Yes, today I’ll be catching up. Raise your hand if you had a crazy Christmas. A peaceful Christmas. A non-existent Christmas. Yeah. I had a little of all of those. Crazy Christmas – we had an incident with one of our teenagers. It was a long week, a sad week, a rather depressing week. But… [Read More]
Blog
Adoptable Dogs in Tulsa
Doing a search for adoptable dogs is a dangerous thing. Don’t do it unless you are ready and willing to jump in your car and go adopt a dog. I’ll show you why. ANNIE – ID#A046574 [quote align=”center” color=”#999999″]My name is ANNIE. I am a female, white and tan Labrador Retriever mix. The shelter staff think I… [Read More]
Winner Wednesday (or, I Forgot to Choose a Winner Last Week)
Y’all, I am so sorry about not choosing a winner for the Rin Tin Tin book last week. No excuses. So I’ve gone to the random number generator and have come away with a winner. And the winner is … GIZMO! Yes indeedy! Gizmo, of Terrier Torrent, is the winner of the book giveaway! Gizmo… [Read More]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas fellow dog lovers! I’ll be taking Monday and Tuesday off, so I’m wishing you all felicitous holiday greetings now! Nothing special happening at Casa de Pulga for Christmas this year. The usual Christmas Eve dinner of kielbasa, pierogi, bigos (sauerkraut soup). Opening gifts around the undecorated tree (no one was motivated to decorate the… [Read More]
Most Popular Breeds in America
As you may remember, last week we talked about the most popular breeds in America, listing the top ten. The site has pretty pictures of each dog, but not a lot of information, so I’m fleshing out the dog info for you. And asking you to make well-thought-out decisions before bringing home a loving responsibility… [Read More]
Rin Tin Tin – a Book Review and a Giveaway
Today I’m giving away a copy of Rin Tin Tin, which came to me courtesy Taryn, of A Tail of Two Corgis. I won the book in a blog contest and was a little hesitant to read it, as so many of the biographies I’ve read in recent years have been disappointing. It’s not the… [Read More]
Funny Bone Monday 3
Y’all, I seriously debated whether or not to post a Funny Bone Monday today. Between last Friday’s events and the funerals today, it’s difficult to smile, much ask other people to smile. But I thought maybe smiling wasn’t a bad thing. I understand that there is a season for everything, so if you’re not ready… [Read More]
Hola! Feliz Navidad!
I’m teaching my dogs Spanish. I’ll be the first to say, “No habla espanol!” in a horrible anglo accent. But I thought it would be fun to teach Flash and Patches to say, “Hola! Feliz Navidad!” But first we had to set the mood. Flash has surprised me by being fairly fluent in Spanish. Seriously…. [Read More]
