A few years ago the city of Boise experimented at one of the local parks. They opened the soccer fields in the park to off-leash dogs from late fall until early spring. Did they do this in consideration of all the dog owners out there who like to see their dogs run free? I suppose …
Bark for Life
A little over a year ago, Greg and I participated in Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. A.J. wasn’t able to join us for that event because no dogs were allowed. This weekend A.J. finally got his opportunity to help. We all participated in Bark for Life, a dog walk for the …
A.J. Gets Visitors
This week A.J. had a nice visit with family members he hasn't seen in a while. He welcomed them with lots of attention and made sure to give them ample opportunities to pet him.
Smiles All Around
Air travel usually isn’t a lot of fun. Even on the smoothest flights with on-time arrivals, sitting in a cramped airplane for hours on end with no food is tiring and tedious. (I’ve never tried it, but I’m guessing that as nice as first class is – where you’re not cramped and you get fed …
A.J. Stays Home in the Smoke
A.J.'s blog has been a little quiet this past week. A.J. got to spend a week at camp with his good friend Phyllis and all her campers, while mom and dad went on a bicycling tour in Vermont. Hard to say who had more fun. although we're all happy to be home together. Unfortunately for …
A.J. Gets Tangled Up…Again
Well, he finally did it. We’ve had run-ins with the soccer goal net before, but today A.J. managed to get himself completely tangled. We let A.J. loose on the field behind the school across the street. He was doing his usual sniffing around looking for interesting things when he found something very interesting: the remains of someone’s …
A.J. Helps Me Paint
Today I finally got around to painting the door that has A.J.’s dog door in it. (Yes, it’s been two months since the door was put in. What’s your point?) I taped around the door and then wandered back and forth between the patio and the garage to get paint, brushes, drop cloths, etc. A.J. …
B’Arc & Brew 2015
Yesterday A.J. went to his first brew festival: B’Arc & Brew at Highlands Hollow Brewhouse. This is an annual event to benefit The Arc, an organization that helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Greg and I got to sample some beers (a great joy for Greg, who doesn’t actually like beer), and A.J. got …
Beautiful Boy
Throughout my life I’ve always heard people automatically refer to dogs as “he.” I used to have a girl dog, and was always answering people asking questions such as “What’s his name?” and “How old is he?” with “Her name is…” and “She is …” It wasn’t a big deal, you often can’t tell whether a …
A.J. Gets Comfy
We went to see a show last night. The theater is just across the street from our neighborhood so we walked over. Normally when we go somewhere without A.J. we either drive or ride the bikes, so he hears the garage door when we get home and meets us at the door. Last night when we …
AJ the Springer 