Archive for 'Pets'

30 lbs of White Meat

18 January 2008

Sleeping with two fat cats between my legs is no picnic.  Every time I turn over I have to pull my knees to my chest to get my legs around them.  I wake up multiple times a night and rarely feel well rested in the morning.
Those without cats are saying “Kick them off the bed and [...]

Drowning In It

4 January 2008

Last weekend we volunteered to watch our neighbors Labrador over the New Year’s weekend.  She and Alex get along really well, and it’s important for him to have a “pack” - no matter how occasional.  For us it was like money in the bank … good will with the neighbor and someone to watch Alex overnight if [...]

Frisbee Anyone?

3 July 2007

The dog knows what he likes. And there is nothing he likes more then a good round of frisbee.
Alex taps the back door when he wants to go out. 3 times out of 4 he’ll head out the door, and then turn around and stare back inside, frisbee hanging loosely off his bottom [...]

Dog Day Afternoon

3 July 2007

We took Alex camping for the first time and he did great. The campground was a wonderland of sights, smells, people and activity. We had him on a 30 foot lead that he managed to have tangled around the firepit, the picnic table or both at any given time.
He spent most of the first [...]

Nocturnal Playground

13 March 2007

I like to sleep. I really do. According to my husband I’m a world class sleeper. We don’t have kids yet, so there is no getting up in the middle of the night to feed and/or change anyone other then myself. We have a king size bed so there is [...]

Lewis Polo

23 February 2007

A cat that answers when you call him.
Me: Lewis!
Lewis: Meow!
Me: Lewis!
Lewis: Meow!
Me: Oliver!
Lewis:
Me: Lewis!
Lewis: Meow!
Me: Alex!
Lewis:
I still get the biggest kick out of that.

Trick and Treat

31 October 2006

Doorbells and dogs are not a good combination.
We recently started training Alex to do a Down/Stay when the doorbell rang rather then barking, running frantically to the door and jumping on guests. Since we don’t get that many visitors it was a slow process. In fact, we’d probably worked on it about three times [...]

The Dance

25 October 2006

The Routine
Drew gets up with Alex most mornings. He goes outside, does his business and then cuddles on the bed with me while Drew showers. When Alex needs to get up earlier then the alarm clock he’ll start tapping the side of the bed indicating he needs to go out.
The Theory
Alex will get Drew [...]

Cats in the Cradle

12 October 2006

Last month we noticed the next door neighbors had a slew of new cats hanging out in their window. New kittens to be exact. And I love kittens. Every time I went by the window I’d watch them jumping on each other, climbing the screen or sleeping in the sun. Did I [...]

Dogs Rn’t Us

12 October 2006

After Harvey passed in January we knew that we’d get another dog eventually to keep Alex company. In fact, we got Alex to keep Harvey company so it seemed only natural to pair him up with a new buddy - a new “pack” as it were. No one should spend their days alone. [...]

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