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Hard boiled
A couple days ago Lexie finally stopped eating dog food. She still has a taste for human culinary treats, and in the last day or so has survived on hard boiled eggs (see recipe below), a broiled pork...
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Lazy afternoon
Lex has fallen in and out of love with countless foods in the last couple weeks. I can’t keep up with it. But Lex keeps chugging along. Somehow she is surviving on power biscuits slathered in peanut...
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Early morning wrestling
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Water games
As summer winds down, Charlie is busy learning new tricks. I taught him the most recent one. It involves chasing a ball over to a small wading pool, then dipping his nose deep enough to grab the ball....
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Letting go with love
Tonight we lost Pink. Her illness was brutal and swift. Within days she went from a robust cat, to one in multiple organ failure. The veterinarian told us there was nothing we could do. So often,...
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The comeback kid
After flirting with death, Lexie has turned into the comeback kid. Now finishing up her second week of eating regularly again, she’s gaining weight and strength. When I recently brought her to the vet...
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Kingdom Kong
Charlie’s every bit a puppy. How do I know? He chews. And chews. Interestingly, he has avoided the usual targets, like shoes and books and remote controls. Instead, he has a taste for window sills,...
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Play date
Sometimes a change of routine is in order. That was the plan when Matt and I invited new friends and their dog to come over last weekend for a play date. Knoll, his wife Carrie and their dog Lola...
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Smitten kitten
So we needed puppy treats. I swear. And that meant we got to see the cats on display at PetCo. Matt and I both walked right up to Lola, a 7-month-old tortoiseshell kitten. She was curled up in a ball,...
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A new trick
A box of Christmas gifts from my mom arrived in the mail yesterday. When I opened the box, Charlie quickly shoved his nose in the box and surfaced with a wrapped bag of Iams biscuits. Right then, I...
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