Zoomies! I know you’ve seen this and you might have a different word. It’s the energy burst that your dog gets at unpredicted times. The dogs goes running in huge circles, with a huge grin on his face. They are usually filled with joy, just happy to be running like the wind. It’s one … [Read more...]
Keep Your Old Dog Young
Kiley, my Border Collie (1992 – 2006). Dogs like humans can wear out their joints & teeth, so it's important to know how to keep your old dog as young as possible. I learned a lot from having 2 very active Border Collies. Now that I know better, I would never let my dogs do what I let those 2 … [Read more...]
Spoiled Dog? Is he/she really Spoiled?
I’ve heard “My dog is spoiled” in regard to a new toy, chew or food. Or because I feed my dogs human grade food, they are spoiled. A dog is spoiled at Christmas because he got a new toy. A dog is spoiled because once in a great while he gets something added to his dry, dead kibble. Really? … [Read more...]
Why Dogs eat Grass?
This question has been answered by many people including some of my favorite Veterinarians. And I usually laugh at the answers! Why am I so cocky on this issue? I’ve seen a couple hundred dogs eat grass! You ask how could you have seen this? I used to pet sit dogs in my home in Durango, CO. I did … [Read more...]
10 Dog Quotes Demystified
Dogs are made of love and fur – Absolutely true, most dogs know pure love and they are happy to share it. Dogs are a sure thing – False, they can be just as unpredictable as any of us humans. They are intelligent beings with complex emotions. Dogs are like ice cream; reliably delicious – Some … [Read more...]
Carpe Diem & Life Lessons with Dogs
Merriam Webster dictionary defines Carpe Diem as the enjoyment of the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future I have done many things in my life, worked since I was 13, sometimes I worked non-stop. So the last year and a half, I haven’t worked that much and I’ve traveled all over … [Read more...]
Balancing Life, Travel, Me & Dogs
As humans we try to achieve some sort of balance in life. I’ve been working on this topic my whole life. There have been many times that I have worked way too much. Somehow I always do find time for my dogs, they are so important to me and the daily walks are the key to my and their physical and … [Read more...]
Does your dog watch TV?
I’ve had 8 dogs in my life and had about 500 dogs stay at my house over the last 6 years (pet sitting). Rarely have I seen a dog watch TV, but some certainly do. It’s a really amusing thing to watch! Cats do it too! It’s always fun to see what our 4 legged friends pay attention to. One of my past … [Read more...]
Dirty Minnie
Minnie in her finest dress! She loved to swim and then after the swim, came the rolling in the dirt. The more ground in the better! Always made me laugh! … [Read more...]
Miss Minnie
My Minnie Dog left the planet on January 3, 2014. It was a 2 month illness probably cancer that took her out very fast. She was a healthy, happy, crazy little dog prior to getting sick. Unfortunately, at the same time my Father was dying, so there was not much I could do for my Minnie. I did treat … [Read more...]
