Things have changed a lot since the last time I posted. We have moved to a new house and a new dog has entered our lives. Belle has a history of marking the indoors of new houses, so that was a bit of a concern when we moved in to the new house. We had […]
Rainy Days Make for a Muddy Dog – What Helps
The rainy weather makes Belle’s dog pen very muddy, especially where the grass died. We put down pine needles over the muddy areas and used palettes to raise up her dog house and create a place for her to lay that is dry. A bale of hay can work as well.
A Southern Dog in the Snow?
So what’s a dog used to the weather of the deep south do when it snows? Apparently, if it’s Belle, she tiptoes through it trying to keep from touching as much of it as she can. One of my friends owns a black lab who is about a year old. She liked the snow and […]
How to Pick a Dog Kennel: Finding a Good Boarding Facility for Your Dog
For those of us who travel a lot, it’s important to have a good boarding kennel picked out for your dog long before you are ready to leave your dog in their care. Although a lot of people like to leave their dogs at home and have friends or family come to care for and […]
Dog Collar Identification (ID) Tags
Our town has a new ID tag law. You are to register your dog each year with the Humane Society who provides an ID tag for your dog. Now, I already had a hanging identification tag for my dog that I had bought online and she also wore her rabies tag. Add a third tag […]
My adopted secondhand, no, thirdhand dog
When I got Belle, she was on her second owner already. She had been adopted from the Humane Society and then returned a few weeks later. Then another family adopted her. This family had her for a year or two but then made the decision to give her someone who could spend more time with her. Since they […]