In Part 1 of this series I wrote about how we came to settle on the food we feed our dog Luke, with so many options out there. In this post I will tell you some of our favorite food toppers that jazz up Luke’s breakfast, and why I chose each of them. Some of these were originally chosen because they were of benefit to our late beagle Cricket’s heart as well (she died because of … [Read more...]
The Patience of a Saint
While I sometimes write about the challenges that our Lab mix Luke gives us, I don’t ever want to forget to share about the things he makes easy for us. As regular readers know, we’ve been going through a lot of changes around here since I lost my regular job last fall. Most recently I added a new job to my schedule. It’s just two days per week, and so far, Luke is mostly … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday – Door #1
What's behind door #1? Any guesses? Come back tomorrow for Thankful Thursday to find out! … [Read more...]
Samantha’s Farm Cat Jobs – Chick Mama
Many of you already know that this is our cat Samantha's second spring helping to raise our new chicks in our upstairs room. I thought it would be fun to share a short little video of Sam hanging out with the chicks. Turn up the volume so you can hear their chirping! As you can see, the chicks aren't very afraid of Sam, and she is far more interested in rubbing her head on … [Read more...]
Farm, Flower, & Flag Friday
In spite of summer not quite making more than a passing appearance here so far (we've had several cool days in a row), and a lack of rain, we've got color breaking out everywhere! This is our third spring in our new home, and it seems like new things are still popping up here and there. I don't remember these pretty little pink flowers from last year, and I also don't know what … [Read more...]
You Get the Dog You Need
“You don’t always get the dog you want, but you get the dog that you need.” – Cesar Millan I didn’t know who that quote was attributed to, until I looked it up! I certainly wouldn’t go around quoting him, especially for a post on positive pet training, but I do think he might have been right about that. In a perfect world, that quote could be turned around as well….that a … [Read more...]
#AppreciatetheMoments Photo Challenge – “Summer”
The theme for this month's Appreciate the Moments photo challenge is "Summer". Now, summer is barely arriving here in New England; we have had some summer-like days, but we are still getting a lot of cooler days as well. We have at least had enough that I knew what says "Summer" the most to me. One of my favorite things about this season is being able to sit out on our deck, … [Read more...]
Guess Who’s Sweet 16 Today?
We can't believe our cat Samantha is 16 years old! We are so happy that our senior lady has been doing well. Even though she can challenge us with her appetite, Sam gets around great in spite of her partial blindness, high blood pressure, and hyperthyroidism. She still (mostly) takes her pills like a champ. For a cat who at one time raided a robin's nest, Sam gets along … [Read more...]
Sweet Reminders- Thankful & Throwback Thursday
One way our pets who have gone to the Rainbow Bridge can live on for us is through our current pets. Luke seems to have a knack for doing things that remind me of our past dogs. I don’t know if they are things he learned from them when they were here, or if he simply shares characteristics they had. When we lost our beagle Kobi in February of 2014, I wrote the post “Heaven Sent … [Read more...]
What’s in Your Dog’s Food Dish?
What should I feed my dog? That’s a question many new dog parents ask. It’s a question that even longtime pet parents might ask; for me it’s always been an ongoing question. Are you a multi-pet/species family? There are things that you can feed to both your dogs and cats, and even your birds. My focus for this post is mostly on our Labrador retriever mix, Luke, but I’ve … [Read more...]
Flashback Friday & Pet Photo Fails – The Last Photobomb?
I don't know how it got to be the last Friday of the month already! I've been wanting to join the new blog hop "Pet Photo Fails", but I need to break my habit of deleting all my bad photos! While there is no shortage of out-of-focus shots from this photographer, I wanted something a little more fun than just a blurry photo taken by a lousy photographer! I've always … [Read more...]
Luke’s Farm Dog Jobs – Chief Barker & Greeter
You wouldn't go to a place called Barking Dog Organic Farm and not expect to be barked at, right? Luke takes that job very seriously, so if someone pulls in to buy eggs, Luke is at the fence to greet them with a bark. If you know Luke, that's as far as his reception goes since he's afraid of strangers, so no up-close-and-personal greetings (we leave that to the birds). We have … [Read more...]
Pets, Farm, Home, Work….A Good Kind of Busy
What a crazy week we had last week here on the farm, and it’s going to get even busier before it calms down! Home & Farm Projects We had three long-awaited construction projects finally completed: you saw Sam’s new window last week, and we had a new sliding door to the patio put in (the old French doors didn’t work very well, and the glass was all fogged on one side). … [Read more...]
Flower Friday – Sneak Peeks
We have had a busy week here on the farm! So busy, I don't even have time to tell you about it all; so you're going to have to wait until Monday for more details. For now, we'll just say things are looking up around here (other than a strange lack of rain after a very wet April/early May, which is not good for the few things I already have planted in the veggie garden). We … [Read more...]
The Dog Book Blog Tour & “A Houseful of Dogs”
We are doing something different today, in sharing a guest post written by a good blog friend of ours, Guilie Castilllo, in promotion of her new book "It's About the Dog - The A-to-Z Guide for Wannabe Dog Rescuers". It's rare I agree to a guest post here; my favorite part of blogging is the writing so I usually choose to do my own (in fact, I think I've only ever had one other … [Read more...]
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