You Learn Something New Every Day

When we got Oscar trimmed last week he came home with his hair cut pretty close to the skin.  This will allow him to stay cool during the upcoming summer months, which I’m sure he will appreciate.  It also allowed us to see all the things that his fur had been hiding like his long [...]

My New Job As A DogWalker

Maybe I’ve watched the movie In Her Shoes one too many times.  Or maybe I’ve just romanticized the decision Toni Colette’s character makes when she quits her job as a lawyer to become a dog-walker.  I don’t know for sure.  But whatever the reason, I recently decided to apply for a job as a dog-walker.  Partly because [...]

Monday Musings – How Much is Your Pet Worth?

I got a sad email from my mother last week.  My brother’s dog, Beau, had to be put to sleep after they found out unexpectantly that he had inoperable cancer.  Beau was only four years old.  As you can imagine, my nieces and nephew, who are all under the age of eight, took it rather hard.  So did [...]