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Happy New Year Filled With Dog Toys!

by momDecember 28, 2009 Random Thoughts

We are  recovering from a very busy holiday season.  Sorry that we have not written but…sometimes it seemed like we did not have time to sleep.  Somehow we kept up and got all of our dog toy orders out on time.  Unfortunately, the Post Office was not very efficient this year and Priority shipping to [...]

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Dogs – The First Social Networkers

by DadNovember 21, 2009 Random Thoughts

Today I noticed Betsy, The Farm Dog, outside barking at nothing in particular, and suddenly I realized her barking was really social networking. She was just barking to be barking and other dogs far away were barking back. It dawned on me that dogs have been social networking for a long time. One starts [...]

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Cecilia the Cicada

by DadSeptember 19, 2009 Everything Else

The story of Cecilia the loney Cicada

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Betsy Skunk Hunter

by DadSeptember 5, 2009 Everything Else

Last week two days before I was to leave for a conference in Seattle, Betsy alerted us to the presence of an intruder on our property. We were inside watching TV but she was so insistent that we decided to go out and investigate. Betsy was so agitated that she started chewing on the chain [...]

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The Real Danger with Peacocks

by DadJuly 16, 2009 Random Thoughts

Last week during our walk, Betsy noticed a Peacock sitting on the fence of the Vineyard down the street. This seemed to be of particular concern for Betsy. She started barking, and pulling toward the fence holding up Mr. Peacock on this fine day. When she was unable to pull me toward the fence she [...]

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Cherries And Other Life Lessons

by DadMay 21, 2009 Random Thoughts

nothing to do on a summer day in Idaho

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