Well, this is a post I never wanted to write, even though deep down I knew it was inevitable someday. Just not yet. On Thursday, barely 24 hours after celebrating the birth of Emma Marie, Alan and I came home to find that our 14-year-old Dalmatian, Penny, had died. I guess we shouldn’t have been […]
Sydney
Alan and I said goodbye to our beloved 14 year old Australian Cattle Dog, Sydney, on Monday morning. We knew the time was close, but as he was peaceful and not in pain, we allowed nature to take its course and he passed at home. Sydney came to us in 2000 as a six week […]
Johnny! Be Good! A Dog Rescuer Story
Okay, so we did it again. It is true. Alan and I have a large family pack. We don’t ever really intend to get more dogs. In fact, we say, no, we have enough dogs. It’s not even the cost of the food or their care. It more being able to walk from point A […]
Meet the Pack, Part 2: The Little Dogs
If you had asked me five years ago if I was a “little” or “big” dog person, I would definitely have said that I preferred big dogs. I love their more laid back personalities, the security of having a big dog at your side, and frankly, their lack of a yippy bark. All that changed […]
Meet the Pack, Part One
I recently realized that we’ve had some changes in our pack dynamics since the last time I wrote about our dogs. While I frequently include them in my posts, I haven’t talked about their backgrounds in a long time. It’s time to meet the pack. I thought that for this first post, I’d feature our […]
Vegan “Sports Food:” Pizza and Cheesesteak
How could I not start this post with this picture? From my run on Sunday, this is Lily, on point. In addition to running with my dogs and the cross country team (pictures of both below), I also spent lots of time watching sports. October is a sport lover’s dream month. Football and hockey season […]
