wikith, Dianne, and Debbie- you were randomly chosen by my three year old for the Honest Kitchen samples! Send me your mailing info through my contact info and I will get those out to you. I was very sad I only had three samples to share, but them's the breaks. But GUESS WHAT? Everyone else wins too! When they saw my last post, I was contacted by the lovely Carmen over at Honest Kitchen, who let me know that they will be happy to provide a free sample to any interested reader. Just send ... Read more »
Archives for 2009
Product Review: The Honest Kitchen Embark
Brody's been munching his way through a large variety of food products lately, both good and bad, so I thought this was a good time to share his latest product review. The folks over at The Honest Kitchen sent us a variety of samples from their dehydrated raw food product line to try out, and Brody was more than happy to oblige. The food he chose to sample was Embark, one of their two "All life stages" formulations. 1. It starts off looking kind of like green soup mix (it has that bouillon ... Read more »
Dear Jon
Every December, people start making lists. Best of, worst of, most memorable- everyone loves to make little lists that organize the year's events and data into a nice bite sized chunk. Last week, I stumbled upon CNN's 50 Best Jobs of 2009. I'm not sure what complicated algorithm they used to come up with this list, but I looked out of curiosity and sure enough, there was veterinarian, smack dab in the middle at Number 25. It's above corporate paralegal, but below CPA. Sounds about right. My ... Read more »
May your days be merry and bright…
The parvo puppy is still hanging in. Every day he survives is a victory, and I'm allowing myself to feel optimistic for the first time since he was admitted. On the second day he was hospitalized, he was struggling. The plasma transfusion we performed had been minimally helpful. So once again, I pulled a Hail Mary and called in the quarterback. He's so big now, and the wee pup so small, I barely needed anything to get enough for a blood transfusion. Fresh whole blood has some majorly nice ... Read more »
On the twelfth day…
Lisa asked to have the 12th day- and when I saw her contribution I was so glad she did. Thank you, and I hope this first Christmas without Bailey is gentle on you. On the twelfth day of Petmas, my puppy gave to me: 12 Years of True Love [flagallery gid=3 name="Gallery"] and, because I couldn't resist: ... Read more »
This page is looking lonely and sad
The videocasts were shot a year ago and I'm wondering if they ever will see the light of day. There was some good stuff in there. If they ever get finished, I'll be sure to put them up. In the meantime, stay tuned for BRODY CAM, which should be launched in early to mid 2010, and Podcurious- the new pawcurious podcasts, coming as soon as I figure out something to talk about. :) ... Read more »
11 pipers piping
On the 11th day of Petmas, my puppy gave to me: 11 pipes so scary... ...wait, Finnegan says those are really scary and asks is there any way we can try something different..... ahem. On the 11th day of Petmas, my puppy gave to me: 11 pipes of pup-pops! (much better) Thank you Susan and Finnegan!! ... Read more »
If willpower was enough, this dog would already be at home
The days leading up to Christmas, as I have mentioned many times before, are always hard for me work-wise. This year is no exception. It was exactly one year ago that I had the most difficult euthanasia I've ever had to do. It's a long story, one that combines my sadness over Mulan's proximity to her own passing, an elderly woman losing her only friend, and a family whose lack of compassion left me stunned and nearly incoherent. As we speak, a 10 week old puppy lies alone in a cage at ... Read more »
10 Lords a Leaping
On the tenth day of Petmas my puppy gave to me: 10 Ducks for Squeakin' The lovely Morgan was an amazing sport. For a little more about the picture, here's the original, and for more art inspired by Morgan, check out her mom's etsy site. :) ... Read more »
Nine Ladies Dancing
On the ninth day of Petmas, my puppy gave to me: Nine Starlets Dancing Today's delightful picture comes courtesy of Annette from Biscuits By Lambchop, and of course Starlet! Almost done! I'll be sad when this ends- it's been a blast! ... Read more »
Saturday sillies ie more Brody torture
A 5 Grody Rings outtake: He looks rather intellectual, no? I call this one, "Hairy Potter and the Order of the Chewstix." ... Read more »
8 Maids a-milking
On the eighth day of Petmas, my puppy gave to me: Eight Kongs with filling Thank you Tara! I was given my choice of three pics of the adorable Puzzle, but the way his eyes were as big as saucers in this picture was just irresistible! Sooooo awesome. ... Read more »
Seven swans a-swimming
On the seventh day of Petmas, my puppy gave to me: Seven cats a-sleeping Thank you Deb and your wonderful restful kitty snoozers! ... Read more »
I’ve got a song in my heart
Since we're all singing along to the 12 Days anyway, here's an alternate version. On the 16th of December, my clients came to me: 10 toenails too long corneal ulcer perfing Demodex infection fiiiive days off food! lameness of the foot yeasty ears scooting itchy butt And they all wanted treatment for free! To balance it out, I had the pleasure of seeing one of my favorite clients for the first time since we cried in the back room together over his beloved dog who had been hit by a car. ... Read more »
Six Geese A-laying
On the sixth day of Petmas, my puppy gave to me: Six Commands Obeying Much thanks to the wonderful Ashley and one very obedient pup! ... Read more »
Naughty and nice
I've been so distracted with my 12 Days of Petmas stuff and this nasty bronchitis that I haven't been writing too much of substance. Please forgive me. My throat aches. However, I do have some stories from the week to share. These are the sorts of highs and lows that make me alternately love my job or want to stick 15 blades in my eyeballs. I had 2 appointments this morning at 10 am. The first was a follow up on a Golden Retriever who had come to see me last month on a lark. The owner had ... Read more »
Five- (sing it with me!)
On the fifth day of Petmas my puppy gave to me: FIVE GROOOOODY RIIIIIIINGS! (The idea of bully rings seemed pretty good until they arrived, and I had to open the bag. Man, those rings reeked to high heaven! But Brody was sure happy to get one after the shoot. There's no accounting for taste.) ... Read more »
Four Calling Birds
On the fourth day of Petmas my puppy gave to me: Four yummy birds Three cat snacks Two dog hat doves And a wreath on the head of Brody Thank you Kari! For an alternate picture, check out "Four Falling Birds" on the Flickr group. (And if you like photography, treat yourself to her blog- she just returned from Italy and I'm living vicariously through her wonderful pictures.) ... Read more »