M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
Today (Tuesday) is Independence Day here in the USofA. So, to all those here with me, Happy Independence Day! For those not in the US, I hope your day is a good one without the holiday. Here in southern NY, it has rained significantly every day for the past four or five. We needed the … Continue reading Holiday Week
We added a second dog to the household a week ago Friday. We thought it would be good for Lambeau to have a doggy friend to play with since, even at nine, Lambeau still has a lot of energy and is an active, playful dog. We also thought it would probably be best to look … Continue reading Say Hello to Tucker
That is Tucker in the foreground. We brought him home from the local Humane Society on Friday, the 9th. He's a year old, and the only information they had on him is "mixed breed". I have a DNA test kit here on my desk to find out more. And that's Lambeau, our 9-year-old APBT, behind … Continue reading Why I Have Been Missing Lately
This is going to be a bit of a rant. Sorry, not sorry. Because this is something that just gets under my skin. We were watching our set of TV shows last week, and on two- yeah, TWO- of them, they leaned on the "mean, aggressive pit bull" trope. On one, the Good Guys were … Continue reading Why Is It Always “Pit Bulls”?
We had to say good-bye to our eighteen-year-old cat, Amber (or Bambi, or Bamber, as she was also known). We've known since spring that she was battling advanced kidney disease. It finally caught up with her. She stopped eating, and had lost more weight (and she was only a bit over 5 lbs. to begin … Continue reading And Another One Gone
It was a tough week here. We had to say good-bye to our 15 year old Siamese, Cookie. We have had her for ten years. She originally belonged to an older woman who had a severe stroke and had to be placed in a nursing home. Either there was no family, or no family that … Continue reading RIP, Cookie
On Tuesday, that is. That's when we leave for Myrtle Beach, SC. It will be a sort of working vacation, because we are going to the Worlds Championship Chili Cook Off on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. And since this will be the first year they are officially using the BaldMan's scorekeeping program, we will … Continue reading And Away We Go
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Rally Obedience, or Rally-o as it is often called, is a dog sport that combines elements of obedience with a bit of agility, is something I have been interested in for Lambeau for a while. Not that I want to compete, but he is still pretty energetic and needs … Continue reading Friday Review: The Ultimate Guide to Rally-O by Deb Eldredge DVM
A few posts back I mentioned that I bought talking buttons for Lambeau. We've been working with them for a bit now. We started with just one, and with a good motivator for him- food. I recorded "Food" as the cue and used just one section of the mats that came with the buttons. I … Continue reading You Talkin’ To Me?
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