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Why train your dog? | So he’ll pose for pictures!

January 16, 2011 dogs January 16, 2011

I thought I’d share a few updates and pics from the week! Our life in the military, my hubby is a pilot in the AF, means my hubby is often gone. He was gone last week and this was Toby’s sad look as he laid by the front door waiting for him to come home! And, I’m very pleased to say he seems to like my new rug! Or, at least he’s dealing with it! I did not bring this leaf into the house and onto the carpet. It traveled through the kitchen and living room and halfway down the hallway almost to my office. Grrr….. Keeping a floor clean is nearly impossible with a hairy dog who sheds and brings the outside IN! ...

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wordless wednesday | play date

December 8, 2010 dogs December 8, 2010

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HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY, TOBY!!!

November 30, 2010 dogs November 30, 2010

Today is Toby’s 4th Birthday!!! The pic to the left is a preview of our Christmas card. Check back in a few weeks to read what his shirt says! Toby was our first child. This is a tribute to our first child on his 4th birthday. I figured…who doesn’t love cute puppy pictures??!! You can tell by the photos and videos that he was our first child and we have loved him like he’s our kid…yet still a dog. He’s such a great dog we haven’t gotten another….we’re scared the next won’t be as good as him! I only made it from 6 weeks [breeder pics] to 14 weeks with 32 photos!!! Seriously!!! We have thousands of photos of him growing up and hundreds of ...

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confessions of a pet owner | Toby’s on a diet

November 4, 2010 dogs November 4, 2010

This is a photo of my FIToby at about 75 pounds the first week of January 2010. Well, since my ankle injury has kept me down and off my bike, my own weight has crept up a bit but so has my Toby!! We used to go for a daily bike ride, which kept him in great shape! Well…I didn’t adjust his diet like I adjusted mine and I think he gained as much weight as I did…over 10 pounds!!! I feel so guilty! I feel horrible! What a bad mommy! Just like humans, when you see them every day it “creeps” up and I didn’t notice right away and didn’t take enough steps to change it right away! [10 pounds for a dog is ...

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almost killed Toby :( | hot diggity dog

August 4, 2010 dogs August 4, 2010

We took Toby for a run this morning. We live in Louisiana so it’s hot, but we took him early. Well, evidently we pushed it a bit far for him. He was hotter than normal and had a hard time cooling down. My sweet hubby was worried about him and put him in the bathtub, put a fan on him and then we put a cool towel on his back. By the time I took this picture his “near death experience” where “his life flashed before his eyes” according to my hubby (LOL…I’m chuckling again as I write this) was over and he was feeling fine….hence the doggie smile! Can you tell we don’t have any kids? I thought I’d share some tips to be ...

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Toby today

January 25, 2010 dogs January 25, 2010

I took a neat pic of Toby today that I thought I’d post…I’m still learning. I don’t think the focus is perfect. I’d like to see the bush to Toby’s right more out of focus. I have some work to do on focus – need to read more about it, but first….off to write a masters paper…what fun!