My Dog Makes More Money Than You
Sunday, June 19th, 2005 Posted in Animals | 2 Comments »My dog, Speak, has made his professional debut. You can check him out in this week's Target ad. It's a small picture on the bottom of the second to last page. And yes, he is wearing a pink dress and ...
Dog Crap
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005 Posted in Animals | 3 Comments »I just spent a solid half hour picking up poop. Let me tell you, two dogs equals a lot more crap. When I finished scouring the yard with a garden trowel I had a bag weighing at least half Speak's ...
Mazie the Puppy Update
Thursday, April 21st, 2005 Posted in Animals | 1 Comment »We've had our new dog Mazie for less than four days, and all things considered it's going pretty well. She's an 11-week-old rat terrier and pretty much all puppy. There hasn't been much in the way of training yet (we've ...
Say Hello to Mazie
Sunday, April 17th, 2005 Posted in Animals | 6 Comments »This is Mazie. She's an 11-week old rat terrier we picked up today from a rescue in Wisconsin. My wife is now officially a dog freak (though the dogs are technically mine as well, my role is to sit back ...
Adopt Winky
Sunday, March 27th, 2005 Posted in Animals | No Comments »I can't believe they named the dog Winky. It's just plain wrong. When you see the picture you'll know what I mean. She's up for adoption if you'd like to give her a good home.
Pigeons Rumble in the Bronx
Wednesday, August 25th, 2004 Posted in Animals | 3 Comments »One day when I was a little kid a construction crew showed up in our yard and started building something. I hadn't heard my parents talking about it and had no idea what was going on. Several days later a ...
There’s nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scotsman
Thursday, July 24th, 2003 Posted in Animals | No Comments »The stray cat visited again tonight, and she's a beast. We were sitting on the deck with Speak and there she was in the middle of the yard. While hunched down her back end looked twice as wide as her ...
Your dog isn’t the problem. You are!
Tuesday, July 15th, 2003 Posted in Animals | No Comments »And tomorrow brings more productiveness, scattered with moments of puppy watching. Today felt more productive than yesterday, thanks to Speak's willingness to lay down and nap. The walk to the park and run through the field probably helped. It's like ...
Um, take a walk. Sniff that other dog’s butt. See? He does exactly what I tell him.
Sunday, July 13th, 2003 Posted in Animals | No Comments »Day three with Speak the Mighty. Potty training is coming along, though there are the usual hiccups (note to self: don't get Speak excited while sitting on the couch). Hopefully the cute puppy pictures will slow down a bit. I ...
I almost had the boy eating dog food!
Friday, July 11th, 2003 Posted in Animals | No Comments »An unwritten prenuptial in my marriage involved getting a dog at some point. After two and a half years, we now have a dog. Say hello to Speak the Mighty. He's a little over two months old, and is a ...
