Happy Friday! This week felt interminable. But it's finally Friday! I'm looking forward to a weekend of long dog walks, coffee in bed with the boys and a good book, and getting caught up on work and chores (fun stuff). In the meantime, I thought we should have a little Friday Fun! Fill in the blank: One sign that I'm a crazy dog lady/man is ____________. While I have MANY, here's mine

Ozzie is an ancient Boston terrier who lives one street over from us. Ozzie frequently escapes his yard, and when he does, he runs right to our house. The first time it happened, he scratched at our side door and barked to be let in, like it was a totally normal occurrence. Mostly, though, he runs over and just sort of hangs out in the garden along our driveway until we spot and grab him or his

When I opened the floor to your questions, I wasn't sure what to expect. Would anyone even HAVE any questions? Well, it turns out... YEP!   In fact, there were a couple repeats, so I've compiled most of what came in via comments, email, and Facebook. Some I consolidated, but I maintained the integrity of the question. So, here goes! Q1: A question came in via email that asked,