Is our little girl just growing up?

by | Aug 14, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

As Ayla grows closer and closer to age two (she’ll be 18 months in 10 days), it seems that her behaviors continue to change. She has definitely begun to calm down a bit although she can still run circles around us most days and generally has at least one daily...

Chasing mice…or ??

by | Aug 9, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

This morning during our walk Ayla was having a great time amusing herself. We’ve gone from highs in the 90s and clear skies this weekend to rain, drizzle and highs in the 60s now – and of course Ayla is really enjoying it. She is going to be in great need...

Stay away from the rat poison

by | Jul 29, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

This summer hasn’t really been good to Ayla. She has had to go to the vet three times so far; once for her shots, another time for her sore shoulder and this time….suspected rat poison. We live on an old farm and the previous owner was a nut about putting...

A verdict on the Canine Cooler

by | Jul 25, 2007 | The puppy years (1-2)

I picked up Ayla’s two Canine Cooler beds on Friday and just haven’t gotten around to posting about them yet…but here goes. We’ve only opened the large bed so far because the smaller one is actually intended for my truck so we can travel with...