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The Quirky Life of a Rescue Dog

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Pitfalls of Increased Confidence

As you may recall, Phoebe is submissive to the N-th degree. I spent quite a bit of time guiding her towards a sense of security. The progress is apparent (i.e., she doesn’t go belly up every time someone or another... Continue Reading →

Road trip – day three and four

After three days on the road, we made it to San Diego; boy were we happy! Phoebe is a great traveler. It was a whole new environment and I fully expected her to show signs of anxiety.  Instead, I saw... Continue Reading →

Taking the Pup on a Roadtrip

We headed out on a seven day road trip yesterday. Actually three days on the road, four days in San Diego, and then another drive home. We are on day two. I am typing on my phone, so forgive any... Continue Reading →

Summer Care for Dogs – Overheating & Heatstroke

The Mystery of Dogs in Parked Cars Why, after all this time do people continue to leave their dogs in the car? A dog can die from overheating in matter of minutes. Duh - doesn’t everyone know that?? So again... Continue Reading →

How to Calm Your Dog with an Ace Bandage

Update: It has been two years since I wrote this post and it has done wonders this week (July 2016). Original Post: It is a perfect day for this topic. The fourth of July - when fireworks are in abundance.... Continue Reading →

Pet store has policies against pit bull

We adopted Phoebe outside of a PetSmart. We bought all of her set-up stuff using PetSmart coupon books . We take her to PetSmart to spend hundreds of dollars on toys. Petsmart has no problem taking money. But.... When we... Continue Reading →

Our Adventure with Dog Gastroenteritis

This post is about gastroenteritis. I find that the best way to explain symptoms is to post some pictures. Yep. poop pictures. I am surprised it is so difficult to find actual pictures of poop anomalies. Isn’t dog poop one of... Continue Reading →

I was in the middle writing a post about the dangers of hot weather, and allergy season when I ran across this little first aid guide. It was published by Emergency Animal Hospital. It was too good to pass up.... Continue Reading →

Phoebe – Finally Illness and Issue Free!

Finally! After 9 months and $3353 in vet bills, I have a healthy dog! Phoebe is officially mange-free (two negative scrapings a month apart) – I am jumping for joy! She is also free from various things I inherited when... Continue Reading →

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