From ESPN, news that convicted dog killer Michael Vick will be finishing out his sentence in the comfort of his own home:
Vick is serving a 23-month sentence at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., after pleading guilty to bankrolling a dogfighting operation at a home he owned in eastern Virginia’s Surry County. He also admitted [...]
A friend who recently lost her beloved dog called me today, and we moved, as often happens, from sad stories of long-gone dogs to laughing at the things those same animals did while they were alive.
We started out discussing whether or not we let our other dogs see and sniff the body of a dog [...]
The slender young woman who came to the house to help take the mortal remains of my father to the mortuary wasn’t a tick over 25. My mother says to me, “Why would a pretty young girl go into that business? She must be family.”
I thought about it a second.
“Well,” I finally offered, “you gotta [...]
Ah, spring; it’s around the corner, even though it’s only the end of February. Soon we’ll see the tips of wee yellow daffodils, and the outdoors will be bathed in mud.
Ginger will once again become a mud puppy. With her short little legs, every time she walks outside mud gets splashed all over legs and [...]
I just heard from Gina that her father passed away just now:
Anthony J. “Nino” Spatafore, May 6, 1933 — Feb. 25, 2009
I know how much the concern so many of you have expressed as she and her family have gone through this time has meant to her. She says she won’t be around much for [...]
The dogs and I were on our way out for some exercise. Dodger automatically sits by the front door, or any door, but I look down at him every time and just beam.
We walked out the front door to discover the letter carrier had just left and had taken five steps in the snow. Both dogs [...]
People mag gets the scoop: Rescued Portguese Water Dog. In April. Name to be determined, but probably not “Frank.”
I’m not writing about this again. I’m delegating, damn it.
If just one millionth of the attention paid to the selection of the first dog were paid to, oh, I don’t know … food safety … wow, imagine.
On [...]
Sheet to cover the hotel sofa. Check.
Frozen and freeze-dried dog food. Check.
Laptop and all accessories. Check.
Electric kettle to boil water for tea. Argh, not here, quickly drive back to house late at night.
Our condo building is being termite-tented today, so we’ve spent the past couple of weeks eating only what’s in the refrigerator or pantry [...]
Just like humans, dogs can become constipated. It can happen without warning, and for several different reasons. In most cases, dog constipation is caused by something that is easily fixed, although in other cases, it is a sign of a bigger health problem.
Not Enough Fiber
The most frequent reason why a dog becomes constipated is due [...]
