My attempts to find out what sort of dog Muddy really is ... ( Dear Jane, )

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This is one of longest self-imposed breaks from lj I've ever taken but there's a reason. Tuesday night we did indeed adopt Maverick, now renamed Muddy after Muddy Waters. With his Southern heritage, big sad brown eyes and Bruce's love of the blues, it seems to fit. He's so calm and gentle, we figured if Megan couldn't get along with him, she'd ( Read more... )

When you're kinda sorta in the market for another dog, volunteering at the Humane Society is like repeatedly taking a dangerous roller coaster ride. Of course there was another we liked and would consider adopting: Maverick. At 3 years and 45 pounds, he's younger and smaller than he appears to be in the picture (admittedly not the greatest). His ( Read more... )

At 103°F (30.4444444° C for those into metric) no one in their right mind is hanging around outside. There's not even much traffic. I just finished walking the little dog hoping the heat would tire her out. My evil plan worked. Sort of ( Read more... )

The paperwork on kennel #8 read as follows:

Scrappy little girl that would love to be someone's special companion. She may be a little rough around the edges but will warm up with your daily tlc. We've finally thought of the perfect name for "Amy" six weeks too late: Marla. Everytime I want to settle in for some quality cuddle time, she thinks it ( Read more... )

If Bruce's Indian name is Building Beaver and mine is Blows Like the Wind, then Megan's should be Crazy Toe Licker. Most every morning she lies in wait for me to step out of the bath so she can attack my feet. Silly dog ( Read more... )

Cooler temps brought rain, badly needed but depressingly crummy after the past few days. I needn't have worried about Megan; this morning she inhaled her entire bowl of food and was doubly full of her usual piss and vinegar. While I was asleep and Bruce was otherwise indisposed, she turned Ribbit the Frog's legs into dangling ribbons of cloth. I ( Read more... )

With all the road construction around the Med Center, Mutual of Omaha, the North Freeway and my own neighborhood, driving anywhere is akin to being in a real life video game - can you help wee little Bongo reach his destination in the shortest amount of time possible? Everytime I figure out an alternate route, it changes again the next day. ( Read more... )