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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
What shiny teeth you have
Money has sprung up as an issue while I attempt to live off of writing, so a few items must be put on hold. Since my car has become kind of…
One, two, three: Get Loose Now!
Happy post Valentine’s Day, or as I like to say, Happy 50% Off Candy Day! My valentine is loose leash walking. I ♥ loose-leash walking. We are becoming a thing. Rufus and…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
The Eyes Have It (Or: How to Behave at the Vet)
Today’s post is being hijacked by Sophie who gets the star treatment today because once again she has…pink eye! Sophie has this grossness. I noticed some redness last night, and…
The Great Internal Kate Debate
My lovely friend Kate was coming up to spend time here over the weekend, just for an afternoon. The issue, of course, was what to do with my terrible teen…
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…
Training progress
I applied some of our new training methods today. Rufus seems to be taking to them well. Even Sophie, a notorious puller on the leash walked lovely at heal, so…
The Rufus Files 