NEW YORK (Reuters) – Keep those sugarless treats out of Fido’s reach. Veterinarians warned on Friday that a commonly used sweetener might cause liver failure in dogs, and perhaps even kill them. Their report in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association appears to strengthen the suspected link between the sugar substitute xylitol, thought […]

We have some guests coming to stay with us tonight. They are the same people we were travelling with in Italy and they’ve also helped us with some of the work on the house during the first clean up weekend. Although the house wouldn’t have to be spotless for them, I still want it to […]

So as I mentioned before, we have some guests coming to stay with us tonight. They are the same people we were travelling with in Italy and although the house wouldn’t have to be spotless for them, I still want it to look nice. So I have been cleaning some things up around here and […]

So Ayla and I left for the walk at about 7:45 as promised. She was much calmer this time and we took the long way down the street. She did take the leash in her mouth but only tugged a little and was rather well behaved in general. Perhaps when she was “asking” to go […]

I guess my wishes that Ayla would behave herself this morning were a bit delusional. It’s almost 7:30 am now and normally I would take her for a walk at about 7:45 which is about an hour after she eats breakfast. But a few minutes ago, she came to me here at the table and […]