The great thing about this time of year is that there are turkey necks at the grocery! Faith got a turkey neck for her dinner last night, and she thought it was very tasty. After she finished crunching neck bones, she got a bath, and then I blow-dried her coat to try to make her more poodley. I may be trying too hard. Her leg hair is actually ( Read more... )

Tonight my mom and I took Faith and the whippets to The Pooch Professor for their Friday night playgroup.  However, when we arrived, the parking lot was completely empty except for Katie's car.  When we went inside, Katie told us that no one showed up tonight!  :(  So we went to Six Wags instead.  They didn't charge us since it was late, which was ( Read more... )

We just got back from our first therapy (or obedience, since that's really what it is) class.  It was great!  There were four other people and dogs in the class besides my family, and one of the dogs is a black standard poodle boy!  There was also Cooper, who is a Sealyham terrier and one of Faith's best friends ever at playgroup.  Then there was a ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was cleaning Faith's ears and I noticed that the inside of her right ear leather was covered in red oozy sore things.  I had noticed her scratching at her ear a bit that day and the day before, but I didn't think much of it.  After being suitably horrified, I took her to the vet.  I really love the vets here.  They are all so nice.  I ( Read more... )

Today I introduced my mom's whippet, Kiwi, to the flyball box.  I doubt that my mom will ever get into any canine sports, but I might eventually feel up to taking two dogs to a flyball tournament (especially if one of them is Kiwi, who is very quiet and timid, unlike a certain poodle I could mention).  What appeals to me most about Kiwi is her ( Read more... )