Tag Archive for ‘pets’
Seeing Toby’s ‘ghost’ eyes is believing
When we bought our 1850’s farmhouse near Colborne a few years ago, I quickly concluded we had a ghost! Not to worry. Like Casper, he’s a friendly spirit. He also has four legs. As ghosts tend to be, Tobias the Ghost Dog is invisible – except in the eyes of one of our beagles. Ever [...]
Year’s first beagle rescue a winner
The hound dog in the tub with the big dreamy eyes has only one New Year’s resolution, aside from keeping sparkly clean. He’s howl-bent on being a better dog. His initial motivation is sure to break your heart. Our bubble bath boy was hoping if he accomplished his objective, his ‘humans’ would come back. But [...]
Pets? Yes, there are apps for them too
This Christmas I was one of the many of lucky folks who found an iPad mini under the tree! It was all I wanted, and I’m already wondering what I did without one. I spent a little time over the holidays looking into various apps that I could adorn my new gadget with. In addition [...]
Finding room for furry ones during the holidays
Tis the season we raise our champagne flutes and toast to peace on earth, good will towards men! ‘Tis also the season one of my beagles makes a go for the turkey platter, ultimately reminding me of the life-sustaining importance of good will towards dogs. When peace is finally restored, I typically find myself curled [...]
November a month for regal beagles and pooch presidents
I’m the worst at remembering important dates, except maybe for one. That was the time when Rescue Case #71 was sworn into Big On Beagles (BOB). How could I forget? It happened four years ago this month. Barack Obama had just become the 44th President of the United States. The stray beagle from Scarborough pound [...]
In the thick of flea season
We are currently in the thick of the worst flea season I have ever seen. October and November are typically the peak months for fleas, but this year the annual fall spike in fleas seems notably greater than usual. Every spring the flea population in the environment consists of the relatively small number of adults [...]
Just a big, happy lap dog
This is a tale of an emperor without an empire, an alpine rescuer without an alp. But does Cesar, this young St. Bernard mix who prefers his name misspelled, look concerned? No way! He’s got grasshoppers to rule over (when they’re not teaching him the rules of safe hopping) and beds much less difficult to [...]
Westie wins big with cross-continental trip
I’m not much of a sports fan. I wasn’t glued to the tube during the Olympics this summer, except to catch a few touching moments. When the camera panned the crowd to zoom in on an athlete’s mom and dad, I’d become positively unglued. Some parents couldn’t sit still, comically moving in sync with the [...]
Keeping an open mind about pet treatment
Almost every day I encounter pet owners who make it clear that for any given problem they would prefer a ‘natural’ remedy over anything that could be considered a ‘drug’. There has been a definite shift over the past few decades in this direction, fuelled in no small part by the ease with which knowledge [...]
Beagle Jerry Maguire says: You complete us!
We’ve got a house guest at the moment. He’s from out of town. He’s having surgery here in the Beach this week so he needed somewhere to crash before and after. I obliged, even if he expects platinum premier service usually reserved for celebrities lodging at luxury hotels. He insists on breakfast-in-couch, tummy massages, complimentary [...]
