A Year of Firsts
Time flies when you’re having fun. And Cait has been having loads of fun with her little boy. Hard to believe he’s one year old!

Our very first meeting.
Wink (then named Casey) was a little shy and oh so tiny.… Read More
Kiera, Graidy, Wink and Me
Time flies when you’re having fun. And Cait has been having loads of fun with her little boy. Hard to believe he’s one year old!

Our very first meeting.
Wink (then named Casey) was a little shy and oh so tiny.… Read More

I have the honor of guest blogging over at Paw-Talk today. If you’d like to take a peek at a typical day around here, head on over to get the scoop.
Even if you feel you already know quite enough about our gang, if you love animals, you’ll be in for a treat if you visit.
Paw-Talk began in 2001 as a forum devoted to all animals, where you could find lots of great information for just about any pet … Read More

… could figure out how to crawl inside her skin to be that much closer, I’ve no doubt he would!
This is how the two of them sleep every night. Face to face. Breath to breath. Heartbeat to heartbeat.
It’s a love like no other. And I can’t believe that Cait has finally found it. It’s been a long time coming. So long, in fact, that I wondered if she’d ever get to have the experience.
All it took was … Read More
I’ve got to make some decisions about which vaccines I’ll be subjecting Wink to and whether or not he’ll be neutered.
It’s been several years since I’ve had to deal with puppy vaccine and neutering schedules, and there’s been a considerable amount of new information regarding these procedures since Kiera was a puppy. So I’ve been getting myself back up to speed on current knowledge.
Although many vets are up on the latest research coming out against annual vaccines and … Read More
Where has the time gone? How can she be nine years old?

It was just yesterday that she came home with me.

She has been Cait’s best babysitter.

Guardian of the gardens.

Protector of the flock.

My right hand girl. My soul mate.

I cannot imagine life without her.
Her smiling eyes compel me to leave the past and future in the past and future, so we can continue to enjoy every minute we have right now.
And her “right … Read More
–or perhaps more aptly,
All-ee All-ee Out Free
I’m in one of those “if there’s a problem, solve it” modes. With four animals in the house now (outnumbering the humans) I have to admit that I’ve been feeling a little under siege lately. Between worrying about Finn dashing out the door every chance he gets, and dealing with integrating Wink, Cait’s new puppy, into a very established pack, I’ve had my hands full.
But I finally hit on a solution … Read More
Wink has been with us for three weeks now. He is as sweet a dog as I have ever come across. He’s so cute and cuddly and full of love that everyone who meets him can’t help but say, “Awwww…”
And then they can’t help but pick him up, for which they’ll receive a tiny face bath for their troubles.
Friends have threatened to slip him into their coat pockets and steal away with him.
His mere presence makes grown … Read More