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Posted on August 22, 2017April 23, 2018

Fostering A Large Dog With Others in the House: Tales of the Giant Mush Puppy

It’s been another couple of weeks, and a lot has happened in Rufus’ exciting life. He remained unimpressed with the eclipse, essentially telling me we have to travel to the…

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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 July 5, 2017July 2, 2018

Rufus (partially) Conquers Mt Bierstadt

My friend Morriah invited me on a hike today and after much hemming and hawing on my part, I agreed to go. Initially we were to hike Square Top Mountain. Morriah…

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Posted on June 29, 2017April 23, 2018

Am I Still My Dog’s Person?

I’ve gone through a lot with Rufus. We started with the puppy months with indoor peeing, 2 am vomiting, and non-stop chewing , followed by the barely-there fully grown months…

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Posted on June 12, 2017April 23, 2018

A Tale of Two Vet Visits

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wiggling, it was the age of barking. It was an epoch of paws…

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Posted on June 5, 2017April 23, 2018

Leashes: Choose one & use one

Last week I took Rufus to City Park for a training stroll. It was a gorgeous Sunday so of course much of Denver showed up as well. This was ideal. I…

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Posted on May 31, 2017April 23, 2018

Taking Your Dog On A Hike

I count myself among the extremely fortunate for having so many beautiful hiking trails nearby. From Denver I can drive a mere thirty minutes away and find myself near 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 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 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 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 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 February 7, 2017

A nice long soak…not so much

After a weekend out of town (me) and/or in a boarding kennel (Sophie and Rufus), we were pretty tuckered out. I managed to get some writing done yesterday and submitted it…

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Posted on January 24, 2017January 25, 2017

Making Progress

Rufus is making progress! He is not El Pero Perfecto yet but we’re slowly making strides and he is responding well. The first big thing is that my friend Kate…

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