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Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar

August 10, 2017 Elizabeth

Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar

Check out this little guy we found today! He was in the tall weeds right by the pavement when we were going to weedwhack. Saved him. A friend helped identify his species. … [Read more...]

Insects Caterpillar, Insects

Chip has a bad infection

May 11, 2017 Elizabeth

So, I've been reluctant to share all of this as I feel like a chunk of my life for the last year has been filled with sad dog sickness stories.  But, I need to document what is going on with Chip and people will ask, so here goes. Chip is quite sick. He's been on medication … [Read more...]

Dogs Chip

April 2017 PupDate – Tilda

May 4, 2017 Elizabeth

My husband & I adopted Tilda from New Hope Pet Rescue. Part of our Adoption contract calls for us to share monthly Pupdates with them.  I thought I'd share the notes from my training notebook here and perhaps these things would be helpful to others as well as supplying the … [Read more...]

Dogs Dogs, Pupdate, Tilda

Introducing Mathilda Wilma Whiting

March 29, 2017 Elizabeth

I was admittedly foundering after the loss of our beloved basset hound, Quincy in February.  Chip was sad. Steve was sad. I was sad. This was a sad, depressed household.  I was pining for another dog, a companion for our family.  I know that no dog will ever … [Read more...]

Dogs Tilda

A tribute to our friend

February 9, 2017 Elizabeth

On February 9th we said goodbye to our girl Quincy. It was a heartwrenching decision to make.  We had watched her health deteriorate.  We didn't want her to experience immense pain. We didn't want her to be in a crisis situation. She was having breathing spells that were scary … [Read more...]

Dogs Quincy

Family Photo Day

December 2, 2016 Elizabeth

We met with our local vet about Quincy's cancer diagnosis.  We were fortunate in that she had an additional option for us. We started Quincy on a pain drug that also has the side effect of sometimes preventing the growth of soft cell cancer growth.  We are happy with the results t … [Read more...]

Blogging, Dogs Chip, Quincy

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