Well you might have guessed it but you probably didn't want to believe it...the contractor was still not finished with the bathroom and so I am out at the house once again. Apparently while he was trying to mount the new radiator to the wall, he hit a water pipe and...
So I'm back at the farm today. It's about 30 degrees outside and to say it's cold is an understatement in my book. But I'm not really a cold weather person to begin with so anything where I need to wear 3+ layers is really cold to me. Our contractor...
This was posted on the Newf-L list by someone who saw it on a Golden Retriever list. It touched me so I had to share...Some of you may know that our 14 year old dog, Abbey,died last month (8/23). The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and...
This special post came from Newf-L list this morning and I just wanted to pass it along.Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very...
I arrived at the house at about 2 pm today because we had yet another container delivered. Since we destroyed our bathroom last weekend (yes the photos are coming soon), we decided we better order another container so we could throw everything away...although I'm sure...
I found some REALLY cool dog toy sites today and I figured I'd share them since they have some really cute stuff.Fun Stuff for DogsThis site as some stuff that is just crazy like doggie spa items and feather boas...clearly those would be wasted on a Newfie. But they...
Current weight stats October 10th ~ 32 weeks ~ 80 pounds (36 kg)September 24th ~ 30 weeks ~ 74.5 pounds (34 kg) September 10th ~ 28 weeks ~ 71 pounds (32 kg) September 3rd ~ 27 weeks ~ 68.5 pounds (31 kg) August 27th ~ 25 weeks ~ 64.5 pounds (29 kg) August 15th ~ 23...
I know there hasn't been a whole lot out of me lately but things have been a bit crazy around here and I've just been focusing on getting some work done so I can enjoy the weekend. There really haven't been all that many new developments with Ayla. She broke the 80...
I am your dog, and I have a little something I'd like to whisper in your ear. I know that you humans lead busy lives. Some have to work, some have children to raise. It always seems like you are running here and there, often much too fast, often never noticing the...
On Saturday, Ayla finally got to meet the rest of hubby's family. One of his aunt's had a party for her 60th and thankfully we were able to take Ayla along to the restaurant. We were a bit concerned (as usual) that she would be totally crazy or show her worst side...
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