Or maybe it should be said that a wonderful home found Marley.  My awesome LJ friend, therealocelot , informed me that her hubby was looking to add a second dog to the family.  We brought Marley to their house today, and it was very obvious to me that I couldn't ask for a better family to take my sweet girl.  Marley will have a wonderful yard to play in, a ( Read more... )

I just returned from taking Marley out to go potty.  If there is a moon right now, I can't see it due to the cloud cover, so it is pitch black out in the orchards.  As we headed out to Marley's favorite spot, she stopped, stared hard into the orchard, and then did something I've never heard Marley do before... She barked.  Her ears went back, and ( Read more... )

I had just finished taking Anubis for his 2.5-mile walk through the orchard and had exchanged dogs to grab Miss Marley. We walked about half our normal distance when I saw a small woman up ahead with two off-leash, bounding dogs. The first was easily identifiable as a shepherd from that distance. The second dog's breed only became clear to me ( Read more... )

Anubis cries to tell me he must go potty. He steps outside. It's 34 degrees and pouring rain. The moment the icy rain touches his useless coat, he starts dancing. As we dance to the orchard for him to go potty, one foot enters a puddle ( Read more... )

Anubis and Marely have become the bestest of bestest friends. This has really been a great socialization experience for Anubis as absolutely nothing ruffles Miss Marley. They do play very hard together, and Anubis has shed some blood from it, but it obviously all in play, and because I can see that Marley is not biting hard or aggressively, I've ( Read more... )

I received my daughter's report card for the trimester. She received a 4.17. I didn't know that was possible. My daughter? Yeah, she rocks. Additionally, her school participates in the Accelerated Reader program. For those unfamiliar with the program, basically students read just about any book they want and then take a test on it. Depending ( Read more... )

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I have had seriously no time to breathe of late, so you will be getting the bullet point, detail-free summary of the significant events.

• Mr. Rug (renamed Rugby once he was groomed and pretty) was given to a nearby rescue group who will be putting him on a truck to Oregon with the Oregon SPCA.  They have plans for a foster home until he is adopted.  ( Read more... )