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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 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 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 27, 2017April 24, 2018

Swag update

The red alert ring has held up brilliantly under  intense large dog chewing. Rufus really digs this thing. There are no plastic shards falling off at all. He carried it…

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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 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 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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