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Category: Dog-adjacent issues

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 June 16, 2017April 23, 2018

Dogs Rule, Kids Drool

Are you like me? Do you get traumatized when harm comes to a dog in a movie but feel nothing but “Meh” when the same thing happens to a kid?…

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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 May 12, 2017April 23, 2018

Nancy Drew and the Mystery of the Pooped Out Balloon

The other morning, after our deluge of hail from the heavens, I tended to the ultra glamorous tasks of cleaning out the gutters and picking up dog poop. The latter…

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Posted on May 4, 2017April 23, 2018

National Adopt a Shelter Animal Day

I am a few days late but happy National Adopt a Shelter Animal Day! I’ll extend the holiday to last a week, as all holidays should be. Sophie came from a…

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Posted on April 7, 2017April 24, 2018

Goodbye, Elk Meadows

    On Monday, Sophie and I said goodbye to our favorite dog park which is closing for three years. Elk Meadows, located in Evergreen, CO with a few hundred acres of…

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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 January 30, 2017January 31, 2017

Animal Rights Ethics and Running Around like a goof

Deep thinky stuff today. Today I heard a lecture at the University of Denver by Martha Nussbaum, philosopher and professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, on…

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Posted on January 14, 2017January 14, 2017

First World Washing Machine Problems

About three weeks ago I got my new WhirlPool washing machine.  For some reason this has always been my favorite appliance. Front loaders look like space capsules and that’s awesome.The…

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