We’re spending a week at a lovely cabin nestled in the woods, catching up on sleep, devouring a stack of books, working on some writing projects, and hiking with Emmett and Lucas. Thanks for sticking with Oh My Dog! while posting has been light, and we’ll be back in 2010 completely refreshed and re-energized.
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Ah, well… Maybe next year! Wishing you a very happy holiday!

“A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than his owner can express with his tongue in hours.”
–Unknown

Emmett and I spent the morning visiting with a kindergarten class yesterday. To say those kids were extremely high-energy is a gross understatement. They were bouncing off the walls with pure joy to have a dog in their classroom. While the reading exercises were perhaps ineffective, they certainly had fun. In fact, one little boy [...]

Recently I realized I write mostly about Emmett. In truth, it’s because Emmett is larger than life. He’s confident and calm, he can go anywhere and meet anyone, and his tail never, ever stops wagging. He spends time sitting calmly with children at the library or performing tricks in boisterous classrooms. Emmett can meet any [...]

Tonight Emmett and Lucas take a practice AKC Canine Good Citizen test. I’m looking forward to it because I’m pretty sure they’re going to fail spectacularly. However, it’ll give me a really clear picture of what we need to work on before the real test a week from today. Before Emmett’s therapy dog test, I [...]

This weekend was filled with animal assisted therapy activities. We typically volunteer at children’s programs, particularly the literacy initiatives, and this weekend was full of activities. In total, Emmett touched (or, I should say, was touched by) nearly 200 children!
Thursday night, we participated in a Head Start program. Emmett met 50 children aged 3 and [...]

Lucas has had a histiocytoma once a year since we adopted him, 3 total. Luckily, it’s a benign skin tumor, and the surgery is relatively easy. The first was on a toe, which left him with a shallow nail bed on that one toe, but our vets in DC took amazing care of him during [...]

“We never really own a dog as much as he owns us.”
– Gene Hill

For the past few months, I obsessed over dog food research. I want to switch the boys to a high-quality kibble because I want to ensure we’re doing everything we can to keep Emmett healthy and cancer-free. Let me tell you… the research available on dog food is pitiful, at best. Plus, the more I [...]