A sucky love affair

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

    I’m not 100% sure what is going on with Ayla and the vacuum, but something is definitely up. Since Ayla was a puppy she’s gone absolutely crazy when I vacuum. She barks, she jumps around and she mostly just seems to be wanting the vacuum to play with her....

    So do Newfs shed a lot? :)

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

    We’ve been in our new house for almost a month now and I can now list one of the benefits of carpet: it holds down the Newf fur to prevent the tumbleweeds. Our new house has no carpet at all. It’s all tile and old hardwood floors and that’s the way...

    Cats & Stealing Food

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

    Well, I don’t really have anything new to report on the kitty/doggie integration. The cats still don’t seem to be giving the dog any leniency around here and the dog can’t understand the rules of this hissing and growling game the cats have but she...

    Ayla the Bully

    Feb 8, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    This morning when Ayla and I went for her walk, we were a bit later than usual and we ended up running into Amelie, the little Golden Retriever living on the corner of the area we walk through, and her non-fur mommy. Amelie is on the tale-end of her first estrus cycle...

    The Great Kitty Exploration

    Feb 7, 2007 | Homesteading Life, Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    Today is the first time since we’ve lived here that our cats are getting the opportunity to explore the place. While we had contractors coming and going, we couldn’t let them roam free because the cats were sure to escape which would be a huge problem....