Our two dogs have a full and rich life. Unfortunately, I get the feeling that they are rich at my expense. The two think they can get anything they want, anytime they want. Perhaps they’ve been talking with the kids. The thing is, the Scotties have this entire mentality where they feel that they are…
Our younger Scottie, Grisha, has a thing for coffee or tea. It just depends where. When Benedetto passes out late at night in a chair, his cup of tea nearby, Grisha will stand on an armchair, put his paws on the sidetable and take some luxurious laps from the cup. He thinks he’s entitled. Same…
It’s not difficult to prevent bad things from happening to your pets over the holidays. Just don’t pass out on the couch after too much turkey, when vets tend to be closed. Emergency animal hospitals over the holidays can be interesting places. Been there, done that. I’ve most likely told you before about our family…
I should really sleep more and think less. It’s at night when the what-ifs of life seem to strike. Could I be doing more, helping more, trying harder, adopting more, working smarter, being nicer, taking on extra… when I’ve already got so much going on? Are these normal thoughts that dance in the dreams of…
It’s harvest time here. Well, not exactly “here” in the city, but out and about in places where farms and crops are de rigeur. Our family decided to embark on a little journey to the “country” in search of apples and pumpkins. There, in the modest hills, trees were already starting to change color. The…
There was a time when I had no dogs and no children. Unlike many, we were not “trying” for children… we were “trying” for dogs, believe it or not. Long before we had our own plane and pilot, we found that commercial airlines were not all that user-friendly for those intending to fly several times…
You have read about our invisible struggles with supposed dust mites, or the scratching of our dogs due to allergies. I believe we were misdirected. More pedestrian than imagined, I now think that our problem is… fleas. Not that it’s our problem. It’s Misha and Grisha’s plague, our Scottish Terriers of Perpetual Scratching. When it’s…
Summer is upon us with the usual violent thunderstorms, full of lightning and thunder. Our Scottish terriers surprise us when the usually brave guy becomes frightened, and the formerly-abused guy takes it all in stride. Generally, they are exactly the opposite. Both dogs came to us as puppies. Misha came from a good home, breeders…
I am beginning an experiment in cyber-world and I need you, my friends. The goal is to prove that old-fashioned friendship counts more, and produces more, than practically anything else. Let me explain. We are taking this blog viral. No, we are not sick, (though that could be debated) this virus refers to our website…
We are launching a full-scale attack against dust mites in our homes. A tricky proposition, since the little buggers cannot be seen with the human eye. Hard to verify whether they’re in your house or not. We imagine we may be infested because: a) one of our dogs has bad allergies; and b) we are…
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