Laurie, Fudge, and Vern's Blog – February 2012 Archive (7)

Four weeks ago, Vern went back to training class. We are in a group class with the same trainer we have worked with before. He is a breeder of Belgian Malinois dogs.  The trainer is a macho kind of guy, loves to tell his “war stories”, and thinks his dogs are the best breed of dog ever produced by man.  Privately, I call them Mallomar Bars, but feel it is not necessary to publicly agitate a man who trains police dogs. 

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Last night, it happened again.  Vern got up in the middle of the night and started barking.  These were not ordinary barks, either, but enough to wake the dead.  The only person in our bed that did not seem to be bothered by all the ruckus was my husband.  I followed all the noise out to our foyer and there was watchdog Vern standing at the window, looking out at something, and determined to get outside.  Fudge was not barking, except for an occasional…

As many of you know, my mom is going to see Neil Diamond in July.  Because there is going to be a great deal of walking and my mom refuses to use a walker, she had started exercising at the beginning of January.  She always says she doesn’t want to use a walker due to her pride, but we have, on more than one occasion, tried to remind her what they say about “pride goeth before the fall.”  The funny thing is she will not use a walker, but insists on having a shopping cart when we go into any…

I walk my dogs every morning.  Lately, my neighbor has been walking with me and has taken to calling Fudge her part time dog. She loves both my dogs, but usually walks Fudge and I walk Vern.  All I have to say to Fudge and Vern is, “let me call Rhonda,” and the dogs race happily to the door.  We drive to the nearby State Park and until the campers show back up in April, we have the entire park almost to ourselves.  Because they also allow hunting in the park, we stay off the paths in…

Recently, I did a blog about my mom attending a Neil Diamond concert in Cleveland, which has landed me in hot water with my mother.   

http://www.doodlekisses.com/profiles/blogs/transport-needed-to-get-85-year-old-woman-across-two-states-for-a

As I do with all my mom blogs, I sent her a copy and went about my business.  Today, I spoke with her on the phone…

My title might be misleading because it looks like I bought Fudge and Vern a Valentine’s Day gift.  I adore my dogs, but I don’t consider them my sweethearts, so getting them an expensive Food Dehydrator for a romantic holiday seems like something that could get me booked on the Maury Povich show.  I would hate to be the first one in my family that winds up on a talk show discussing with Maury what I think are The Ten Most Romantic Gifts You Can Give Your Dog, because someone…

Recently, CBS telecast the Kennedy Center Honors of 2011.  Among the honorees was my mom’s favorite performer, Neil Diamond.  This has caused an upheaval in my mom’s life and by default, anyone she has given birth to and that includes me.  Shortly, after the show aired, she got it in her head that as her last hurrah she was going to go see this man perform one last time.  Over the years, my mom has been to many concerts. She has seen Elvis, The Lettermen…