I let the dog I babysat last week use the cat-video game on my phone, CatSnaps, which takes a selfie everytime they touch the moving mouse. She took 4 good pics outta 50, lol. But that’s true of all selfie taking, yeah? (The final 2 pics are ones I took). Her name is Cheena & she loves to fetch, loves it. Will play until one of us - her or me - ( Read more... )

Just a reminder from Ripley - the best early Christmas gift I ever got - that if you’re looking for that last minute perfect gift for someone, Terrific Tails: Stories From A Pet Guardian is still available on Amazon. A pet lover? A book lover? A supporter of charity? (yep, proceeds still go the local Humane Society). Terrific Tails makes a great ( Read more... )

From my FB re the dog’s name: “Well, you people were no help! FB & Journal overwhelmingly said Hitch. Twitter & Tumblr went with Diggle. Everyone at physical therapy was split 50/50 too. However...the name Diggle was for a Green Arrow character. And the comic book writer for whom the character was named? Saw my convo on Twitter, jumped in & ( Read more... )

We are getting a new dog! We started looking about a month ago - 6 months after Winston passed. The first dog we liked was a beagle, which I’ve always wanted. But he has seizures and while we were willing to take on a special needs dog, he would have needed an injection right during his seizures, something I am physically unable to do while Sis ( Read more... )

Posted this on FB today for National Sibling Day! That’s me with the bowl cut. It was 1986, don’t judge me! You could see what country kids we were - we came from farmers, after all. And that was our family dog, Mackinaw. He was a St Bernard mixed with a Siberian Husky - a Saint Husky, if you will. He was my little brother’s best friend. ( Read more... )

‪Brothers from another mother & reverse twinsies, Ripley & Hiccup.‬
‪Brothers from same mother & biological twinsies, Kirk & Pippin.‬
‪Happy National Pet Day! Kiss your fur bbs from me!


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Just popping in to say I hope your holiday season thus far has been jolly & that your new year to come is amazing! Have some holiday photos:

Pippin loves his pretty tree. “It’s pretty like Pippin,” I tell him.


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‪My sweet old man pupper passed away last night, here at home, in his crate with his favorite blankie, my mom’s pillow & his stuffed monkey, Marcel. Winston was my mom’s dog & we were honored to give him a home when she could not.


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Winston got ill Friday & was diagnosed with pancreatitis. He’s had it before, but this time he isn’t bouncing back like before. He went in to the vet tonight for IV meds since he can’t keep his down. He is sleeping in his crate now, with his favorite blanket, his toy monkey & his pillow from Mom’s bed. The next 24 hours should tell us which way ( Read more... )

The Canadian Niece is 8. My brother just texted me this.. “Your niece was talking about agent cold sore. I asked who that was and she said it’s the boyfriend of the guy with an eye patch…you know…nick fairy ( Read more... )