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tomato challenge

Have I ever mentioned how much Buster loves tomatoes? Let me count the ways… Buster has always loved vegetables, but he has a special affinity for tomatoes. In fact, I taught him the “tomato” command wherein he will stop barking and sit for a tomato. Unfortunately, in seven years, this …

senioritis

Today is Buster’s seventh birthday. Typically speaking, larger dogs are considered to be a senior once they turn seven. So, now we’re officially running an old pets home (it’s like an old folks home, but with pets). Marley is 15; Alice is 14.5; and Lizzy turns 13 next month. Perhaps …

lizzy: an update

Lizzy continues to be stable, though she hasn’t improved much in the past week. In fact, we had a little backslide when we reduced her medication early in the week, so now she’s back to the higher dose. She’s able to walk and stand, but she’s still pretty unstable. I …

making hay

The weather has been absolutely beautiful lately. Instead of doing something fun, we did an improvement project. We were supposed to do this project in the spring, but things kind of got away from us. The stairs leading to the front door of our rental property needed some work, so …

nine lives

Lizzy has more lives than a cat. We returned to the vet today and she was pleased with the progress Lizzy is making. She did tweak her meds a bit in order to keep her on steroids longer, but things are looking good for the little yellow dog for now. …