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Briscoe Dec Snow

I’m a bad fur-mommy. I’ve forced my pup to poop in the house the past two days because it’s just too cold outside to take him on a proper walk. Yes, I could let him romp around the backyard unattended (after all, that is why we built the fence), but a) I’m too paranoid (He’s white, just like the snow. What if I lose him?) and b) it’s too frigid for him to be out for an extended period. Just minutes into our morning excursion he was hunched over and shivering. I even had him bundled up in a fleece jacket. If he didn’t like the snow so much maybe he’d do his business quickly, but he loves to jump on top of the snow banks and crawl through the white powder. In Briscoe’s mind, snow is for playing, not for pooping.

PJ 16 December 2009 my dog 2 Comments

in the backyard

White Hydrangea 3

We have a white hydrangea tree in the backyard. I don’t know much about plants, flowers or gardening, but I do know that what we have growing back there is indeed a hydrangea tree. Google told me so.

White Hydrangea 2

I haven’t been taking very many photographs lately, and I miss it. So, with nothing else on my afternoon agenda, I walked around the tree with my camera, happily shooting away. I would love to take a photography class to get better at my craft. (That feels funny, calling it my craft. But I don’t paint or draw or sew or design, so photography is the only craft I’ve got. Oh, and knitting. I knit a bit, too.)

White Hydrangea 1

Briscoe watched me from the back door, wondering why he couldn’t come outside and play along side me. Soon, pup, we’ll have a fence back there, and you can romp around to your heart’s delight!

Briscoe Back Door

PJ 6 August 2009 being domestic, my dog 2 Comments

say hello to my little friend

Briscoe discovered a new little friend the other night in the backyard–a small bunny who was not afraid to get close to our back door. Our fiesty dog was so excited he almost scratched his way through the glass, but his mania didn’t scare away his new bunny friend. In fact, before we knew it, two more rabbits appeared in the backyard. They were multiplying before our eyes!

PJ 21 July 2009 being domestic, my dog 1 Comment

pets can fly the friendly skies

Unfortunately, Pet Airways doesn’t fly through the Omaha airport, but if it did, I would definitely consider using it for Briscoe. He’s just a tad too tall now to fit comfortably under the seat in front of us, and I can’t fathom crating him up and sticking him in the luggage compartment. I know that people do travel with their pets that way all the time, but I would spend the entire flight worrying about my baby boy.

How do you travel with your pet?

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PJ 8 July 2009 extracurricular activities, my dog 3 Comments

long dog fat cat

What’s on your agenda for the holiday weekend? Tonight’s plans include a stop at Long Dog Fat Cat’s Grand Opening event: Artwalk With Your Dog. LDFC is a new store that sells natural and organic pet food and supplies. We first learned about them at Spring Bark in the Park, where they were raffling off mega squeak wiener dog toys, and guess who won one? Nope, not Briscoe, but his friend Plato! Way to go, Plato!

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PJ 3 July 2009 extracurricular activities, my dog 1 Comment
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