I have to do a quick shoutout (look at me, using the kids lingo) to my extraordinary boyfriend. In the last few days, Nick has: – been bitten on the lip – been peed on by a puppy – been woken up in the middle of the night by pathetic cries (er, Jasper, not me) [...]
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Success!
January 17th, 2010
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So far today, we are indoor-pee free! Aside from a drop or two when opening the crate anyway, and I’ll let that go. I may have discovered the secret: Carrying him outside for his first walk. It’s bloody tricky getting the collar on him one handed, especially since other hand is full of wriggly excited [...]
So. Much. Pee!
January 16th, 2010
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So, I anticipated most of the annoyances that have come to pass. Puppy pee, whining, sharp puppy teeth, night time crying, no ability to do anything for more than half an hour at a time, early mornings, and so on. And even anticipated a few that haven’t come to pass — dog spats, attempting to [...]
So, I’ve got this puppy…
January 15th, 2010
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Well, not my puppy obviously, but since my parents are off to Hawaii… I have a puppy! Jasper’s staying with me until next Sunday, so I have a week of whining, pooping, peeing, nibbling, jumping, biting, and barking. Luckily it’s packaged up into an extremely adorable little ball of fluff, so despite being a bit [...]
Dog-o-rama
January 10th, 2010
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Me: I wish more dog parks around here were fenced. Nick: Why? Me: Well, Justice has good recall, and an even better remote sit, but I’m always a little worried that she’ll spot a squirrel and bolt. Nick: Just like Jesus! Me: …Jesus never bolted after a squirrel. Nick: Seems like the same thing to [...]
Puppy Lust
December 22nd, 2009
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Meet… well, Puppy. He doesn’t quite have a name yet. And no, he’s not mine, he belongs to Carol Ann. Yes, Carol Ann got a new puppy for Christmas. Despite all the “you shouldn’t get a puppy for Christmas” stuff, this actually makes a lot of sense — my parents have a month off work [...]
Sweater Puppies
December 16th, 2009
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I hate dogs in sweaters. Y’know, I don’t mind small dogs. I grew up with miniature dachshunds, and they were awesome. I’m not a huge fan of high pitched yappy things, but hey, dogs are dogs. I like dogs. I don’t like dogs in clothes. Seriously, it’s a DOG. Stop making it look like a [...]
Honestly, I have no idea how she avoids biting me a thousand times a day.
November 2nd, 2009
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Between the firecrackers going off every 30 seconds, the neighbours parties running until 3am, and the horrible things I do to her for photographic amusement… Justice is not a fan of Hallowe’en. I, on the other hand, think it’s AWESOME.
Dog Intelligence
September 28th, 2009
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This morning, Duane posted a link on Facebook about Endal the Service Dog. This dog is bloody amazing — along with regular service dog duties, he can do laundry, operate an ATM, put his owner in the recovery position, kept his owner from drowning in the tub… dude. So, Nick was roughhousing with Justice in [...]
Grandparent Duty
September 28th, 2009
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I picked up Justice from my dads place last night. And I am really, really happy that not only does Justice like going out to my dads place (a backyard? a backyard for ME? grass that doesn’t smell like other dogs? WOW! ZOOM!) but my dad actually likes her. I get that I have a [...]