Our shih-tzu Dayzee recently had her second litter of puppies.  Well, the second litter for us.  Her previous owner told us that she had a litter before we got her but since she was less than two-years-old at the time, I’ve always questioned that claim. Anyways, since Dayzee has had two, possibly three litters, we decided that it was time for her breeding days to be done so we took her to get fixed.  This was not a decision that we...

Over the course of my life, I’ve learned a lot about cause and effect.  For those who are unfamiliar with this term, it refers to the philosophical concept of causality, in which an action or event will produce a certain response to the action in the form of another event.  In other words, if I do X, then Y will happen.  It’s pretty basic and we see it all of the time wherever we look. As parents, Holly and I have had some...

The answer: nobody. Unless, of course, their heart is as black as the night. I mean, seriously, who doesn’t think that puppies are awesome?  At least until they start chewing on everything and pooping everywhere.  Up until that point though, they’re awesome and you know it. It’s no secret that we’re a dog family.  We love dogs.  Not having dogs in the house is like not having furniture or carpet; it just feels...

Last week it looked as though we were going to have to put Oscar to sleep.  He was in a lot of obvious pain and not acting like himself.  This typically wouldn’t be justification for having a beloved pet put down but it wasn’t the first time that this has happened.  Holly took him to the vet and we discovered that he had tweaked his back really badly.  The vet gave him a shot of what I can only imagine was liquid awesome and...

Remember the old Tom & Jerry cartoon where Tom ran over the mother duck removing all of her feathers, thus exposing her underwear?  Tom then got his comeuppance when the mother ducks boyfriend/husband/care taker ran over Tom’s back with the same mower.  If you don’t remember this classic cartoon, here you go.  (The stuff I’m talking about starts at about the 5:40 mark.) Though it doesn’t show it in this...