Finding a new vet

    May 22, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    We had a great vet living at our old house. She was about 20-30 minutes drive which I didn’t consider to be a bit deal and the sister of one of Stefan’s colleagues. But now that drive is at least 45 minutes and since it’s warming up very quickly in...

    No, seriously. This time we mean it

    May 15, 2007 | Family, Pets

    About this time last year, we started looking into getting a Cool Bed or something similar. My Defender does not have an air conditioner and even if it did, most of the cool air would probably never reach Ayla. She has the back seat to herself (most of the time) and...

    Always impressing us

    May 14, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    This weekend was another big weekend for Ayla. On Friday we went down to Bavaria to spend the weekend with Stefan’s parents. His grandmother celebrated her 80th birthday on Saturday night which meant Ayla would have another chance to prove to them that she is...

    It’s a good day to die in a duel

    Apr 30, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    Ok, this isn’t quite as serious as the title might suggest, but yesterday there was a bit of a duel between Ayla and myself. It appears that she thinks that the daddy belongs to her. We’ve noticed that when we hugged, she would immediately attempt to join...

    Why the cats don’t like her

    Apr 27, 2007 | Dog Training, The puppy years (1-2)

    I think I have finally figured it out. The cats don’t dislike Ayla because she’s loud or slobbers a lot…or even because she wants to play with them and is always dirty….I think they believe she is an animal killer.Our cats have been really...

    The bone that keeps on giving

    Apr 27, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    One would think that a dog which weighs over 100 pounds would devour bones in a matter of hours…or maybe days if it’s a huge one like Ayla has now. But not our little Newfers. Ayla has now had her bone for almost two weeks and you can hardly see a change...