Category Archives: Puppy Love: All about my boys

Last year, I participated in Petside.com’s Pet ‘Net 2010 and wrote about welcoming a foster pet into your family… Here was Cooper, my foster: Well, turns out I adopted that foster dog! (Can you blame me?! Do you see that … Continue reading →

It seems like our weekends always end up revolving around the dogs. Is it the same for you? I think because we have a little more time than we do during the week, we try to make up for not … Continue reading →

He does this every night: And, of course, I refold the blankets every morning because I love watching him pull them down to make the little nest for himself. It was lucky, too, that I decided to film his routine … Continue reading →

Maybe it’s because of the time change and thus it was dark at 4:30 yesterday… Maybe it’s because of the bizzaro weather… (Can someone explain to me how the heck it can be 67 and rainy here in southern Indiana … Continue reading →

Dear Cooper, One year ago yesterday, you came home. You were supposed to be a foster, though! It became apparent – almost immediately – that the big boys adopted you. They played with you, letting you tug and tug and … Continue reading →

… for poor Lucas. Halloween is the worst day of the year for him. People walking past the house all evening, the doorbell ringing incessantly, and intruders! intruders! in the alley! However, we’ve already had one major victory for Halloween this … Continue reading →

When we adopted Cooper, I remember thinking to myself, “This is great! He’s not going to have any issues like Emmett and Lucas because he’s a clean slate!” I thought that if we followed all the socialization rules – 5 … Continue reading →

When Emmett wants attention, he gets as close to you as possible… to the point of parking his 65+ pounds right in your lap and sticking his face in yours, just to give you that extreme close up of his … Continue reading →

Cooper is taking a click-a-trick class, and he might just be the smartest dog there. He learns everything on the spot. I’m so proud! Except, we’re discovering, he does not do well with high-energy, rambunctious dogs. He got into a … Continue reading →

Waiting in the lobby for our group of kids for pet therapy: One hour later…