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Update on Kong toys – 3 of 3 give paws up

Since writing the Basket of dog toys from Kong post, there has been a development… Bella just gave Hermes the fierce mama growl and snatched her Kong back!! I guess it is 3 out of 3 prefer Kong!! (one hour later…) Bella is STILL chewing on the kong. Hermes gave up long ago and is […]

August 15, 2009 • Tags: , , • Posted in: recommended products • 1 Comment

Basket of dog & puppy toys from Kong

I am done!! All my foster dogs are out to their new families!! Hooray! I can’t describe the level of contentment that swept over me after last Friday when all the puppies and Willow moved to their new homes. The past week has been a breeze with just my dogs and Chloe. Unfortunately, Chloe still […]

Kennel Cough

I was at the vet (again) with another one of my dogs who has caught Williow‘s kennel cough. Now, I am embarrassed to admit this but I have not had my dogs vaccinated for kennel cough. I feel stupid now but had my dogs not gotten it (like they haven’t for the last few times […]

July 11, 2009 • Tags: , , , , , • Posted in: health, Willow • No Comments

Muddy puppies will grow into dogs

Yesterday was a rainy, humid, day. But puppies don’t care about muddy feet, floors or food bowls – they just want to play! And so, against my wishes but in line with my instincts I let them out when the rain had let up a bit. They had a blast! They were rolling around with […]

Pippen is 4 years old now

I received a set of photos from a puppy adopted nearly 4 years ago from our first pregnant mama dog (Bella) fostering experience in 2005. Bella was the mama and the puppy’s name is Pippin. Notice the shared likeness to Hermes, Pippin’s brother and even to her mama, Bella. It is crazy how similar and […]

March 12, 2009 • Tags: , , , • Posted in: Bella, story update • No Comments

Lollie can be playful too

I wrote last week about Lollie, about my struggles with coming to terms with her dog aggressiveness and my role in contributing to it. It was a long post and took a lot out of me. But it is true and real. But it is also not the whole story. Lollie is a dog that […]