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Valentine Advice from cASAnova
Asa here. Are you looking for love this Valentine’s Day, but don’t know where to start? Well you’ve come to the right place! I have the perfect advice to get your Valentine’s Day weekend off on the right paw, or even the left one! After all, my name is a shortened version of cASAnova! Ok, […]
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Every Toy Loses Squeak
Asa here. With Valentine’s Day fast approaching I’m feeling a little sentimental. I dedicate this song to all the toys I’ve hurt. I’m sorry. I’m also sorry to Bret Michaels of Poison, for writing a better song about heartbreak and loss. There’s a lot more to worry about this Valentine’s Day than “Every Rose Has […]
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Snow, How Do I Love Thee?
Today our resident rockstar, Asa, is getting in touch with his more romantic side with this poem dedicated to a winter puppy’s first love, snow. Our sincere apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, for what Asa is about to do to her famous poem, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Snow, how […]
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Scientific Proof Dogs Are Love
With our big eyes, wagging tails, and enthusiastic greetings, it is easy to see why humans fall in love with dogs. But is the feeling mutual? In honor of Valentine’s Day, we bring you scientific proof that dogs are love. The following are four studies conducted between 2015 and 2017 that show there is neurological […]
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I Won the Supper Bowl
The Buccaneers may have won the Super Bowl last night. But I’m the big winner of the Supper Bowl! There was a palpable excitement in the air during dinner time. I’m not sure if it was because Asa and I worked up an appetite playing in the freshly falling snow, cheering on Team Ruff in […]
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I Like The Bed I’m Sleeping In
For whatever reason Mom got it into her head that I’m “old” and needed a new bed in the kitchen to replace my current lumpy bumpy bed. Apparently she spent a lot of time looking at just the right bed for “aging” joints and “tired” muscles. But she failed to realize, that’s not me! So […]
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Go, Team Ruff 2021!
Once again Maine is represented in Sunday’s big game – Puppy Bowl XVII! The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland is pleased to announce that they have not one but two pups drafted to play on Team Ruff in the biggest anticipated football game of the year. Originally from Oklahoma, Rumor and Duke relocated to […]
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A Brief History of Golden Retrievers
February 3rd is National Golden Retriever Day! To celebrate I’d like to share 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 prefect gun dog and retriever for […]
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Taking a Snow Day
We interrupt today’s regularly scheduled post with a weather report from our rover reporter, Asa. The much anticipated snowstorm of 2021 has arrived! We’re taking a snow day to celebrate!!! Thank you Punxsutawney Phil for delivering our snow from Mother Nature!
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Coyotes, My Sincere Apologies
I, Chuck Billy, may have misjudged my Coyote neighbors. For years now I have been critical of their carousing at all hours in the night. When in reality, they are working the overnight neighborhood patrol shift. In fact, thanks to their vigilance, they may have protected us from mice with nefarious intentions! This change in […]
