The Bigger They Get

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold. Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971)

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Entries Tagged as 'Tails from the Bark Side'

Anatomy of a Healthy Dog

July 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

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One aluminum pie pan - $.99
One wee hours trip to emergency vet - $200
One goofy-ass healthy dog - PRICELESS

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Oh, the drama…

July 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments

After finally falling asleep on the couch at about 2:30 this morning, I was awakened at 4:30 by Sebastian making a horrific shrieking noise while banging around in his crate. Immediately fearing that a piece of the pie pan was ripping a gaping hole somewhere in his digestive tract, I did what any conscientious [...]

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Dog Days

June 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments

When you live with an adult male and two semi-adult males, you sometimes find odd things laying around the house.
Like a hookah on your kitchen counter.
Don’t ask.
You learn, after a while, that sometimes it’s easier to just pick up after them and move on because you really don’t want to know.
This morning, I found an [...]

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Of graduates and puppy dog tails…

June 9th, 2008 · 5 Comments

I was commiserating with Mrs. G over at Derfwad Manor last night. Mrs. G had written about this being her daughter’s last summer at home before leaving for college. Since many parents are in the same boat and this is something I have experience with, I’d like to offer other moms the same [...]

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