Separation anxiety is a contentious topic. Often, what’s described as separation anxiety is simply boredom or bad manners or a combination of both. With Lucas and Emmett, while they both displayed similar behaviors when we left the house, with Emmett is was full-blown separation anxiety. With Lucas it was mostly that he was an ass. [...]

“Dogs are miracles with paws.”
–Susan Kennedy

Lucas spends a big chunk of his day guarding the house from his perch on the chaise in our bedroom. Lately, though, with the gray, icy, snow-covered days, he’s been sleeping more than guarding. We are all so ready for spring, so ready to resume our normal, active lives, so ready to wear shoes instead [...]

Every evening at 5:00, Emmett stops whatever he’s doing wherever he is in the house and comes into the office. He plants himself on the bed next to my desk, reminding me of his presence with heavy sighs.

Then, about 15 minutes later, he moves into position under my desk. As if I hadn’t noticed his [...]

It’s been a rough few days around here, which is why it’s been a little quiet on the blog! Last week I had a little bit of a cold, and just as I was getting better over the weekend, John got slammed with the flu. Both fortunately and unfortunately, we were a couple hours from [...]

“The dog has been esteemed and loved by all the people on earth and he has deserved this affection for he renders services that have made him man’s best friend.”
–Alfred Barbou

Eco Dog: Healthy Living for Your Pet
Books are my weakness. I can’t walk into a bookstore without snatching up an armfull of books and magazines. In attempting to be both eco- and budget-friendly, though, I’ve been working out my library card lately, which has been awesome! However, when I saw this book when I stopped [...]

Coming into the weekend, all our plans have changed! We were supposed to fly into Baltimore to meet our new nephew, but we heard they’re getting a little snow, so we’re rescheduling our flights. That freed up Saturday and Sunday so we can watch the Colts win the Super Bowl while snuggling Emmett and Lucas [...]

I’m so excited to share profiles of Emmett that ran on the Delta Society blog and cross-posted on Seattle Pets yesterday!
I’m very proud of Emmett and his ability to connect with kids. Tomorrow we’re visiting three kindergarten classes in the morning, then we have a library day on Saturday. Such fun stuff!

“A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life.”
– Bob Barker