Where are the steaks now?!?

by | Feb 19, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

Apparently my husband and I are very slow learners. As we mentioned in an earlier post, Ayla helped herself to a nice Black Angus steak on Friday night while no one was looking. We couldn’t be mad at her since we understood that it was completely our fault for...

Where’s the steak??

by | Feb 17, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

We entertained at the farm this weekend for the first time. Sure, we had hubby’s parents over the first weekend we were here and dined with them in the house, but it’s not the same when you’re not cooking yourself. So this weekend, a friend of ours...

A sucky love affair

by | 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? :)

by | 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

by | 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...