The Unexpected

Posted on December 1, 2010

I’ve been going about my business, shuttling kids to and from sports events, walking the dogs, accommodating the holidays. I paused for a moment during Thanksgiving to remember that Floyd, our 14 year old Malamute had died at this time just last year.

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No more puppies

Posted on November 17, 2010

And now all of the puppies are gone. I’d like to report that they’d all been adopted. But no. They all died.

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This week in review

Posted on October 23, 2010

I went to bed early that night to try to catch up on sleep, but woke at 1:30 to find my little pup in some distress.

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Ups and Downs

Posted on May 6, 2010

What a day! Sometimes, I feel like my whole day is about keeping the peace – whether it’s between kids (my own), or dogs (my own), I just try to keep things even, calm and safe.

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House trained???

Posted on March 24, 2010

How do you know when your puppy is house trained? Chief hasn’t had an accident in the house for days, maybe even a week. But can I trust that?

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Chief and I are back!

Posted on March 22, 2010

can’t believe it’s been a month since all of this puppy stuff ended. The laundry room and garage that they took over, will forever be the puppy area.

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Adopt these 2 puppies!

Posted on February 19, 2010

I returned all of the shelter supplies today and discovered that there are 2 puppies still available for adoption!

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Only 2 Dogs

Posted on February 18, 2010

Wow, it’s been a restful few days. I’ve only had to deal with 2 dogs. Amazing! And just as time-consuming. Because now, I’m trying to acclimate Chief to our routine – house training, cat manners, playing with Charlie (our 3 year old dog), getting used to the crate.

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