animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the itch parade

Lizzy was scratching herself like a mad dog last night. I thought she might have contracted a bad case of fleas, though I did not see any on her. After she scratched herself raw in a couple of spots, I gave her some Benadryl and hoped for the best. I …

i am the dog walkerer

I really think there’s something to this Dog Whisperer stuff. His number one thing is exercise. I’ve been exercising the dogs ever since we brought Alice home and I can’t believe how well things are working out. Instead of Lizzy running around the house like she always does, she sleeps …

jobs & dogs

I’ve been full-time for a little over a week and already it sucks. Actually, the days I work at home aren’t too bad because I get off at 3:30, which is only 30 minutes later than I used to get off work, but the days I go to the office, …

dogs

It’s been a doggy kind of week. I ended up taking yesterday off because I couldn’t get an appointment with the groomer and the vet at a decent time. Not that I’m complaining. But, at least the house doesn’t stink anymore. And, it doesn’t take much to twist my arm …