Camilla and Darwin's Blog – March 2010 Archive (5)

Photo Editing Genius...

I posted a discussion in the photography group a while back and asked about how to get Darwin to do more interesting poses. Well, I posted a picture of him sitting and someone told me I should try and get a shot without his leash.

That can be quite difficult because during the daytime where we live, he has to be on leash whenever we are outdoors. (apartment, no yard) Yet if we take him to a dog park, the chance of getting him to sit for a picture is about.. zero percent. The result is… Continue

Added by Camilla and Darwin on March 26, 2010 at 10:30pm — 13 Comments

Easter Is Just Around The Corner...

Holidays are a big deal in my family. A BIG deal. I have grown up celebrating every holiday to it's fullest. A few examples of the holidays we go all out for:

-St Patrick's day, we have always had a big "gold" hunt at our local park. We had visits from leprochauns, and my mom even died our milk and eggs green. (I know, gross. But it was cool when I was a kid.)

-We were/are that annoying family that started listening to Christmas music the day after Halloween. (no joke) We had… Continue

Added by Camilla and Darwin on March 21, 2010 at 6:52pm — 16 Comments

I found an affordable, cute, AND masculine dog collar!

I have been wanting to upgrade Darwin's old nylon collar to a nice leather one for quite some time. I did a lot of searching but all I could find was boring brown and black ones. This would be fine... but I really wanted something more exciting. So I looked harder. In my search, I found this collar which I absolutely loved.

It's perfect! Bright, fun, leather... and 200 dollars. 200 DOLLARS! Yeah, that is outrageous.

So I searched… Continue

Added by Camilla and Darwin on March 12, 2010 at 10:30pm — 14 Comments

Making Dreams a Reality.

As you all know, we have been considering getting a second dog in the near future. I have researched, and I believe I have come to a decision on what we are looking for. A Standard Poodle, preferably apricot, red, or brown. There are three breeders I'm considering... but I can't bring myself to be put on their waiting list.

Darwin is really an easy keeper. He's going through his little rebellious stage, but it is nothing we can't handle. He is very submissive, no behavioral… Continue

Added by Camilla and Darwin on March 10, 2010 at 2:50pm — 12 Comments

Darwin Has Entered the Teenage Phase.

I knew it would happen, and I thought I had prepared. But it's more frustrating than I expected. He seriously, was an angel up to a month or two ago. Then, things he seemingly knew perfectly started to go out the window. Like, um, COME. Yeah, major problem. He now looks at me, evaluates whether or not he WANTS to come, then goes from there. You can probably guess what he usually decides. <sigh> I am desperately trying to be patient and consistent like I should be... but it's hard not to… Continue

Added by Camilla and Darwin on March 4, 2010 at 10:36pm — 11 Comments