Keeping cool in the heat

by | May 23, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

We’ve had temperatures in the 80s and will approach 90 degrees F tomorrow (31 degrees C) which doesn’t seem that terrible unless you’re wearing a massive, black fur coat. Thankfully it’s still quite cool in the mornings when we go for a walk...

The Vet Visit

by | May 23, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

As I mentioned yesterday, I had to take Ayla to the vet because her vaccinations were due. Since our other vet is about about 45 minutes from here and it’s been pretty hot out, I didn’t want to subject Ayla to too much travel.Going to a new vet is a bit of...

Finding a new vet

by | May 22, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

We had a great vet living at our old house. She was about 20-30 minutes drive which I didn’t consider to be a bit deal and the sister of one of Stefan’s colleagues. But now that drive is at least 45 minutes and since it’s warming up very quickly in...

Always impressing us

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

This weekend was another big weekend for Ayla. On Friday we went down to Bavaria to spend the weekend with Stefan’s parents. His grandmother celebrated her 80th birthday on Saturday night which meant Ayla would have another chance to prove to them that she is...

It’s a good day to die in a duel

by | Apr 30, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

Ok, this isn’t quite as serious as the title might suggest, but yesterday there was a bit of a duel between Ayla and myself. It appears that she thinks that the daddy belongs to her. We’ve noticed that when we hugged, she would immediately attempt to join...

Why the cats don’t like her

by | Apr 27, 2007 | Dog Training, The puppy years (1-2)

I think I have finally figured it out. The cats don’t dislike Ayla because she’s loud or slobbers a lot…or even because she wants to play with them and is always dirty….I think they believe she is an animal killer.Our cats have been really...