by Finley Keller | May 29, 2013 | Dogs and Cats, puppies
It was August of 2003. Our daughter and grandchildren were here for a visit. We had been out shopping all day – sans husband – and when we were nearly home I got a call from my husband, who was at home, to ask when we would be there. We were 10 minutes...
by Finley Keller | Sep 3, 2012 | Dogs and Cats, puppies
Many years ago when my daughter was about 18 mos. old, we had two miniature poodles. All of us went out of town one weekend and returned Sunday night. I put my daughter down on the floor to walk around and to play as we put our bags in the bedroom. Within...
by Finley Keller | Feb 19, 2011 | Dogs and Cats, puppies
Our foundling puppies had their dew claws – all four legs! – when we found them. Having always gotten puppies from a breeder, dew claws were always removed. We thought we’d have the boys’ dew claws removed when they went in for neutering. Alas, such was not the...
by Finley Keller | Feb 19, 2011 | Dogs and Cats, puppies
Are you a dog owner? If so, are you the alpha dog? You need to be, whether you have one dog or several. And, no, I am not advocating biting your dog’s ear like in “Snow Dogs” but your authority needs to be established. There are some good articles out there to tell...
by Finley Keller | Dec 1, 2010 | Dogs and Cats, Feral Cats, puppies
Dealing with all these feral cats has made me a bit more mindful about “fixing” cats and dogs. Out of all these feral cats I have, I was only able to get one in a cage and take in to the SPCA. It was Bear. He is wary of me now and the others I tried to catch are...
by Finley Keller | Oct 31, 2010 | Dogs and Cats, puppies
If you follow my blog then you know that I’m totally into and love my animals. If you are new here let me tell you that I love my animals unconditionally and am probably not very different than you, since you are here seeking information to help solve a problem you...