One of my proudest accomplishments with Stranger is training him to wait until I wake up, rather than be woken up. Every morning, I wake up and after a few lazy belly rubs, I let the mutt outside for a couple minutes. I make some coffee, and Stranger no longer growls as the […]

Stranger and I are back from our roadtrip! California was beautiful, gas prices were shocking, and allergens were everywhere.

I wonder, has anyone else observed that dogs have twice as much energy when traveling? At first, I blamed it on the car ride, being bored and pent up for hours at a time, but […]

Hey guys,
Sorry i haven’t been posting and commenting as much. I was out of town & uninspired. But, I’m back in the presence of my tail wagging muse! And I can’t wait to catch up on what you all have been up to.
until then, photos of the happy homecoming:

The tone used in telling about how one met his or her pet is almost identical to the tone used in the stories of couples to be wed: “It was Easter, rare sunny day in Portland. I’d driven to the coast to unwind. In a small beach side cafe, I met a pair of hitchhikers, […]