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Seeing the World Through New Eyes
2008-01-28 20:29:00 Today while taking Boris outside his mom realized her glasses were slipping more than usual. She needs anew prescription anyway, but glasses are so expensive. Luckily she came across a better alternative to paying $200+ or even 2/$100 at BJs. Zenni Optical offers glasses at the lowest price I’ve ever seen. And ... More About: World , Eyes , Sponsored , The World
Smart Pak
2008-01-28 18:22:00 SmartPak is a company right in Massachusetts that sells dog and horse feed as well as supplements in pre-measured containers in a month supply. They don’t sell cheap food either, just the good stuff and the prices aren’t bad either considering the convenience and benefits of feeding a known amount each and every time. They ... More About: Smart
Kindergarten Graduation
2008-01-28 18:00:00 Last Wednesday was graduation. Which is kind of nice, but I’m a bit upset as I could swear it was for ten weeks, and we never made up the one week we missed and only got socialization time a couple times. Not exactly what I had paid for. He did get better a bit, ... More About: Training , Graduation , Kindergarten
Baby Its Cold Outside
2008-01-22 02:30:00 Boris would like to say he’s sorry his mommy hasn’t posted in awhile but we were all busy snuggling in front of the space heater as we were out of propane from Saturday evening till this evening. Sharing bills with idiots is bad. However there are some great ideas to stay warm if you own your ... More About: Baby , Products , Cold
50 Pounds and Growing
2008-01-16 21:01:00 Yesterday Boris got his heartworm pill. Because of this we had to weigh him to determine what dosage was best. He weighs right around 50 pounds now. And is still smaller than the yellow lab in class. He’s a compact little guy, and I fear this means he’s really going to be 100lbs or more ... More About: Growing
New Year?s Resolutions
2008-01-14 20:01:00 In an attempt to be a better puppy Boris has a couple of resolutions for the new year: I will not eat socks from the hamper or daddy’s undershirts from the bed. I will not jump on he counter while waiting for dinner. I will behave while mommy isn’t home and I am in my crate. I will not ... More About: New Year , Year , Resolutions
On the Video Front
2008-01-03 15:37:00 Due to some networking issues I can’t see my external storage drive. Most of my video is stored there, heck, most of my life is stored there but until I can find it again I’m limited to what I can take on the older crappier cameras and upload to my computer. Not as nice, but ... More About: Video , Front
Hey, I Ain?t no Baby!
2008-01-03 15:21:00 Sunday night marked the end of teething and the beginning of adolescence. Boris lost his last canine tooth. And what a fun two hours that was. We saw the blood on his toy but instead of finding an already knocked out tooth we found it had instead just gotten shoved halfway out, towards his tongue. ... More About: Baby
Holiday Madness
2007-12-28 23:53:00 So among the normal things for the holidays like shopping, wrapping presents, and visiting friends and family I baked about 6 batches of dog biscuits in a variety of flavors (charcoal, pumpkin, milkbone, gingerbread, peanut butter, and good boy) to hand out to the local pooches. hey went over very well, but I was a ... More About: Holiday , Madness
NILIF for Puppy Parents
2007-12-27 21:06:00 Times are hard and earning enough to pay for kibble and class isn’t easy when you are stuck at home. Fortunately there are other ways to earn money than working retail or going to the office. One of the newest ventures I have tried is Pay Per Post.com. PPP as ... More About: Puppy , Parents , Pare
Dogster.com
2007-12-27 19:47:00 Somehow I managed to navigate my way through cyber space to dogster.com this past week while taking a bit of a break from work and such. Its a very lovely site with more features than I currently can understand at this point. But you get to make profiles for your dogs and they can be ...
Back to the Grindstone
2007-12-26 19:57:00 So after all the fuss ad hustle and bustle of the holidays its back to work for the puppy. Class is back in session tonight and I can’t wait. He needs some work and I haven’t been able to work with him as much as I’d like. We have worked on manners ALOT. Not ... More About: Training , Back
MIA
2007-12-20 21:56:00 Sorry the blog has been a bit empty lately, its been snowing here for the past week or so, every couple of days so I’ve been busy shoveling and salting. I’ve also been out working with Boris on walking properly and had planned to update after class last night when we got to see if ...
Tis the Season
2007-12-11 04:10:00 Well, there are only so many days left till Christmas and its about time we gave the site a bit of holiday cheer. Look for touches around the site in content, graphics and effects. Have a Very Merry. More About: Season
Puppy TV-all chewing all the time
2007-12-11 03:04:00 So Tim says all the videos I take of the puppy are the same: the puppy eating a carrot, the puppy eating a Nylabone edible chew, the puppy eating his KONG, etc. I say he makes the cutest faces when he’s eating. This is the first installment of Puppy TV. Now with more chewing. ... More About: Time , Chewing , The Time
Now With Video Goodness
2007-12-09 18:35:00 Thanks to the kind people over at Youtube.com we now have video of Boris we can share with everyone. Much easier to understand the special qualities of our favorite goofball when you can actually watch him rubbing estactically on a carrot before eating it, lol. Not all posts will have videos, but we will be ... More About: Video , Goodness
Second Attempt at Training
2007-12-08 22:28:00 So we went to our second attempt at training class last Wednesday. The business its held at is fabulous. They do doggy daycare, grooming, and have a small store for supplies/food/etc. The owner is amazing. Nice, friendly, and not mean looking. The trainer is cute as a button. She came over to help Tim with ... More About: Training , Raining , Temp
First Day of School
2007-11-29 19:49:00 Well our first day of school was last night. We were very excited as we searched high and low for a class, let alone one that wasn’t taught using traditional methods. We were a bit concerned that noone called us until Monday and the class started Wednesday, especially when our deposit check was cashed ... More About: Training , School
Shopping Spree at Dog.com
2007-11-26 04:42:00 So we ordered some Christmas stuff for the boys Friday. We originally tried to order Wednesday but something went fubar and after much effort we managed to reverse a pre-authorization and re-order. Hopefully it will go out Monday and get here by Friday. Along with stuff for presents to be put aside we ordered some ... More About: Shopping , Spree
First Snow
2007-11-21 22:01:00 Being from Mississippi we were anticipating some fun when Boris first got to try out snow. It snowed for the first time yesterday, unfortunately it was rather small in amount and Tim’s idea to take pictures without Boris on a leash was rather…hard. I did try my best and among the half pups, moving pups, ... More About: Snow
Moving on Up
2007-11-21 21:49:00 We decided Boris has just about outgrown his crate in terms of comfort for sleeping in. Its ok for in the car or a quick trip, but not really big enough to sit up in anymore. So we dug out Cherokee’s old crate from the spare room and cleaned it off. Which required taking it ... More About: Moving
Petco Fashion Show
2007-11-19 04:44:00 Yesterday was the Petco Fash ion Show with prizes for general Best in Show and Best in Show in a Petco fashion. We bought a matching set of t-shirt and Jacket from Target. They have a skull and crossbones with a santa hat and “Naughty” written on them. I spent a good ... More About: Fashion Show
Boris?s Boo Biscuits
2007-11-17 17:31:00 1/2 cup cooked pumpkin pulp 1/4 cup applesauce 2 eggs 2 tblsp powdered milk 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup apple cider 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Mix together pumpkin and applesauce. Add eggs and whisk till smooth. Add powdered milk and cider. Slowly add flour and mix till a firm ... More About: Biscuits , Boris
You Wanna Put That Where?
2007-11-17 17:29:00 We had our second vet visit Wednesday with Dr. Tim. Quite the introduction: Dr. Tim to husband “hello I’m Tim, and you are?” husband “I’m Tim too.” He was much better than the lady we saw the time before and did an actual exam complete with taking his temperature. We also found out his microchip went MIA so ...
Dear Ms. Toothfairy
2007-11-17 17:25:00 So we lost our first tooth yesterday. We now have one missing and two loose which are crooked. Its not easy to look at his teeth and he doesn’t like being restrained but he definitely is losing teeth. Just when I thought I had a handle on getting him to behave he’s now going to ...
Sibling Rivalry?
2007-11-08 04:51:00 So the boys have finally decided they can get along for a little while each day. And the other day they figured out how to play tug of war together. That or they are just fighting over the same toy without killing each other. Either way its relieving to be able to let them play ...
When Too Much is Too Much
2007-11-08 04:45:00 Sometimes it seems like dogs are smarter than we are. After a couple days of trying to get things done on the computer Boris decided I was ignoring him and he deserved attention. Which consisted of him climbing in my lap around the laptop and being cute. Which didn’t end when I pulled out the ... More About: Observations
Happy Howl-o-ween
2007-11-02 20:22:00 Our Halloween was pretty uneventful. I did some running around for costumes and accessories. I managed to find what I was looking for without breaking the bank. I did however break my car, which has a water pump leak and almost overheated from lack of coolant on the ... More About: Happy , Howl , Ween
Petco Howl-o-ween Party
2007-11-02 20:08:00 So last Saturday we went to the Petco Howl -o-ween party with the boys in their costumes. Well actually we took them and their costumes and proceeded to try and put them on while there. Which worked great for Cherokee, as he’s willing to put up with about anything so long as food is ... More About: Party , Ween
Fall is Here
More articles from this author:2007-10-28 04:22:00 As the leaves turn and the air becomes crisp we went out to play in the leaves between errands last weekend. Boris of course loved this idea since he thinks leaves are fun to eat, or carry, whichever is more convenient. We managed to convince him to eat as few as possible. More About: Fall 1, 2, 3 |
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