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Puppy, Toddler Have This Parent Trained Like a Pro

September 30, 2019 by Pete Gilbert Leave a Comment

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Take this short quiz and try to figure out if the scenarios mentioned happened to my puppy or one to of my kids, when he/she was a toddler. After the completion of this quiz, you will have a better understanding of what day-to-day life is like at my house. 1. Was it my puppy or my toddler who threw up on a road trip? a. puppy b. toddler c. all of the above The correct answer is C. Most recently, our puppy left a tidy little pile of vomit in her puppy crate on her first long car trip. And, a few years before that, on a trip to grandma’s, our daughter had an epic projectile vomiting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: toddlers Tagged With: dogs, humor, pets

Preserving Childhood Innocence by Burying the Unfortunate

March 27, 2019 by Andrew Knott Leave a Comment

shovel in ground ready to dig and bury

Several years ago, we had a cat. He was sleek, moved effortlessly, and annoyed us to no end. In fact, when we moved from a townhouse to our current suburban home, we attempted to turn him into a part-time outdoor cat. Since he was always trying to escape from our old place, this seemed like a smart move. It didn’t turn out quite as we’d anticipated. My wife and I didn’t have much experience with cats, but apparently they like to bring "presents" to their owners. These presents were typically alive, but only barely. Or they were recently deceased, which was somewhat better relatively … [Read more...]

Filed Under: death, growing up Tagged With: love, pets

Confession: I was a Teenage Poop-Scooping Delinquent

May 24, 2017 by Seth Taylor Leave a Comment

no dog poop sign pooper scooper

Consider this an early Father's Day tribute to my dad. Put it in the category of "Things I Did When I Was a Kid That My Own Kid BETTER Not Do." When I was 12, I had a manageable chore list. Nothing extensive or unreasonable, although at the time I'm sure I thought I was doing the equivalent of those orphans in the Industrial Revolution who worked in a sooty, life-endangering factory for 14 hours at a stretch. I was responsible for washing the dinner dishes. Vacuuming the living room. Cleaning my room and bathroom. Scooping dog poop from the backyard. That was the one. That was the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: growing up, memories Tagged With: chores, dogs, humor, pets

An Old Dog and the Tricks She is Teaching Our Family

February 1, 2017 by Whit Honea 3 Comments

When we first realized she had lost her hearing, we were afraid that it would affect her quality of life. But rather than cower from the challenge, she owned it. ______ It is dark, and all of her world is asleep. She knows there are rules, and also that she is breaking them. It is all part of the thrill. She is stealth, and no one will ever suspect a thing. Valentine is 15 years old, according to the calendar, 105 when you factor for the canine. She was a gift to my wife on Valentine's Day that many years ago. She had been sitting alone, a small puppy in a big cage, and fit warmly in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: death, growing up, relationships Tagged With: dogs, loss, love, pets

Life Lessons for When a Family Pet Dies Young

December 21, 2016 by Vincent O'Keefe Leave a Comment

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"Tracheal collapse.” That was the veterinarian’s foreboding diagnosis of our beloved family pet Benny, a Yorkie, two years ago. He was 3 years old at the time and had been having episodes of labored breathing. Through a series of vet visits, we learned that Yorkies often suffer from the slow tightening of their tracheas. If it escalates, they actually make a honking sound. We had been able to manage Benny’s trachea until one night this past August when his honking returned with great intensity. My wife and I feared the worst as our two daughters slept. We gave Benny his meds and tried to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: death, growing up Tagged With: dogs, pets

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