty, Big Courage: A Cat vs. Coyotes Story

I thought my cat was a goner.  I was out early one very cold winter morning a couple weeks ago, walking the dog… and the cat.  Yes, the cat walks with us sometimes. She’s this tiny skinny fluffy former stray. When we got her the 

Is It Safe to Walk Your Dog When It’s Really Really Cold Out?

Is It Safe to Walk Your Dog When It’s Really Really Cold Out?

So I took my dog for a pre-dawn walk in zero-degree weather, and I wasn’t well-prepared. Large swathes of the country were experiencing unusual cold. Headlines detailed the deaths due to the ice and elements, including deaths from hypothermia. Here in New England, it was 

Skunk’d

Skunk’d

It happened after Christmas Eve dinner at my mom’s house. I went out back with the dog, and as per usual, he spied some movement in a distant corner of the yard and gave chase. It’s almost always a rabbit. Sometimes it’s an opossum. Once 

My dog is an asshole

My dog is an asshole

…but we love him anyways.  Obi’s not always an asshole. Most of the time, the vast majority of the time, he really is THE BEST DOG. The issue is, he can very protective (which is a euphemism for aggressive, I suppose) about certain things. Those 

The crazy things we humans do

The crazy things we humans do

At the end of the workday today all I wanted to do was walk the dog around the little pond nearby and commune with nature. But no, humanity had to go and butt in.  We had just crossed a lovely tree-lined street and were strolling 

Doo Diligence

Doo Diligence

Early this morning, I took doggo for our usual morning walk around the little park near our house. On the way, I spied an old used paper mask on the grassy strip next to the street. I felt vaguely guilty, because I used to occasionally 

Vacation Re-set

Vacation Re-set

Just a brief post about vacation, a word that can mean many things to different people. For me, vacation is a break in the routine that allows for a re-set. And this vacation in particular has been a fantastic re-set. Right now, we are up 

Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Medicine

Having animals in our lives is good for us. I know this for a fact, but science says so, too. Just type “Pets” and “Health” into Pubmed, there’s tons of evidence. One review article titled The Best Medicine examines numerous research studies and concludes that 

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Leaving on a Jet Plane

March was miserable, but April’s already an improvement. Not only because the office politics are settling out, but because I left the country. Let me tell you, THAT really helps! Yes, we managed to jump through all the pandemic travel hoops, and here we are 

Guided by Dog

Guided by Dog

Alot of people warned us that if we got a dog, we’d never sleep in late again. But they were wrong. WE got a dog, and I’VE never slept in late again. This pup is up a bit after dawn every day. He sleeps on