Tag Archives: Dog
Some weekends are different than others
Last weekend started with the American Idol concert and ended with a 1 a.m. Sunday night visit to the emergency vet. That’s the beginning to the end without a middle. Oh, and there were police and fire trucks, too. Not … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, Dogs, Fun & Humor, Labradors
My life of unfinished blog posts and other odds and ends
I’ve written a fair amount of unfinished blog posts lately – and I have plenty of excuses: work, more work, books, summer, dogs, and life. The good news is work is easing up this week. So, I’ll be able to … Continue reading
Filed under Dogs
The marshmallow thief and other snippets from life
I was standing in the living room this week when Cali ran out of the kitchen with a large bag of marshmallows in her mouth. My wife had left a cabinet open and opportunity presented itself. I felt like a shortstop fielding … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Dogs, Labradors
Bad owner. Bad owner.
After 13 days of living in our house, Cali is doing better. She’s still shy in certain situations, like the gardeners making noise, but in other situations, she is more confident. We can walk her around the block now without … Continue reading
Cali throws us a bone
Friday night, with our daughter at her first slumber party, my wife and I sat on opposite ends of the kitchen floor and discussed the skittish pup. We were tired from a stressful workweek and at wit’s end with Cali … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Dogs, Fear, Labradors
The Curious Case of Cali California
I’ve never owned a skittish Labrador before. But I do now. At first, I chalked it up to shyness, her moving to a new home, and her age, 15 weeks, when we bought her. I’ve never started with a puppy … Continue reading
Puppy kisses are fleeting
Each hospitalization forces me to ramp up the fun and happy moments when I’m not in captivity. The clock is ticking. And I’m doing my best to fill our days with activities and concerts and you name it. If it … Continue reading
Letting the dog come to us
The big discussion topic at our house has been the new dog. What to get? When to get it? Adopt or buy? How old? Puppy or 1-year-old? I was big on adoption, and still am, but it hit me this … Continue reading
