Gracie and I have been taking a class and working on something called “match to sample.” I showed some of the foundation work for this in an earlier blog, and then we got bogged down and weren’t making any progress. Last week was pretty busy anyway, and we were both getting frustrated so we took…Read more »
At the end of a wild day…
It was a crazy day today, and this introvert is a bit fried, so I have retreated to my quiet office and will quietly type away. The day ended on a wild note, but it was a good day with several things coming to good conclusions. First, Nova’s kittens had their surgeries today and they…Read more »
January bits and pieces: Dog training, kitten updates
Posted by in cats, dog training I can’t believe it’s been almost a month since I posted last. The muse has been absent, I guess. I hope that you all had wonderful winter holidays and the best 2023 ahead. Christmas was nice and quiet for us, which was a treat after fourteen years of being busy on Christmas Day. I had…Read more »
Bits and Pieces: Dogs, Cats, and Weather
It is bitterly cold here now, as is true in many part of the country. We went from a temperature of 44 degrees this morning to 10 degrees by afternoon, and it is going to stay around 10 degrees (for a high) the next couple days. Brrrr. My heart breaks for the outdoor animals when…Read more »
Mid-December update – dogs and cats
I seem to be so far behind on updates and blogs these days. And no promises that this will improve anytime soon! This was such a busy rescue year, and having done double my usual number of kittens and cats (29 cats/kittens, and 1 dog this year) I have become something of a slug. December…Read more »
Dog Training Month
Posted by in dogs We’re starting a day early, but December is going to be dog training month. Gracie and I have had invites to go sit with children reading, and at the last one we were asked to do some tricks, but we haven’t kept up on that much. We did what we could, but we can do…Read more »
In Memoriam: Minh
Posted by in cats It is truly amazing how fast you can go from having a cat who seems perfectly healthy to one you have to let go just days later. Minh, our orange guy, fourteen years old, was born outside and a neighbor was feeding him when he was a kitten but didn’t want to keep him. We…Read more »
Helping the Fosters
Posted by in cats Once a year the foster organization I volunteer with participates in a one-day fundraising event, the ExtraGive. It is an important fund raiser for us, and helps us cover more than $100K in medical bills each year. This has been a very tough year for all rescues and foster organizations. The pandemic closed spay/neuter clinics…Read more »
November catch up
Sorry to be quiet here but the last couple weeks have been a wild ride, one that I’m hoping is in the process of calming down!! A couple weeks ago I got my annual mammogram, and for the first time, they found something suspicious on it. Never what you want to hear. I only had…Read more »
Silent Sunday (mostly)
Posted by in cats The kittens cuddling the radiator after a bath
The Blessing of Animal Companions 