Posted in dog, tagged beach, dead whale, dog on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Dead whale, oblivious dog
Riley barks when the washer switches cycles and growls at a ticking clock when it’s quiet at night. He notices a bunny in the neighbor’s yard down the street and will chase every last bird off the beach. So how the hell did he miss this giant whale that washed up on [...]
Posted in dog, medical issues, tagged dog, House, mast cell tumor, veterinarian on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Riley passed his latest physical exam with flying colors. His mites are gone (again), his skin is great, his hair is luxurious and his blood work perfect. Just one pesky problem: a lump on his hind quarters. The vet extracted some cells to test it, just in case. The results came back that the lump [...]
Posted in dog, dog behavior, dog training, evil Riley, tagged dog, dog training, Dog Whisperer, growling, kill, obedience, opossum, prey on December 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Riley recently made his first kill. Well, the first kill I’m aware of. Who knows what happened when he was living on the street. I let him out in the backyard, at night, without a leash, because I was being lazy. The door opened and he burst outside. I knew something was up, his swift [...]
Posted in dog, dog behavior, tagged dog, ear infection on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Life with Riley has been very, um, full lately. Right now we’re (yes, I can use we because we are BOTH suffering) dealing with an ear yeast infection that won’t go away. Perhaps because it’s almost impossible to get the drops in his ears and requires almost daily trips to the vet to get it [...]
Posted in dog, dog behavior, dog training, tagged dog, dog treats, Frosty Paws, Kong, stress, stress reduction on October 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It’s been widely reported that pet ownership helps reduce stress. Hmmmm.
The first few months I had Riley were anything but stress-free. The crying (his and mine), the vet bills, the fighting, the barking, the list goes on. In the beginning, leaving my house was a painful experience for me, him and my downstairs neighbors. As [...]
Posted in dog, dog behavior, tagged dog, dog groomer, excellent dog groomer on October 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
One constant in Riley’s crazy life since I adopted him is his groomer (the Clip Joint in Arlington). When he was still in the wild animal stage, I took him to a groomer. I was filled with dread. The knot in my shoulder was throbbing. I was on my third vet. One suggested I put [...]
Posted in dog, tagged Broadway, dog, Xanadu on September 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I recently headed to NYC for the weekend and left Riley with my parents. I was looking forward to Xanadu (yes, I can’t believe I went to see it either, but I loved it!!), flea markets and sleeping in one morning. Riley is an early riser and I am not a morning person. On the [...]
Posted in dog, tagged adopting a dog, anmal shelter, dog, Fraggle Rock, Internet, mange, Tedy Bruschi on September 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Growing up we always had dogs. We had Chubs, a German sheppard, and Butchy, a sweet terrier mix, until I was in middle school. Then our family inherited BJ, a mean apricot poodle, whom we all adored, except for my sister. They had a long-term love/hate relationship.
I remember having dinner at my friend Joan’s house [...]
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