In early September this year, I spent a glorious week in Greece. I spent some time in urban and touristy areas on an island, and a good spell in the…
my heart broke at Shubie Park today
Macy and I had a bad experience at Shubie Park last fall, so we are pretty hesitant to go there but we worked up the courage for some mega socializing…
when no kill doesn’t mean no kill – death and accountability in rescue
An incredibly sad tale ending in a dog’s death was articled in the Herald this week. My heart just breaks in two reading stories like that and it’s the second…
dog and flutterby problems…ticks are taking over Nova Scotia!
It’s funny because I’ve back-country camped in Keji about 25 times and only had one tick on me until this year. Now Dartmouth and Eastern Passage are loaded with ticks…
Spring Doggy Socials!
Or spring “unsocials”as the case may be. Macy and I are meeting a tremendous number of dogs who don’t like other dogs on the trails suddenly. In fact, I may…
A long report from Macy’s diary she is a very good girl!
Today I was paid a great compliment by a dog owner (nice to meet you Ryan and Riley) we met in the park. And I realized something too, I am…
nothing for the best for Macy – what do I use for my own dog?
So the delightful miss Macy the Border Collie / Aussie mix has been here just over 5 months now. I’ve revisited dog ownership in a big way, and also dipped…
a birding trip to Cape Breton with my dog Macy
I took a few vacation days this week to go to Cape Breton to meet my brand new nephew, George, and also do some hiking with my dog, Macy, which…
spacey Macy one week adopted update
So my little spacey Macy has been with me for one full week now. I just love her to pieces she loves everyone and everything. I am very grateful to…
Of birds and dogs and bird dogs (and Piping Plovers)
Tomorrow my life is going to change a lot as I have adopted a 15 month old Border Collie / Australian Shepherd from Ontario and she will be arriving on…