As a child growing up in Ecuador with a menagerie of animals, dogs were our constant companions. I grew up in a small village by the sea and for us to see a dog being walked on a leash was something very weird. Socializing dogs? We didn’t know what that meant. Once I got my…
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Belated Happy New Year 2015
This was the first year we were not home. Instead we went to Boston to visit family and did a little sightseeing while there. As you can see, Alex could care less about the ducks around her. It was funny to see Alex totally uninterested in all the real ducks around her, but once she…
Packing With The Help Of My Canine Companions
This is Alex contibution to our move: sleep like a baby. Since I know that dogs love routine, I am doing my best to keep things as usual specially when it comes to walks. Bella also enjoys her bed, but many times she hangs out by the sliding doors in our eat-in kitchen. Bella’s contribution:…
Introducing Dieter, A Cute Vizsla
This is Dieter, a 2 1/2 year old Vizsla. When he is in his bed, he looks smaller than Alex. He was asleep, but woke up when he saw the flash. I know, I know, I should have let him sleep, but he is too cute not to photograph. Alex is so used to us…
A Lazy Sunday Afternoon
Alex, enjoying a well deserved nap. I envy her. I have very sensitive ears and even though I am asleep I can hear almost everything that is going on around me. But look at Alex. She is out like a light. Oliver, a Lhasa Apso, is our guard dog. He is the first one to…
Walking Your Dog In Cold Weather
It was supposed to be 20 degrees today here in Maryland, but when we went out to walk with Alex it felt more like -5. If you are planning to walk your dog in cold weather, please make sure you bundle her up, you too of course, and make the walk a little shorter than…
Roxy, A Beautiful Pomeranian
Roxy stayed with us this past weekend and Cynthia did her best to take pictures of them, but as many of you pet parents know many times our subjects are not very cooperative. The above two pictures is a perfect example of what happens after a nice long walk and feeding. No cooperation from these…
Sienna, A Beautiful Beagle/Chihuahua Mix
Let me start by introducing Sienna, a Beagle/Chihuahua mix. Sienna will be staying with us for a couple of weeks, and so far these are the things I’ve noticed she likes to do: Of all the things Sienna likes to do, I’d venture to say that the most enjoyable for her is chewing on the…
Josie, A Beautiful Weimaraner
Every time a dog is to stay with us, I like to do a little bit of research on that particular breed, but since Josie’s mom told me that Josie was a lab and I knew about the breed, I decided to let it go. Anyway, Josie has come to stay with us a couple…
Kingston, A Perfect Pit Bull Ambassador
A couple of weeks ago, I answered an ad for long-term boarding a male pit bull, and after some e-mails and phone calls were exchanged, we agreed to meet and see if my home would be the right environment for Kingston. Now, I’ve had, so far, one AmStaff and one pit mix of my own so I am…
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