I can’t believe how fast this winter went by! Our season in the sun was great, except for one very sad thing — I lost my best friend on Marco — sweet little Gracie. She crossed that rainbow bridge this winter and I will furever miss her. Here’s a photo of us when we were just pups. Other than that, we enjoyed the usual: Walks along the Cape, visiting with other doggies and humans and playing Frisbee in our big yard area (not allowed, but Momma picks and chooses the rules we follow). We did not do agility as Momma was still nursing her hurt foot — although I noticed it did not stop her from p ..read more

Dear Readers, Now that it’s pretty clear that President Biden will be the Democrat candidate for president in 2024, I think it’s high time I announce that I will be chair of the #BowWows4Biden brigade again this year. (You’ll have to excuse Momma’s frequent interjections as she is very touchy on this subject.) Lina, Chair, #BowWows4Biden As you can see, I am wearing my Joe scarf from 2020. This is because Momma refused to get me a new one. (“Beggars can’t be choosers, Lina; besides its vintage.”) (Like you, Momma?) I am quite excited to support Joe again this time around for many reasons. Firs ..read more

Now that I’ve got Momma trained (please see the Woof Wokeness post at https://linasdogblog.com/2024/01/12/a-problem-free-trip-and-woof-wokeness/), things are going a lot more smoothly around here.  I especially like it when Momma asks if it’s okay to pet me, and when (pawrsuant to my instructions, i.e. begging) she gives me treats while she dines. It’s only fair, right? She’s also really good at getting down on all fours to retrieve (sound familiar?) one of my pink balls from under the furniture. And my poop outside. I have even claimed her favorite chair in the TV room, without too much argum ..read more

Dear Readers, Too be honest, I thought our flight to Florida might be problematic but we kinda sailed through — no doors flew off and we arrived safe and sound. Things got off to a good start when, once through airport security, Momma spotted one of those people movers for the aged or mobility challenged (check both boxes here), and we quickly hopped on. Momma was quite pleased when the driver even motored us to a doggie relief station before heading to our gate. (And to my “relief,” it was appropriately not gender specific unlike those old-fashioned human relief stations.) Upon boarding, a ni ..read more

Dear Readers, Well, our calm didn’t last for long. A week ago Momma had a tumble that caused this tiny Aussie to take on an even greater role than the emotional support dog I always play. We were upstairs, and as usual, Momma was engrossed with who knows what on her computer. She had been at it so long that I came up to check on her — and frankly to let her know it was getting close to dinnertime. As usual, she said something placating like, “I’ll be done in a minute, Lina,” then turned back to her screen.  After a while it was becoming dusk, and she realized she needed to turn on a light so s ..read more

Dear Readers, Over the years you have heard me woof about #agility. About how I love the training as it stimulates me physically and mentally. It is a fun sport, but requires some thinking and intuitive and on-the-spot decision making. Especially where I am concerned. Let me tell you more: Agility training is done is a huge arena with all kinds of colorful and inviting obstacles. They include jumps, tunnels, weave poles, the dog walk, the A-frame, the tire, the teeter, and the paws table! Momma and I have been training now for about six years, both in Minnesota and Florida. “Running the course ..read more

Dear Readers, As Thanksgiving approaches, I would like to share some of my many blessings with you, my loyal followers. First of all, I’m thankful I’m still standing. As I may have mentioned before, Momma was not an experienced doggie parent, so there was a lot of trial and (mostly) error in the beginning. As you can imagine, there has been a giant learning curve for Momma, and I’ve had a big job training her. All is calm for now, however, and I’ve even taken down my “Dog for Sale” sign. See https://linasdogblog.com/2017/06/23/the-last-straw/ or Chapter 10 of Sit Stay Pray for more on that. Se ..read more

Dear Readers, As you may have noticed, I’ve been a little quiet lately. I had eighteen teeth removed in September and I was one miserable little dog for quite a while. It’s hard to keep a good dog down, though, and now I’m healed and feel better than I have in like forever. One might say I have a new leash on life. And not to point any paws, but one thing Momma learned from this experience is that no tooth is better than a bad tooth. She had really “dug in”against a removing a bunch of my teeth before, especially the front ones, thinking that it would result in my tongue permanently hanging ou ..read more

Dear Readers, After my latest dental prophylaxis (or as I like to call it, torture), I have eleven teeth left. But, don’t you worry, dear readers, I may be doggie down, but I’m not out. I can still take sustenance and report to you about life with Momma. It’s been ruff two weeks, no two ways about it. It all started on September 5, when Momma drove me up to Blue Pearl Vet Hospital, about an hour north of our house. She, of course, had this appointment prearranged but I had no clue what was about to take place. And since I’d always had fun and been fawned over at BP, I was not in the least bit ..read more

Dear Readers, Well, you may think I’ve dropped off the face of the earth, but it’s just that I’ve been too doggone busy to write! Momma has been galavanting around the world, so I’ve been with my beloved Nanny and Uncle Tom. Here are several photos of me with the Griffins, starting with the day Nanny took me for my weekly vet visit (at Momma’s request). All was well. Now that Momma is home, things are back to “normal.” I get to go out on the pontoon once in a while (although because of global warming, it has been way too hot lately). In the photo at right, I am anxiously waiting for Aun ..read more