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In the continuing mission to feed and nurture a healthy dog, we arrive at the next challenge: Gibbs inhales his food. We haven’t had a lot of choking, but there have been a non-zero number of vomiting-after-meals incidents. Our solution was to give him… Continue Reading “Feeding a Hungry Teenaged Dog”
Sigmund the African Grey came to the Refuge with Vito, another Grey that is bigger, prettier (read as: fully feathered) and more sociable. Vito got a lot of attention and we knew that he would be adopted relatively quickly. He was. I first brought… Continue Reading “Failed Foster”
I seem to have skipped the nine month update.. In the last couple of months, Gibbs has battled a UTI that wouldn’t go away and a parasite. Downside of running around getting into trouble. He is a big hit a doggie day care. Did… Continue Reading “Gibbs at Ten Months”
Emily Yoffe over at Slate.com posted a piece last week about animal rescue groups. She told a story that I have heard before.. someone wants to “do the right thing” and adopt from a rescue, but is so turned off by the process that… Continue Reading “The Great Rescue Debate”
We gave this to Gibbs for Christmas: I gave him a quick demo by putting a small treat into two compartments. One was open and he snatched it up. Then he watched me open the other so he could grab the second treat. Then… Continue Reading “Bragging about my Dog Again”
At eight months, Gibbs is a teenage boy that is always hungry. He is either running around like a crazy dog or asleep. Or scavenging for snacks. In fact, yesterday he made his first snack swipe. My mother left spinach dip on the coffee… Continue Reading “At Eight Months”
You may recall that six months ago, we lost a dog. Shadow had a rough final year and it was hard to watch his decline. Of course when it was over, we had another cloud hanging over our heads in that Spooky the Cat… Continue Reading “He Was Positively Considerate”
I was telling you all about the Adopt-a-Pet pictures with Santa. Here they are: All Portrait-y and Stoic Looking Good, but Not Looking at the Camera Smiley, or Scared? So Gibbs wasn’t entirely game, but the photo quality was great and Santa was pretty… Continue Reading “The Pictures Are Back!”
On Sunday, Morton Grove Animal Hospital hosted an event for Adopt-a-Pet: Holiday Pet Photos. The office isn’t terribly far from my house, and Dr. B is a Crowdrise buddy, so I took Gibbs over for a portrait with Santa Claus. Hi, my name is… Continue Reading “Adopt-a-Pet, Inc.”
The Next Dark Age 