I'm going to start with two disclaimers. First, Newt is the only cat John and I ever had direct experience with, and Petey (remember her?) is the only kitten we ever had direct experience with. We made the mistake of assuming some behavior traits that were consistent between Newt and Petey would be consistent with Ripley. In other words, we had basically no idea what we were doing when
What to do when your dog won’t listen
We have a... joke? saying?... for this mode Cooper gets in. He totally blacks out. He won't listen. He won't calm down. He won't stop. He won't come or sit or stay. He. just. won't. We say (in his voice, of course), "Cooper isn't here right now. Please leave a message, and he'll get back to you when his brain returns." We joke, we have to joke, because it is so incredibly
Introducing Ripley
Sometimes your head and your heart don't communicate... So, in my efforts to Simplify All The Things, I may have had a misstep. Just a small one, really. Or, should I say, just a really small one. And her name is Ripley: Yeah. So, we adopted a kitten. She's teeny: 1 pound 8 ounces at her first vet appointment last Friday. This Saturday, tomorrow, she'll be 9 weeks
On finding time for pets, people, work, and fun…
Last night, Violet thumped her legs in her crib on and off all night long. She wasn't awake--at least, not until 4 am--but she spent the entire night lifting her chubby little legs and slamming them down. In her sleep. All night. See, she's still sleeping in the little crib in our room. SIDS-prevention recommendations now have infants sleep in their parents' room until at least six months. So,
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