When I come home from work, I like to give Charlie more than just a regular biscuit as a snack - because he's getting old and a bit thin and because I love him. So I had an idea to make a sort of treat sandwich with cream cheese and peanut butter filling. I wanted … Continue reading Recipe: A Substantial Treat
Category: my pets
Adopting Emily
This is the story of how I adopted my dog Emily several years ago. I am intentionally leaving out the name of the shelter where I adopted her because this was my one and only dealing with this shelter and may not have been typical. Since they didn't kill a dog or anything even close, … Continue reading Adopting Emily
When to Euthanize
This is a subject that is a part of every pet owner's life - how to handle a pet's last days.My first dog I ever had to put to sleep was terminal with cancer. I asked my then Vet more than once, "How will I know when it's time?" and she always answered, "You'll just … Continue reading When to Euthanize
Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome
Emily was an adult dog of undetermined age when we adopted her from a local shelter. She was old enough to have so much build-up on her teeth that a canine fell out when I gave her a turkey neck but no one seemed to be able to assign her an age. She is some … Continue reading Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome
South Carolina Snowpocalypse!
Most years, we don't see snow. In fact this is the first snow my two youngest dogs, Linus and Patty, have ever seen - and they will be 4 next month. We all had a lot of fun in the white stuff today so please indulge me in a buncha dogsinsnow pix:LinusGrahamPatty & Charlie patrol … Continue reading South Carolina Snowpocalypse!
Dignateh: i haz it
This is our Pot Bellied Beagle, Graham. She'll be 10 next month. There is no spot in this house that you have to walk more than 4 paces before running into one of her dog beds. None of our other dogs have dog beds. How did she manage this?
Dinner at Chez Dog
Yesterday I did some marathon dog food making (just a couple batches but I have a lot of dogs and I'm only a short distance runner) and wanted to share:The first batch was a non-meat menu so I used a rice/squash/spinach base and added some chopped hard-boiled eggs and cottage cheese. I stirred in olive … Continue reading Dinner at Chez Dog
Emily’s Cancer Returns
My little dog Emily is of unknown age but presumably "old". She had some tumors removed from her mammary chain in 2007 and recently a couple more have appeared. We took her to the Vet today and her blood work and chest x-ray looked pretty good. She has a heart murmur (Grade 2 or 3 … Continue reading Emily’s Cancer Returns
Randi – I Love Her!
Randi with one of the Beagle's toys. Forwhatever reason, the big dogs seem to covetthe little dogs' toys. They snatch them anychance they get.
Dinner at Chez Dog
Billy cooked up some ground turkey for the dogs last night and put it in the fridge. This afternoon, I tossed some leftover veggies (carrots, radicchio and broccoli) in the food processor and cooked some rice. Since the turkey was cold, I put it in the bottom of the dog bowl. Then added the warm … Continue reading Dinner at Chez Dog
YesBiscuit! 