Dog Friendly Trails
Dog friendly hiking trails for you to explore!
Golden Retriever Fun Facts
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 […]
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Oh Puppy, It’s Cold Outside!
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, […]
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Maine in Puppy Bowl XV
In case you haven’t heard, Maine will be represented in the big game on Sunday! No I’m not talking about the Super Bowl, I’m talking about the Puppy Bowl! For the second year in a row, a puppy from Maine has been chosen to play in the Puppy Bowl starting lineup! Best yet, you can […]
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Chuck Billy’s Out of This World Birthday
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 […]
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Victory Was Almost Mine
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 […]
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Chuck Billy’s Job Evaluation
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 […]
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Lemmy Takes Charge
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 […]
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Are You Prepared?
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 […]
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Asa’s Job Review
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 […]
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Ok Class Dismissed
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.” […]
