Dog Friendly Trails
Dog friendly hiking trails for you to explore!
Crazy ’bout a One-Eye Dog
It is a well known fact for most musicians that not every song makes the final cut when releasing a new album. This also holds true for Asa. Well he hasn’t actually released an album…yet. But he does have song parodies that he wrote a while ago, that he hasn’t shared yet. Take for example […]
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Case of the Empty Gift Box
Investigation Report by Detective Chuck Billy. While out on a routine patrol shift, I heard a loud gasp, and immediately rushed in to help. When I arrived, I found Mom looking rather upset staring at an empty gift box under the Christmas tree. I immediately began questioning Mom about her missing gift. According to her, […]
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Our Friendly Competition of Fetch Is Back
Want to know the best part about the recent snowstorm? I have my fetch buddy back! Although we use a brightly colored ball year round, Asa sometimes has difficulty tracking it to play. Don’t get me wrong. He still has enough vision to enjoy playing the game. However, there are times Asa gets frustrated, what […]
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Backyard Snow Report 2024
Good Morning! I’m Chuck Billy with your backyard snow report. After much anticipation the first snow of 2024 has arrived, and for many it definitely lived up to the hype. With double digit totals that southern Maine has not seen in quite some time, dogs will certainly want to get outside and play in it […]
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Asa’s Eye Conundrum
Yesterday Asa had the followup appointment with the ophthalmologist for his eye. The good news is Asa still has his vision, limited as it is, in 2024! We are very grateful that he does at least have peripheral vision, considering the uncertainty of Golden Retriever Pigmentary Uveitis and the trajectory that he is on. The […]
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The Yule Cat Is on the Prowl
Asa! Don’t make eye contact! Get away from the window! I warned Mom! Why didn’t she listen to me? The Yule Cat is still out there, isn’t it? Asa: Refresh me again as to why we need to fear the Yule Cat? Chuck Billy: As I first explained in my 2020 post, Christmas Socks Catastrophe, […]
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Your Future Self Will Thank You
Let’s face it, nothing in life is guaranteed forever. This includes social media. Yet each day we share everything from our highs to lows, to just the minutia of daily life. However, have you ever thought about what if access to it goes away? Some may say they have everything backed up on The Cloud, […]
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When a Skillet Isn’t a Skillet
Well once again Dad surprised Mom with a gift she would not think of buying herself. Unique yet practical gifts have been a long tradition with our Dad. Over the years he has given Mom such thoughtful gifts as rain gutters, snow tires, ice cleats, a vacuum, a hairdryer, and an office chair. And who […]
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2023 In Our Rearview Mirror
As we look back in our rearview mirror at 2023, we’d like to thank you for coming along for the ride with us! Despite the year getting off to a very uncertain start with Asa’s emergency eye surgery and many trips to eye specialists for first, second and third opinions, that didn’t slow him down! […]
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Paw Prints on Our Hearts 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, we’d like to remember the dear friends and members of our extended family who crossed Rainbow Bridge this year. Some dogs we have known all of our lives, while others we were just beginning to know. Many we never met in person, but yet by welcoming us into your […]
