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Dog Stuff
All kinds of information about dogs, especially our Bernese Mountain Dogs.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Ultimate Internet Video
Finally, the ultimate justification for the existence of the Internet and YouTube. A cat dressed as a shark, riding a Roomba, chasing a duckling, with a cameo appearance by a dog in costume. This one has it all.
Posted under: Dog Stuff • Cat Stuff • Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick Robinson on 04/25/2013 at 06:30 AM
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
God Made a Dog
A friend posted this on Facebook. Thought I'd repost it here.
Posted under: Dog Stuff • by Rick Robinson on 03/24/2013 at 06:20 AM
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Bella Bog Wash
Here is Bella again. Actually, this post is just a test of linking to YouTube videos. But, it does get me thinking about spring and summer, weather warm enough to be barefoot, Bella's pool (and ours!)
Posted under: Dog Stuff • by Rick Robinson on 02/16/2013 at 07:55 AM
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Day Fourteen, Wednesday
This morning we skipped breakfast and drove into Laramie to meet with a great friend, Sally. We met at a local cafe called the Prairie Rose (and if you ever get there, order the Breakfast Burrito!). It is on Second Street in the old-town part of Laramie—an area we should explore more sometime. There are a lot of quaint looking shops and the old Western architecture is great.
We got home around 1:00 p.m. and I did a couple of small chores including fixing some of the mortar on the fireplace chimney that was chipped away by the pack rat. I also replaced the air filter in the heater system and went on the roof to inspect the solar panels and rack. I sure don’t want anything loose up there given we are likely to get more wind now that the wind break created by the pine trees is disappearing.
It was a warm day. We took the dogs for a short walk, then took it easy around the cabin. We had “Chicken in a Pot” for dinner with a plan to use leftovers to make Chicken Pot Pie on Thursday.
We watched Survivor on TV and then headed to bed to read. A simple day.
Here is a photo of the cabin through some trees and you can see the PV panels on the roof:
A couple of views from our short walk, looking up Sand Creek Pass:
And, finally, what dogs with cabin fever do:
Posted under: Cabin News • Dog Stuff • by Rick Robinson on 09/29/2011 at 01:32 PM
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Sunday, September 06, 2009
The Dogs Remember
It is very clear that the animals remember the cabin. They immediately fall into old habits and behaviors. They remember the daily “routine”. (Except their internal clocks are still on Eastern time, so they wake us up at 4:00 a.m.) They remember where we set their food bowls. They remember that we take a long walk each morning after breakfast and a shorter walk in the evening before dinner—and they remind us if we forget. They remember the trails in the woods and all the places we normally stop to gather everyone together and give them a treat. (A way of keeping them close on walks that we train into them from pups.)
What about Bella? Well, she “owns” this place—at least in her mind. She shows no fear. She leads us down every trail. Today, she went swimming in the pond. She is really good at following the game trails—which we also use for our walks. She runs and jumps and swims—not having any problem with the adjustment. See Lynne’s blog for photos.
The cats have settled into their routine also and seem very much at home.
So, the animals are all well and happy. As are we!
Posted under: Cabin News • Dog Stuff • Cat Stuff • by Rick Robinson on 09/06/2009 at 06:19 PM
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