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But At Home, He’s a Lover
We went to the vet this morning… my body still hurts. We left the house intact. The vet pored over every inch of both Maybe and Brick for their semiannual wellness check. Things were going well, we talked about Maybe – if not more mobile, definitely happier now that she’s back on carprofen. We talked about […]
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Dogs: From Couch to Campsite
Two months ago we made a half assed effort to test the dogs in the travel trailer. We only went 15 minutes from home, took two cars and I brought the dogs home to take a nap midday, we had full hookups… Overall, it was ok, Brick hated outside but we were content to leave […]
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The Deck Box Affair
By Bricklock Holmes The scent is fresh. Male. Approximately three ounces in weight. Well-fed. Nervous. Smells of discarded peanut. Old nemesis. His mistake: lingering too long in my Spotland Yard. Reluctantly, I enlist the help of my sidekick, Chief Inspector Thumbs. I’ve frequently made clear my genius, but I am cursed with nothing but legs. […]
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Lunch with a Ringwraith
For all of their lives I have used my midday work break to go home and let the dogs out. I have one hour to travel the 11 miles to Mordor and back, dodging feral Teslas on autopilot like they’re the orcs of Sauron. If I’m lucky, the goblins of Moria go right out to […]
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Foxtails; Detri-mental health
Earlier this evening, I took John and Yoko for a post-dinner stroll. We didn’t make it one house length before Dumb and Dumber plunged their pilfering faces into a cluster of dead weeds. Almost instantly, Brick started sneezing. violently. spraying everything in a ten-snoot radius with blood spatter. After an hour, my parental panic took […]
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Fish On!
I actually got my butt in gear early this morning, early for me, earlier than the hot. I wanted to give the dogs a walk before it was miserable out – and I also had a long list of things I wanted to accomplish outside before miserable tested my Secret. We were only about 500 […]
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Brick.
We did it! Six weeks today since Brick’s surgery! Decided to celebrate with his first neighborhood walk since the “great cutting of ‘24” Right out the gate Maybe lightens her load so I doody-fully bag it and attach it to her halter. My head’s on a swivel because the weeds are 4 feet tall, a […]
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My Monkeys, My Circus
This morning started as every other morning; I get up, potty and feed dogs, get in the shower. Things took a turn somewhere between shampooing and conditioning. I get out of the shower and, wrapped in a towel, head towards the room where my clothes live. I happen to glance out the window and see Boyfriend, still […]
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Mouse Tale
Yesterday I was in the office working and I heard Boyfriend walk in. Seconds later he was shouting “Maybe! Brick! MAYBE!! BRICK!! Get in here!” I walked into the kitchen to see what the commotion was about and Boyfriend barked at me “Your dogs don’t listen! There was a mouse in the kitchen! I called […]
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But I do like tea…
What is good about having a pet? The question immediately takes my thoughts to the outrageous vet bills, the pet insurance that jumped 70% in premium, the dog food that doubled in price during transportation issues caused by covid – but of course never came back down. The dark spots on all my rugs and […]
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