In honor of National Golden Retriever Day, which was yesterday, February 3rd, I thought I would share with you some fun facts about our favorite breed. The first Golden Retrievers were bred in 1868 by Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, also known as Lord Tweedmouth, at his Scottish Highlands estate of Guisachan. In his quest for the […]
Apparently Mom and Asa are having a bit of a disagreement over whether it is too cold to go out and play during the polar vortex. I have to admit I’m on Mom’s side. Even I’d rather snuggle by the pellet stove than play fetch in this subfreezing weather. At least on the bright side, […]
Today is Chuck Billy’s 7th Birthday! So I’m throwing my big brother a party. In fact, you can say this party is out of this world! And why shouldn’t it be? After all, Chuck Billy is a renowned Dog Ufologist. I even took it upon myself to invite some surprise guests, that he will be […]
This week Mom and Dad’s trainer invited us to participate in the big game! No, not the Super Bowl. Asa and I competed in Musical Heel/Sit! This is a special class their trainer does with his elite students. The big game’s line up included professional working dogs, service dogs, rally obedience champions, and yes, two […]
Last week when I interviewed Asa for his 4 year job evaluation, some curious readers wanted to know what my role is in the family. An excellent question! Asa, read these questions exactly as I have them written. And whatever you do, no editorial comments, ad libbing, and absolutely no turning my performance review into […]
Twelve years ago today, on January 25, 2007, my big brother Lemmy came to live with Mom and Dad. For an eight week old puppy, he certainly had a huge project on his paws trying to train two first time dog owners. Boy were they unprepared for this little guy! Don’t get me wrong, Mom […]
January is a good time to take inventory of your hiking first aid kit, so you’ll be prepared when adventure calls! Whether it is a quick trip to the beach or a full day of hiking, we always bring our first aid kit to help with minor scrapes and issues with both us and the […]
Tomorrow is the four year anniversary of Asa coming to live with us. Time to do another job evaluation! Back when Asa first joined our family, I wanted to make sure Asa wasn’t some sort of a slacker. So I would periodically review his role within our family. However, I guess it’s me who’s been […]
Ok, a word of clarification that Mom and Dad’s training class isn’t dismissed. However, if Mom and Dad’s trainer thinks he can arbitrarily dismiss our favorite release word, he has another thing coming! Their trainer thinks it would be less confusing for Mom and Dad if they change our release word from “ok” to “dismissed.” […]
We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog post to share with you photos of Asa and myself playing in the snow. Here’s a fun fact. The time it takes for you to scroll through these six photos is about as long as we were outside. It’s freezing out! Tune in tomorrow for more adventures of Living […]
