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Happy Memorial Day, everyone!  This has been a very eventful three-day weekend for the Milt dog, Jeff, and me. That's because Grand-Nan and Aunt Heather are here!  My mom flew in this past Wednesday evening (very late night due to engine difficulty and flight delay), and it has been lovely visiting with her.  The first two days both Jeff and I were at work, so she was at home with Milton.  She claimed that he "ignored" her, but I kind of doubt that.  Milton is…

Forgive me… I meant to tell you about Leo’s pawty at Olde Towne Pet Resort last week, but felt compelled instead to post information about the tornado in Oklahoma and the pet owners who needed our help!

Today, seems “paw“fect to tell you what a spectacular day it was!

A special “doodle hug” to DD (Doodle Daughter) who was super sweet for putting together some“groovy goodie…

We have had Gracie for a year now, and she is a true delight - albeit a very expensive one.

We have had many visits and calls to our vet, Dr. Sue, in the last year - about everything from after-effects of eating a rotten rodent to sunblock ingestion (most of which shot into her ear when she first bit the container).   Dr. Sue has a…

Kvell in Yiddish means to boast in a proud way. I do it whenever one of my children accomplishes something that I think is particularly noteworthy.  Jessica, my eldest musician daughter wrote and performed her own song at a charity concert the other night.( I had to add it as a link to my blog as I couldn't embed the original recording ) …

We were watching a video about Venice Italy the other night in preparation for our trip.  All our dogs were sleeping around the family room with Holly sleeping on the couch.  The video was showing the Venice Film Festival and the presenter was calling to a friend of hers, Oliver, in the crowd of people.

"Ollie!", she called!

Holly's head came up.

"Ollie!" she called again...

Holly jumped off the couch, ran over to the sliding…

one of my best friends just turned 2!

I think that I need to get myself one of those Gardening Aprons to use as a Puppy Apron.  That or maybe I've come up with a new Gimmick that I could sell to all the new Doodle Moms that are spending $3000 in the first few months of getting their puppies!  It's gotta have lots of pockets of different sizes, be made with some nice fabrics with Doodles on it and come in either Pink or Blue!  I'm a little out of practice with this puppy business.  Plus, I've never had a puppy  a grumpy 5 year…

I used to write all the time when Lilly was a puppy and then life got in the way. We got Lolly for Lilly at Christmas because we are those kinds of people that buy a dog for their dog. Lilly is an F1b and about 15 pounds. Lolly is as F1 and about 25 pounds. Lolly is a month younger then Lilly and they are the best of friends. Lolly was going to be used as a breeder, but has hip issues so the breeder did not wan to pass that gene down and asked us if we would like her rather then a puppy.…

Harley’s face depicts what I felt when I heard about the devastation in Moore, OK…

 Having lived in many areas of this great country, I have been blessed. Never have I experienced anything as terrifying as a tornado, hurricane, or any other natural disaster.

Last August I wrote a blog post about Hurricane Isaac and the damage it did as it swept through New Orleans. I remember…

Fudge and Vern went to the groomer’s on Monday.  We are having company this weekend and my niece has not met Fudge or Vern and I wanted them to put their best feet forward.  Besides, Vern was green.  Over the weekend, we went to the park and Vern rolled in something and when he landed upright, his…

We convene a literacy program for the families we serve at the BKFJC; the literacy program is funded by the Brooke Jackman Foundation which was established to honor a young woman “Brooke Jackman” who perished during the terrorist attacks on 911.  In any event, Paz (who is a registered "Pet Partner")  accompanies me to work at the BKFJC, 1 -2 times per week to provide support for children who have witnessed domestic violence; he is…

We are home again, safe and sound and Quincy is enjoying having my son home, too.  We had quite the adventure with my good boy proving in the end, he is still a puppy! 

He was sooo good on the nearly 8 hour car ride up, sitting high on his…

For years, Jack London’s Call of the Wild was one of my district’s required novels at the seventh grade level. So for years, the story was an important part of the curriculum in my seventh grade language arts class (special education – we read an abridged/adapted version). I know the story well, but in case you don’t, here’s what I need you to know about the plot in order for my blog to make sense:…

I'm sure many of us have received this email from PetFlow, but for those who don't subscribe to their service, I thought I provide a copy of it here. They are providing fee shipping for those orders placed with them for delivery to Oklahoma shelters in need after the tornader.

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"Baby Spuds" as my son calls him, is resting  by my feet as the 2 other dogs sit quietly in their window seat!!! We are all in the same room and everybody is CALM!!!  

Spuds has been having issues with separation anxiety.  He hates his crate, and will cry and bark and drool and foam at the mouth when I put him in it.  I tried to leave him loose in the laundry room or the bathroom, with tv left on for noise, toys water ect. with a closed door, but he scratches on the door, barks and…

Our backyard is both a blessing and a cursed.  We are blessed to have a 100+ year old pecan tree lovingly looking down on our house. …

So tonight we had just enough time to run into Lowe's... took Rigby with us...Never go to any store with your Doodle if you have "just enough time to run in quick"! LOL. We were 5-10 min. late for our other appt. If it wasn't Rigby stopping every Tom, Dick, and Harry for attention, it was someone else stopping me to pet him and ask what type of dog he was.

I'm was WalMart buying a bag of dog food for my dog. While in the check-out line, a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. Why else would I be buying dog food, RIGHT??? So on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Dog food Diet again, and that I probably shouldn't because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in intensive care with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it…

Guess who is 1 year old on Wednesday!  Can you believe it? It seems like yesterday that I was complaining about the 10 week old puppy and suddenly he is 1! 

Auggie is such a happy boy! And a good boy as well. Very patient, very soft with his mouth. Loves to play a lot; he will be one of those eternal puppies. I've discovered that Auggie loves water so my next task is to take him swimming. 

Happy Birthday, puppy Auggie! Thank you for being so patient with me.…