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Holiday Events that Lend a Helping Paw 2019
From ugly sweaters to pooches on parade to pet photos with Santa, there are a lot of ways to celebrate the holidays this weekend while lending a helping paw! For more information on each event, click on the highlighted name. Please note that NOT all of these events are dog friendly. Also don’t forget there […]
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Coyote Carolers
I’m all for spreading holiday cheer, but I wish these carolers would do it someplace else! The Coyotes have been out in force wandering our neighborhood, and their proximity to our home makes me nervous. It all started last weekend, when we couldn’t help but notice in the light coating of snow that blanketed the […]
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Help Feed Pet Families through Tough Times
While Chuck Billy and Asa anticipate finding extra treats in their bowl this holiday season, not all dogs are so fortunate. With temperatures plummeting and snow piling up, this is shaping up to be an expensive winter forcing some families to choose between paying bills and buying pet food. In Maine, pet families are fortune […]
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Lucky Came to Life One Day
I wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t see it with my own eyes! A stuffed animal came to life at this weekend’s Santa Paws Fest for Lucky Pup Rescue! Here is Asa’s version of this magical experience as sung to the tune of “Frosty the Snowman.” Lucky the stuffie Was a jolly happy soulWith two […]
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Party Pooper
Asa is too polite to ever bring this up, but there’s something I need to get off my chest about his birthday. Specifically the gift Dad gave him. For those of you new to Living with a Golden, Dad has a long track record of giving Mom practical gifts. There was the time he accidentally […]
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Pet Photos with Santa 2019
Santa loves helping animals in need. In the upcoming weeks Santa will be making the rounds in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts to pose for holiday pet photos with dogs and cats, all while helping local animal rescues, shelters and pet related nonprofits! For more information, please click on the highlighted name of the organization […]
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Asa’s New Job
Asa here. With the snow still coming down and piling up, yesterday Chuck Billy and I decided it would be best if we took shifts for neighborhood patrol. As luck would have it I got to go first with Dad. However, when I should have been spreading holiday cheer, I couldn’t help but feel a […]
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Lending a Helping Paw for the Holidays
It can be overwhelming with so many animal shelters, rescues, pets for vets programs and other pet related nonprofits vying for your support on this Giving Tuesday. However, giving can be more than making a financial donation. It can also mean giving of yourself by sharing your time and talents. There are many other ways […]
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Not Yet Asa
Well Asa’s day is off to a disappointing start. In the wee hours of the morning Asa awoke filled with excitement. He was making so much noise spinning and dancing, that Mom came downstairs around 3:30 AM to check that he was ok. Asa normally awakes bright eyed and bushy tail, but today’s behavior was […]
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Happy Heavenly Birthday Lemmy
We began this week by celebrating my little brother Asa’s birthday. Now we’ll close out this week by honoring what what would have been my big brother Lemmy’s 13th birthday. Lemmy crossed Rainbow Bridge five years ago, so Asa never had the opportunity to know him. Therefore, it is my duty to keep Lemmy’s memory […]
