I know, I know. I am always a big advocate on walking your dog, but you also need to give her enough time to relax and recuperate. Add to that a nice comfortable bed and a blanket, and your dog will be in doggie heaven. Enjoy your weekend!
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Tagged asleep, Beabull, Beagle, Bulldog, dog bed, dog boarding, Family, pit bull
Prince, “I am so tired. Please turn off the light for me. Thanks!”
We waited until after midnight to go to bed in order to wish each other Merry Christmas, but our canine companions were ready to go to bed already so we followed Prince’s example, and it was lights out for my pack.
Abby, “Moms, could we our breakfast and presents already? Please!”
This morning, my impatient girl, Abby, was eagerly waiting for breakfast and presents in the form of treats. Prince, on the other hand, was a lot more casual about it. We wish you a Merry Christmas to all of you!
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Tagged Beagle, Bulldog, dog behavior, dog training, ma, Portuguese water dog, Stoughton
Abby, “Moms, I will guard our food with my life!”
Abby looked so serious sitting by our table, that I couldn’t resist taking her picture.
Yes, Abby had a nice helping of our food and she inhaled it. Because most of Abby’s diet is made up of human food, there was not danger of her getting an upset stomach. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, your furry kids, and family!
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Tagged Bulldog, dog food, dogs, eye contact, feeding, Guard dog, Thanksgiving
Abby, “Mom, are you feeding me any time soon?”
My inpatient birthday girl could hardly wait for her breakfast. That look speaks volumes!
Abby ate her delicious breakfast – finally! – which consisted of a stir fry and some kibble. She inhaled it.
Abby, “Moms, I am ready. Let’s go”
Yes, Abby was more than ready to go and get some cookies for her birthday. I like for her to travel in her crate or wearing a seat belt, specially made for dogs, so she is safe.
Abby, “Moms, I want this one!”
Abby was certainly not shy about letting us know exactly what she wanted. We took her to Maggie’s Dog House in Hingham, MA.
Abby, “Mom, make sure you hold on tight to my bag full of goodies”
And so after we did some shopping we headed for a little bit of an outing to the city.
Abby, “Mom, I like everything I am smelling”
And so we ended up going to Back Bay, Boston. Abby loved it.
Abby, ” I am 3 years Old? No way! I feel younger than that.
After our nice long day, Abby finally got her birthday cake. Abby’s birthday is at the beginning of April, but we were too busy at that time so we decided to celebrate it a little bit late. I am not too sure Abby mind that, do you?
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Tagged Back Bay, Beagle, Boston, Bulldog, canine birthday, canine cuisine, Hingham, ma, Stoughton MA
Jack, “Keep up with me”.
Since we have a storm coming to MA today, we got our morning walk done, and of course Jack seemed to be in a hurry to do so.
Jack and Louis, “This is how we wait for another Nor’easter”.
Yes, Jack and Louis certainly do not seem worried at all. If only we could be more like our canine companions, right? If you need to be outside, be safe.
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Tagged Bulldog, dog behavior, dog walking, french bulldogs, nor'easter, Socialization, Stoughton MA
Abby, “Mom, I don’t think we’ll be able to walk today”.
That was Abby looking out the window the day we had a northeastern coming our way. I did keep her busy, but I am pretty sure she would have preferred to go for a walk.
Abby, “I need to pee, but I can’t find the smell I am looking for!”
Abby and I love to walk, but please be extra careful when you are out walking because drivers may not be able to see you due to the height of the snow. It also doesn’t help that Abby and I are both short.
Abby, “Mom, please stop taking pictures of me already!”
Yes, as you can see in the above picture, Abby was already done being the object of my pictures. Fine, no more pictures . . . well, for now.
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Tagged Anxiety, Beagle, Bulldog, canines, dog walker, exercise, fit
And this is how we started our Thanksgiving day, with an uncooled turkey. Cynthia started to cook right after breakfast.
Abby, “Where’s the cooked turkey? I am already hungry”.
We, of course, explained to Abby that the turkey doesn’t magically turn up cooked, but as you can see in the above picture Abby wasn’t buying our story. Let’s remember she just finished having breakfast.
Once everything was cooked, we set up the table and showed it to Abby. She was very happy, to say the least. She got a nice helping of turkey, potatoes, and carrots. It all worked out perfectly.
Abby, “Mom, let me kiss you”.
Abby was beyond grateful for the food she inhaled. Yes, inhaled. We had a great Thanksgiving day, and at least for me, what I was the most grateful for was having Cynthia and Abby with me. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving day
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Tagged Beabull, Beagle, Bulldog, dog behavior, dog boarding, Massachusetts, Stoughton
