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Home: Indianapolis, IN Gender: Female
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The porch light is off.

Wed, October 31 2007
Mama here: I just have to vent. It's only been about an hour that the trick-or-treaters have been out. I think only about 6 o. . .

Cute Beagle Website

Sun, December 30 2007
I was browsing through a Beagle rescue site (thanks, Paula!) and ran upon a cute site where a photographer puts up a photo of he. . .

African Grey Parrots

Sat, January 19 2008
I was visiting an elderly lady at her home last week for work. I was forewarned that she had an African Grey Parrot. No biggie. . .

Completely Off Topic

Sun, February 10 2008
Friday night I decided to make a baked potato. I absent-mindedly rached into the bag of potatoes in the pantry and pulled out a. . .

Completely OT: Kitchen question

Sun, March 02 2008
My father chipped one of our favorite knives and we bought its replacement. However, what do you do with a perfectly good knife. . .

HSI responds to $300 Basset

Mon, May 26 2008
I saw an adorable Basset on the HSI website and was floored to see that it's price tag is $300. I emailed GABR Basset Rescue to. . .
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Horrible Pet/Child accident

Posted in Kids & Pets on Jun 17 (1 comment)
Found this story browsing our local news website. Not for the squeamish. A puppy mauled an infant's genitals. And it wasn't a . . .

Sad Miss Maggie Moo

Posted in Grief on Jun 17 (1 comment)
So it's been six weeks since we put Freckles down. Maggie seems to be adjusting okay with being the only dog in the house. She. . .

OT: Ojo and Kathi's Casino

Posted in Activities on Jun 15 (1 comment)
I took my dad on a spur-of-the-moment trip to Hoosier Park Casino this evening. My dad is a big believer in the theory of "Win t. . .

Completely OT: iPods

Posted in Shopping on May 31 (1 comment)
I'm shopping around for a MP3 player and wanted to get the IP input. I've never owned one before, and barely understand the mag. . .

Green Thumb anyone?

Posted in Activities on May 18 (1 comment)
I just bought a sphagnum moss topiary in the shape of a Basset to put in our back yard. Does anyone have any experience with to. . .

cmsstage.gdn.indystar.com

Posted in Activities on May 14 (1 comment)
Does anyone else get the above message in a login type box every time you click on anything IP related (posts, pics, etc)? . . .

Totally OT: I need a mom's input!

Posted in Health on May 12 (1 comment)
Okay, I feel a little silly asking this question but seeing as I've never experienced this before, and have never seen it in my . . .

Advice for dog incontinence?

Posted in Health on May 04 (1 comment)
Freckles has lost some of the use in her back legs. The vet says she's got some intervertebral disk trauma. We decided not to . . .

Chompy McChomperson & Co.

Posted in Health on Apr 30 (1 comment)
It is with mixed blessings that I announce that Freckles's alter ego is back in action. (Everyone knows I love my sleep) Chompy. . .

Who has better toys?

Posted in Shopping on Apr 26 (1 comment)
Just got done reading Brad's post about what Boomer's getting for his birthday and it got me thinking: Which animals have the b. . .

How do I start this post?

Posted in Health on Apr 24 (1 comment)
I figured I'd start this post before Rosemary gets home. As most of you know, Freckles has had a pretty rough week. She has . . .

Door2Door sales or casin' da joint?

Posted in Activities on Apr 17 (1 comment)
We had a guy ring our door bell this evening trying to sell us a home security system. He pointed to the security sign we alrea. . .

We've lost control of the dogs.

Posted in Health on Mar 23 (1 comment)
SYNPOSIS: I feel totally blown off and disrespected in regards to others interacting with my dogs. Maybe it's too late to be. . .

OT: The Human Walk of Shame

Posted in Grief on Feb 11 (1 comment)
Alright, Soulful Teddy made me think about the walk of shame. We all have furkids that have caused us to do the walk of shame. . . .

Freckles is driving me crazy

Posted in Behavior on Jan 26 (1 comment)
BLARRGHHH!! As you all know, Freckles is trained to ring a bell attached to the handle of the sliding glass door. She rings it. . .

What shampoo do you use?

Posted in Grooming on Jan 13 (1 comment)
Since there are quite of few pets out there in IP land that have been bathed lately, I was wondering...What shampoo do you use? . . .

Yahoo! News: Pets

Posted in Behavior on Oct 25 (1 comment)
This was an interesting article about how pets have truly affected American culture. http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/2. . .

I've been trained. Now what?

Posted in Behavior on Oct 10 (1 comment)
I'm not sure if Freckles was always sensitive to the telephone or not but I do recall at one point giving her a chewie when I'm . . .
About Me: nurse and engineer by day, dog lovers by night
My Motto: Same as Freckles': Life is short, nap often
Likes: to drink, eat, and be merry
Pet-peeves: Ignorant people, people who don't pick up their pet's poo
Best Tricks: Shopping online like it's going out of style
Favorite Activities: traveling to Sacramento, San Antonio, New Orleans; being with the dogs and meeting other dogs and their people
Favorite Food: any and all
Favorite Toy: The Nintendo Wii
Favorite Walk: anywhere in the Autumn splendor.

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