The Longest Day

… so far. One year ago today my life changed in a way that I never saw coming, and never thought could happen.  On February 17th 2009, my dear husband Klaus woke up freezing cold and convulsing.  The emergency crew arrived within minutes and took him to the hospital.  I arrived a few minutes later…

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Mmm… Fiber

Dog cannot live on meat and vegetables alone.  Occasionally a visit to the outdoor salad bar is in order.  Sometimes a little extra fiber is required in the diet. I like my fiber the natural way – via eating sticks.  The little ones are the crunchiest. To get them into bite-sized pieces, simply place a…

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Year of the Tiger… Cat

Kafka is particularly excited about today beginning the Year of the Tiger… you can just FEEL the excitement… It is the Year of the Tiger Cat – Belly Tiger Cats are the tubbiest sign on the zodiac, methodical in their purrsuit of food (especially from other cats’ plates), intelligent deep inside that they choose to…

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Threat of Rain

The threat of rain here in Portland is pretty much constant.  That is no reason to stay indoors, or to deny yourself a leisurely 5-hour walkie.  At the risk of getting boring, mama and I again walked to Laurelhurst Park, despite the grey skies. Now you see me… Now you (almost) don’t. The trees are…

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Talk to the Paw

You know how sometimes the humans just cannot stop talking?  Way too much yapping and not enough belly scratching?  I have come up with a solution. Paw to the head.  Works like a charm. Got mama to stop talking almost immediately.  Of course it doesn’t hurt that my mighty paw is almost the size of…

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The Portland Globetrotter

Lunchtime!  Sun!  Fun!  And BASKETBALL!!! This is Woody’s dad.  He and Woody come out to play a little basketball when the weather is nice – and today it was cold but beautiful.  I offered to show him a few of my moves… Which mostly involve methods of stealing the ball from whoever currently has it.…

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Terriers Dig Holes

As much as I want to take credit for this bad boy, it was pre-dug and probably not by a dog. That little fact didn’t slow me down though – I have to hop in and investigate And of course add a little personal touch of my own – some extra digging.  Having a big…

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S-S-S Saturday Night…

And the chicken soup is flying! I’m sure I’ve shown you this, but all you doggies you should really get your humans to start cooking for you if they don’t already.  My mama cannot cook ANYTHING (dad was the good cook in our family) but somehow, she makes a mean chicken soup for me.  EVERY…

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Enter the Dragon-Klaus

A wonderful tribute to an amazing man – who LOVED HIS BEER.  Tonight at the Green Dragon, a special keg of Vienna lager was brewed and consumed and Klaus’ name.  Bogart couldn’t be there, so I brought Bogart’s mini-me: This is a glass of Dragon Klaus, the beer of the evening.  The picture is dark,…

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