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Tag Archives: excercise
Three Dog Week
We’ve been babysitting since last Friday. This is Blackie: This is Duke: This has been a challenge. We’ve been Blackie’s babysitters of choice since she was two years old. In fact, the first time I took her I had her … Continue reading
Posted in dog heroes, dog parks, Dogs, friendship, pet ownership
Tagged dog care, dog parks, excercise, large breeds, pet-sitting
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Back to Reality
The holidays are finally over. Sukkot started almost two weeks ago (Wednesday night), and went straight through to last Saturday night. After all the cleaning, laundry, and general catching up, this has been my first chance to resume some normal activities. The holidays were hard … Continue reading
More Guilt
Aside from guilt, not walking your dog has other consequences, chiefly that your dog doesn’t get his shpilkes out. Our Best Friend is not a destructive dog. He never chews on the furniture, doesn’t grab food from the counter, and almost always … Continue reading
Posted in Dog behaviour, Dogs, pet ownership, pets
Tagged dog care, dog ownership, Dog park, excercise
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Guilt
A few weeks ago, one of our dog park buddies made the casual comment, “Our Best Friend really needs to live on a farm, where he can run outside all day.” I’ve been haunted by that remark ever since. When … Continue reading