Dog Friendly Trails
Dog friendly hiking trails for you to explore!
Asa’s One Year Performance Review
This week is the one year anniversary of Asa coming to live with us. Time for another performance review! I’ll be asking my little brother the same questions as I did for his First 100 Days Review and Six Month follow up: How do you see your role in this family? Excellent question! I see […]
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Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
Today is national “Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day!” So to celebrate Asa and myself will each answer a question from our kitty cousins, Koloa and DeNiro. For those of you wondering why we didn’t also ask Misty, well to be honest she scares us. And since we spend a lot of time at her house, […]
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Internet Cat Video Festival
Need a cure for cabin fever? Then head over to the Maine Animal Coalition’s Internet Cat Video Festival this Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Portland High School Auditorium (284 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME). Admission is $10 for adults and $6 for children under 12. Curated by the Walker Art Center, proceeds […]
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The Deer Hunter
Recently I realized that my inner wolf is getting a bit soft, and that I had completely abandoned my duty of homeschooling Asa on tapping into his innate hunting instincts. So we rounded up Dad and headed off into our woods for a hike. It didn’t take long for me to catch scent that there […]
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Winter Hikes: Kennebunk Plains, ME
The Kennebunk Plains, in Kennebunk, Maine offers the perfect cure for cabin fever with wide open landscape for dog friendly winter hiking. A popular location for snowmobilers, cross country skiers and snowshoers, the miles of gently rolling trails offer easy winter hiking for you and your dog. Best yet, during the winter dogs do not […]
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Caring for Mom & Dad
January is a good time to remind dogs of their important role in caring for their humans. It is good to have a consistent plan to meet their needs, and this holds especially true during the winter months. Exercise: Humans need plenty of exercise to burn off extra energy otherwise it could lead to unwanted […]
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Animal Selfie Rights
This is an outrage! I can’t believe Naruto lost his lawsuit! Please excuse my outburst. For those not familiar with Naruto’s legal battle, let me explain. While taking photos of endangered monkeys in Indonesia, wildlife photographer David J. Slater left his camera unattended. Feeling that Slater was not truly capturing his good side, one of the […]
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Paint Nite for the Dogs
Want to unleash your inner artist for a good cause? Then gather your friends and head to the British Beer Company (103 Hanover Street at Portwalk Place, Portsmouth, NH) on Tuesday, February 9, at 7:00 PM for Paint Nite for the Dogs! Proceeds from this event will benefit the important work the Working Dog Foundation/NH […]
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Dear Customer Service
Dear Customer Service, I recently purchased your dictation software to use with my blog, Living with a Golden. Although I’m grateful for my Mom’s efforts to type my thoughts, I do not appreciate her editorial comments. But I digress. The reason for this letter is that I am dissatisfied with your lack of Dog as […]
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Winter Hikes: Fort Foster, Kittery, ME
One of our favorite dog friendly places to visit year round is Fort Foster in Kittery, Maine. A great summer destination, this park becomes a must go to destination in the winter to cure cabin fever with open spaces to romp, trails to explore, and fellow dogs to meet and greet. A popular destination for […]
