Today I'm Thinking Out Loud about rescues. I worked -- well, dabbled, really -- in cat rescue. I volunteered at the Humane Society when we lived in Austin. My friend had a very small cat rescue and I helped her with that, coming once a week to socialize all the cats/kittens, scooping, and helping out with fundraising things … Continue reading My Sophie’s Choice: TOLT
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Dog eat dog world: TOLT
Well, let's hope it's not a dog eat dog world -- not literally, that is. Today I'm Thinking Out Loud about dogs, again. Last week's TOLT was a hint I talked about adopting an older dog last week -- would you do it? Why wouldn't you? I knew I was meeting an older dog for a possible adoption … Continue reading Dog eat dog world: TOLT
Cats & Dogs, Living Together: TOLT
Today I'm Thinking Out Loud about cats, dogs (what's new, right?) and trying to find a beach vacation that's close to home. And a few other truly random things. Lola sure enjoyed our charity walk! Lola has been acting strange I touched on it briefly last week, but she has stopped going out in the mornings. She won't go out until … Continue reading Cats & Dogs, Living Together: TOLT
Respect the court: TOLT
Today I'm Thinking Out Loud about those necessary evils, like going to the dentist and jury duty -- both of which fell together this past week. Lola almost had a play date I stopped to talk to my neighbor a couple of times this week while walking Lola. One of those times her dog was on a tie-out. Lola … Continue reading Respect the court: TOLT
What goes around comes around: TOLT
No big theme today, I'm back to Thinking Out Loud. Let's dive right in with Lola, shall we? Lola is driving me crazy She's such a sweet dog, she really is. But she came to us at 10 months old with no training whatsoever, after having lived in several homes. She is housetrained, but once in a blue … Continue reading What goes around comes around: TOLT
Forget downward “dog” . . . : TOLT
. . . .cats are good at yoga too -- especially savasana! I'm Thinking Out Loud about truly random things this thursday: writer's block, eyebrows, weight management, oh my! Creating the perfect eyebrow Ok, I don't know how to do that, you got me. But I did read this tip this week and wanted to share it. … Continue reading Forget downward “dog” . . . : TOLT