animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

another one

Esme turned one yesterday! Brian took her out for ice cream–what a lucky dog. It’s hard to believe she’s been around for 8 months already. She has fit in quite well with our family with the exception of her hatred for cats (at the house) and clients (at the office).

r.i.p. lizzy

Lizzy turned 16 in January so we knew that there wasn’t much time left no matter how you looked at it. She developed numerous health problems over the course of the summer and we had to make the difficult decision to put her to sleep, which happened yesterday. It is …

boo-boo

Esme got a little cut on one of her foot pads and had been limping for a few days, so Brian took her to see the vet yesterday afternoon. The cut was slightly infected so she was put on a course of antibiotics and was also given some pain medication. …

jingle bells

We learned this trick a few dogs ago, where you hang a bell on the doorknob and ring it when you let the dog out. Eventually they learn to ring the bell whenever they have to go out. It is a great house training tool. Not so with Esme. We’ve …

finally

Despite being off yesterday, I took today off to enjoy the nice weather. Yesterday was full of painting the bathroom, shopping at Conzatti’s, a trip to the vet, and making cookies, so I was not able to get outside, as much as I would have liked to. Let’s start with …