I’ve stated numerous times that Comang is not very bright. And while the desire to please is ever-present, we’ve only been able to teach him a handful of tricks due to his dim-wittedness. So far, Comang knows: sit, stay, down, jump, and high-five. Yes, you read that correctly. Our dog knows how to high-five. It was […]
A Gravel, and Snip Snip
Great news — Comang is okay! The vet found an object lodged in his front left paw, something that J and I had earlier dismissed as being part of the paw. The doc got it out with a clamp and the object looked to be a very sharp piece of gravel. There was some bleeding, but […]
Limping Dog
I have no need for an alarm clock because Comang always wakes me up at around 7:30am to take him on his morning walk. This morning, however, he didn’t come get me until well past 8:30am. ‘That’s strange,’ I thought, but I figured he hadn’t slept well and just brushed it off. The second sign that […]
Link Dump
Today is a typical day after a holiday weekend in that there were TONS of goodies to be read and discovered on my Google Reader. Instead of creating a separate post for each one of them, I’ve decided to do a monster round-up post of my favorite reads of the day. Some of these are […]
Dog Fetches Beer
My mission, before the baby is born, is to teach Comang to fetch diapers on command. Via Comedy.com.
A Picture for a Terrible Tuesday
I’m having a really crappy day. So here’s one for me, along with anyone else who might be down in the dumps… Via The Daily What. P.S. — Sadly, I doubt Comang will let our baby girl do this to him. In fact, I’m pretty sure he’s scared of babies and kids, as he always deliberately […]
Après Vet
Comang had his annual appointment with the vet today. The doctor gave us a clean bill of health and praised my little guy many times over for his good behavior. I was so proud of my little man — he didn’t even flinch as the vet administered the rabies and distemper shots! Did you know […]
Monkey Fight
It was a vicious fight (as evidenced by the cuts on the monkey’s face), but in the end, they decided to “hug it out, bitch.”
Pooped Out
I’m sorry for yesterday and today’s lack of updates. After having overnight guests and hosting a weekend full of World Cup festivities, we are nothing short of pooped. Even the little guy shares in our fatigue: I know we have a nice DSLR with which we can take fabulous photos. I also know that I […]
Pet Travel Kit
I am very lucky to have parents who love dogs and so do not mind watching Comang whenever J and I have to go away. (And I imagine this will also be the case when our baby girl is born.) Whenever we pack his stuff to go “stay at grandma and grandpa’s,” we usually stuff everything […]


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