I may be slightly run down from the week’s horking (see post below). Or the Lemsip might have been spiked. But I think the reason I had an all-timer nap this afternoon was because of the wet Crack Puppies. The GM Finance ran both of them through the dishwasher today. Then she blow-dried them. Or [...]
There are thousands of natural enemies. Some you know about, like the cobra and the mongoose. Some you don’t, like the Bichon Frisé (meaning in French curly lap dog) and the New Zealand Wood Pigeon or kerer (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae). Until recent discoveries by Sir David Attenborough, there was nothing on record about the unlikely [...]
Doesn’t matter if it’s an elephant or a whale. A squirrel or deer or a dog. A mouse, or an ostrich or a dung beetle. Doesn’t matter if they are real or cartoony or serious CG. If critters come on our TV while Mayo the Bodacious Bichon is on duty, you would think the Huns [...]
I now know EXACTLY what it’s like to be a mule-skinner, driving a team of 20 mean, ornery mules. Cracking the reins. Cursing. Spitting tobacco juice down your shirt. Yep, I know EXACTLY what it’s like to be a mule-skinner. At least one who has two small dogs playing the parts of 20 mean and [...]
The Moosedawg died today, at 14. Or at least he will in a couple of hours, after my son comes home to say goodbye. Buddy is my dog. So the responsibility for determining when he is put down is mine and mine alone. I made the decision about an hour ago when [...]
Aside from several members of the immediate family, there is nothing on Earth that the GM Finance loves more than the *Crack Puppy. This explains why Ling Ling III has been given a trendy green sweater. Why she gets chicken treats, and yam treats, and rawhide sticks. Plus Grade-A chicken, cooked tenderly and with [...]
Woot! Happy Birthday Ling Ling III! Yay for the Crack Puppy! To anyone who feels compelled to mention that, technically, at age 2 3/4, Ling Ling is no longer still a “puppy”, we make these legal points: 1) We have only owned Ling Ling for one year 2) Hence we are celebrating her 1st Birthday [...]