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It is all right to be afraid…   And yet, sometimes the way we deal with our fear is extremely counter intuitive!  Some people are afraid of heights, others spiders and the one I most commonly experience…a fear of dogs.  I do not judge those that are apprehensive around my four legged friends, I can empathizeContinue reading “Thoughts to Paws over…”

Let sleeping dogs lie… Hmmmmm, this was the scene that met my eyes this afternoon!  Looks like these fur babies had an exhausting morning!?  My four legged friends did have a stroll to start off their day,  that lasted about a half hour, and keep in mind, the dog on the left is 13 ishContinue reading “No Time to Paws…”

This morning I was vacuuming and my dear old boy stretched, got off of his very comfy spot on the couch and meandered over to the door, so I let him out in the back yard and continued on with the task at hand.  About ten minutes later, which is usually a sufficient amount ofContinue reading “Thoughts to Paws over…”

  Mayday, Mayday!  Our upstairs bathroom is desperately in need of a renovation!  When we bought our house it was on the top of our to do list, but somehow life kept getting in the way…the furnace died, the back door leaked water ruining one section of floor in the basement and then the washingContinue reading “Thoughts to Paws over…”

“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” ― Truman Capote “If I only knew then, what I know now…”   I had a wonderful conversation with a neighbour the other day about being a pet parent that has ruminated with me over the past week.   We were discussing what it was like toContinue reading “Thoughts to Paws over…”

A note to Mr. Kitty: Dear Romeo,  I have been thinking about our bond and have been baffled by a few intricacies of our relationship.   Since the day I realized you were meant to be part of our family, I have dedicated myself to your care!  And you have done the same for me!Continue reading “Thoughts to Paws over…”

  As humans, we often use expressions…  “Let sleeping dog’s lie…”, “Don’t let the cat out of the bag..”, “Curiosity killed the cat”, the list goes on and on!  This past weekend we took the boys on a road trip to visit my daughter’s family!  Their house is of average size, there were two dogs,Continue reading “Thoughts to Paws over…”

I have been thinking about those times in life when the best of intentions go woefully awry.   Our cat Romeo has a few health issues that inconvenience  his ability to be a completely normal kitty, but he has learned to cope quite well with his struggles.  The other evening he jumped up on theContinue reading “Thoughts to Paws over…”

My second trip to melancholia came later this morning while I was out walking my friend Marcus.  There is a lady who lives in my neighbourhood who has three Shelties, one of them was a pup just a short time ago.  I passed them at the very beginning of our trek,  I think at thatContinue reading “Thoughts to Paws over…”

I seem to be having a melancholy kind of Thursday!  I was hustling about this morning to get organized to take Lucas out for a walk, my friend that has been with me for a week , went home last night.  She is my shadow when she visits, she is never more than a footContinue reading “Thoughts to Paws over…”