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The cutest little carnivore
Beef ribs for everyone tonight, including Miss Heidi.Miss Heidi had a full day today!First we went to the frisbee club meeting with Duke. Duke and I got one of the member of the year awards. I think...
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PAWS for Reading
Once a week, Duke goes to school. He's participating in a program called PAWS for reading, where kids are encouraged to read by reading to dogs. The first few times he went, he was a little stressed...
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Homemade Samoas Bars
Girl Scout cookies. Gotta love them. Until you realize you just paid $4 for 5 cookies.I made these for a potlock, and was told they were better than GS cookies. I used unsweetened coconut, so it was...
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Vote for Duke!
I entered Duke in the Bissell MVP Pet Photo contest. You do need to register to vote, but it's pretty painless, just name and email. There are prizes for the winners...but the big winners are the pet...
View ArticleWide Load
Or "Why my neighbors cross the street when they see me coming."I thought I'd do something different today. Walk all 3 dogs together. They're short clips, so you shouldn't get too seasick watching...
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Fun with a nylabone ring
It's like the carnival game, except with a dog.Heidi's a silly monkey. I did not pose the shots...she did this to herself, including getting the ring around her neck to begin with.
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Beating up pit bulls and walking babies
We let Heidi play with some puppies this weekend, and of course, she picks the biggest one of the bunch to pick on. She was a bit overwhelmed at first, because she's not used to other dogs acting as...
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Happy Pi day!
And how does one celebrate pi day? With pie, of course!It's been a busy week, so I wanted a quick and easy recipe, and it really doesn't get much easier than this simple chocolate truffle pie from...
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Maybe she is a dog after all...
After three months, Duke is finally getting used to Heidi. First he would just run away from her. Then he'd give me a sad "make it stop!" face as she bounced around, pawing and licking at his face. And...
View ArticleLong sit/stays
I had Miss Heidi doing some long sit/stays earlier today, and was cracking up because she was starting to fall asleep sitting up--slouching, closing her eyes, head bobs, swaying side to side.So, by...
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How I know it's feeding time at the zoo
This is how most of a day in the life of Coral and Duke is spent. It's a rough life, isn't it? And yes, they prefer a mountain of bed, so when they get piled up when I vacuum, sometimes it stays like...
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Paws in the Park, Part I - She's pretty. Pretty special.
This weekend, the pups and I attended a frisbee tournament in Pearland. They had a number of other competitions and demos, including DockDogs, agility, flyball, and Coral's beloved lure coursing. I...
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Paws in the Park, Part II - Flyball. ur doing it wrong
At the park this weekend, there was a flyball group doing a demo. But when I walked by, I thought it was completely unfair that one competitor didn't have to do the jumps! And as I watched, I realized...
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Paws in the Park, Part III - Coral Lure Coursing
Last year, Coral and I discovered a new (to us) sport called lure coursing. It's typically done by sighthounds, but since Coral has a high prey drive, I thought she'd enjoy it. And did she enjoy it....
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Bluebonnet Cruise
This weekend was the Houston Mustang Club's annual Bluebonnet cruise. 30ish Mustangs met up and took a scenic drive to Brenham. Tim and his dad have recently started working on their '66 Mustang, and...
View ArticleHeidi doing what she does best
It's not quite the same without audio, you don't get to hear Duke and Heidi going "rawrawrawr" at each other, but cute nonetheless. This is what mornings are like at my house.
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Heidi and her food
Heidi. With her food. That whole 20 lb bag is for her. And it'll last her 3 months. Little 6.5 lb Heidi, who eats almost 1 cup of food a day. Being BSC burns lots of calories.
View ArticleTired Heidi
Wanna see how a tired Heidi acts? This is after 2 obedience classes, one hour of puppy playschool (free puppy playtime/socialization), an hour of teacup agility, and two hours of random running around...
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Eight kajillion toys to choose from...
and this is what she wants to play with.Those are the remnants of my mango tree, which I thought died from the cold this winter, but it's putting up some new leaves from the base, so it's trying.
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