We adopted our Great Dane, Claire Danes (formerly known as Shorty), in September 2021 from the Humane Society in Fishers, Indiana. To be clear: We were not looking to adopt a dog. The loss of our Newfoundland, Ayla, a few years earlier was still raw, tender, and very...
I can't believe it. Our Newfoundland girl Ayla is turning 12 years old tomorrow. If you are not familiar with Newfoundlands, they are BIG and they are fluffy and they generally have a life expectancy of 8 to 10 years. This means Ayla is meanwhile a very old lady. But...
The last few days have been very sad for us as we said goodbye to our sweet, almost 18-year-old, Siamese-Mix kitty, Marilyn. We thought we'd create a little tribute post to remember the fun times we had with her and share some of our favorite pictures and memories....
Hi friends, When people meet me for the first time, a lot of them have the same question: "How often do you have to brush her daily?" The truth of the matter is, there are times and instances when having a dog like myself results in hours of torture every day, for...
Hi friends, You may or may not be aware that I am not a friend of harnesses. For the first few years of my life, mom and dad thought a collar was good enough. But as I got bigger, I got crazier ideas in my head and formed my own agenda...and I discovered that I could...
Happy Wednesday friends! And what a cool one it is. Mom asked me to do something super useful today which is talk about moving to Germany with your pets. I'm not actually one of those pets because my ancestors were imported to Germany long before I was ever born. But...
Hello all my two- and four-legged friends! I hope you're having a great week and had a truly wonderful Easter (and got to search out some yummy goodies!) One of our neighbors just recently got a new puppy to replace a Boxer in his fur family that he had to lead to the...
Once upon a time, a Newfie girl in a faraway land began her estrous cycle... Guys, this is about to get personal cause Aunt Flo is in town. Oh yes folks, it's that time of the year again. And if you're thinking that it seems like just a couple months ago that I was in...
Hi friends! Because we had a pretty mild end to our winter, and there was no freeze to kill off hatching bugs, the creatures are out in full effect. Ticks, mosquitoes and maybe even some fleas are running rampant around here. And I think mom and dad might actually be...
This post brought to you by Nutrish. All opinions are 100% mine. When I was contacted to participate in the launch of the Rachael Ray Nutrish Just 6 dry dog food and write a review, I was quite amused to learn that Rachel Ray was making dog food. And I was thinking...
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