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Bedtime for Bonzo

April 5, 2007 / My Dogs and Me / By Karen Shanley / 1 Comment

If you’d just rub my tummy… And maybe one bedtime story. I promise, I’ll be a good boy and sleep through the whole night!… Read More

Cait, Have You Seen My Other Shoe?

March 22, 2007 / My Dogs and Me / By Karen Shanley / 4 Comments

The Graidster strikes again.… Read More

Professional Dog Trainer?

March 20, 2007 / Dog Training, Dogs in General, My Dogs and Me / By Karen Shanley / 9 Comments

Andrew, reading the morning paper in one hand with a cup of coffee in the other, started quoting an article on one of the more popular dog trainers du jour. Every time he was about to say what the problem was, I absent-mindedly pre-empted him with the correct evaluation and training procedure.

Finally, he looked at me and said, “Why don’t you become a professional dog trainer? Any time I mention any article or magazine piece on dog training you … Read More

Does Job and is Quiet

March 13, 2007 / Cait and Me, Finnegan the Coon Cat, My Dogs and Me / By Karen Shanley / 4 Comments

“Dad, Finn really likes you,” Cait says.

“I like Finn,” Andrew says.

“Finally, an animal you have no complaints about,” I say.

“That’s because there’s nothing to complain about. He does his job (Finnegan-now 9, Mice-0) and he’s quiet.”

“Sounds like a dating ad: Does job and is quiet,” I say. “Kiera and Graidy do their jobs too, you know.”

“Yep. We’ve got one dog who herds anything moving on the ground, one dog who herds anything moving up in … Read More

A Spot for Everyone and…

February 22, 2007 / Finnegan the Coon Cat, My Dogs and Me / By Karen Shanley / 5 Comments

Everyone in their spot.

Couch Potato

Cushion Potato

Cool Air Potato… Read More

Front and Center

February 16, 2007 / My Dogs and Me / By Karen Shanley / 12 Comments

Is this a perfect Sit in Front, or what?! Boning up on a little obedience and the girl’s still got it! Yeah!… Read More

Band on the Run

February 6, 2007 / Finnegan the Coon Cat, My Dogs and Me / By Karen Shanley / 6 Comments

Cait and I come home from grocery shopping for the dinner I’m making for my bookgroup. As I put the bags on the counter, I notice Andrew is having a glass of wine (meant for my soon-to-be-arriving guests).

Andrew isn’t much of a drinker and he knows the wine is for my friends. I look around for clues, but all looks perfectly fine. Nothing is out of place. The dogs and cat are lounging around the kitchen waiting to be … Read More

How is it that…

February 2, 2007 / Finnegan the Coon Cat, My Dogs and Me / By Karen Shanley / 3 Comments

… one dog can be outside lying at the far end of the field, the other dog can be sleeping on the bed upstairs at the other end of the house, and the cat is nowhere to be found.

Until I open the refrigerator door.

And all three magically appear.… Read More