Dog Friendly Trails
Dog friendly hiking trails for you to explore!
Autobiography of a Perfect Puppy
Happy birthday to me! Tomorrow I’ll be 4 years old. Wow, 4 years old! Where did the time go? There’s a touch of white fur on my face these days, but it seems like just yesterday I was a little puppy following my big brother Lemmy everywhere. I’m feeling rather nostalgic today, so I hope […]
CVHS Yard Sale Donations Needed
The Cocheco Valley Humane Society is holding an indoor yard sale, and they need your donations. Time to start spring cleaning early! Donations of books, clothes, children’s toys, home décor, small furniture, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Please note that donations of large furniture, electronics or skis will not be accepted. Due to space limitations, donations […]
Peanut Butter War Paint
In addition to this week marking Asa’s arrival into our family, it is also the anniversary of Lemmy coming home. On January 25, 2007 Mom and Dad welcomed their first puppy into our family, and boy were they unprepared for this little guy! Don’t get me wrong, they didn’t get Lemmy on a whim. In […]
Adventures in Puppy Sitting
For our friends still digging out from this weekend’s storm, and as a reminder to us to appreciate this mild winter we are enjoying in New England, we’d like to share a video we made last winter, “Losing Asa.” It is about Chuck Billy’s harrowing adventure puppy sitting Asa during the Blizzard of 2015. Luckily […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]