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Posted on May 21, 2018May 22, 2018

When Your Dog Wakes Up With the Sun

Are you like me? Do you often say to yourself, “How can I get even less sleep?” If you find that you are spending far too much time in your…

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Posted on May 3, 2018May 6, 2018

Kansas City Swag and Swagger: Roadtripping with a 50+ pound pooch

Last week Sophie and I scrubbed ourselves up and headed off to BlogPaws 2018 in Kansas City.  As a proud double-nominee for The Rufus Files, we needed to make sure…

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Posted on February 12, 2018July 31, 2018

The Meaning of Sacrifice in a World of Chew Toys

Are my dogs spiritual pups? I’d like to think that in between the wrestling and barking, they pause for reflection. Are we being good dogs? What does it truly mean…

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Posted on July 25, 2017April 23, 2018

Trying to beat the heat

We’ve had a string of some very hot days out here. The dogs are not thrilled but can survive it. Rufus wants to play “Chase” – our game with the…

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Posted on May 28, 2017April 23, 2018

Rescue Dog Challenges: Stranger Danger

Back to basics: For anyone new to the blog – this is what we are all about Rufus is my second rescue dog. The first is Sophie, and she has…

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Posted on May 23, 2017April 24, 2018

Testing out the Swag, Part I

We have all emerged exhausted but pretty much in tact after our adventurous weekends. I went to Myrtle Beach, SC for the annual BlogPaws Convention while Sophie and Rufus chose…

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Posted on May 17, 2017April 23, 2018

Suitcases

I am headed out for a few days of beautiful South Carolina weather to attend the 2017 BlogPaws Conference. It coincides perfectly with the oncoming snow Denver is supposed to…

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Posted on April 26, 2017April 23, 2018

Ten Things I’ve Learned From Being a Dog-Owner

Nearly four years ago, I reactivated my membership in the dog-owners of America with the adoption of Sophie. Then this past year I enrolled in The Partially-Insane Dog People by…

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Posted on April 20, 2017April 24, 2018

71.5 Pounds of Love

Yesterday gave us one of our many vet visits. My hands were full holding Rufus and giving him treats to keep him distracted. The vet is a terrifying place for him…

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Posted on April 13, 2017April 24, 2018

Happy Gotcha Day

A year ago today I found this urchin in an alley, hungry and probably wondering why his people weren’t coming back to get him. I chased him through the neighborhood,…

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Posted on March 26, 2017April 24, 2018

The Madness of March and Calmness of Rufus

How do you make life difficult for a sleeping dog? You watch the Wisconsin-Florida Sweet Sixteen game, of course! This was a late game starting at 8pm Mountain Time and…

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Posted on March 23, 2017April 24, 2018

We Are Who We Are

Let’s update the “What Have We Been Chewing?” list Dustpan Kitchen compost bin $20 bill This all happened on the same night. My book club came over for dinner, and…

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Posted on March 16, 2017April 24, 2018

The darkest and stormiest of nights…

There are times while I’m sitting in a movie theater that I just get angry. I have paid a good eleven or twelve dollars, plus money for a soda and…

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Posted on February 28, 2017April 24, 2018

Revolting children

It is entirely possible that I have spoiled my dogs, just a bit. But allow me to become defensive for a moment. These are dogs, not children. They are not…

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Posted on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

A good week!

Rufus has been tearing it up with walking at heel and playing with the toy on the flirt pole. Good stuff. First, on Wednesday we had a lesson with Eric.…

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