I worked all Christmas day on this movie. I better get an Oscar!
Dec 262008
Nov 302008
It’s every parent’s dream to have their child go to school, graduate and go to work. I’m lucky enough to have adopted Juno, a dog no-less, only 4 months ago and already she’s a school graduate and working her first job. Juno finished basic obedience, received her ABC certification (A Behaved Canine), and completed a [...]
Nov 122008
Confession: I have a naughty dog. There. I wrote it. He’s not randomly aggressive toward people or children. In fact, he’s friendly to people. He’s not even food possessive/aggressive. It took him two nights to learn that he is never to even look at Juno when she’s eating. He has two choices when he’s finished: look at me [...]
Oct 272008
Some say wool or copper is the traditional gift for a 7th year wedding anniversary. Mr. Wild Dingo prefers to make his own tradition and gave me air for our 7 years of marriage. The Ryobi Cordless Leaf Blower, makes my life a “breeze.” And sadly, I’m bit addicted to my new toy.
Oct 172008
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. I mean, I did have dingo once. And you know what they eat. So now I have a dog that eats cars. As long as she doesn’t move onto eatin’ bars and guitars, I don’t think we’ll have to worry about husky rapture. To be honest, I’m more bummed [...]
Sep 032008
That’s the book I’ll someday write. But for now, I’m starting a support group: Women Addicted to Bad Dogs. Me: “Hello. My name is Julie. I’m a Bad Dogaholic.” Group: “Hello Julie.” How can something as sweet as this: Do something as evil as this?
Last Sunday, I broke down and got him his own dog. Not for Mr. Wild Dingo but for Loki. Just so I’d have a few free moments to myself instead of playing tug with him 24/7. Husky owner, Jim (owner of Loki’s favorite chew toy Vushkey) planted a little seed in my ear “Come by the adoption [...]
Aug 122008
So many behaviors. So little time. Which ones do I work on first? Leash pulling, overzealous barking, mouthing, 24/7 tug machine, squashing my guests. And no desire to please anyone. Can’t say I blame him there, given how people failed him the first year of his life. Instead of actually encouraging dog owners to spend [...]
Aug 052008
Before I go into my story, the answer is yes, Virgina, there ARE marathon bike races. But at the time of the question, the logic of “marathon” (which in my youth was learnt as a race on foot) and “bike race” (which in my adult life learned as on two wheels) didn’t exactly compute.
Jul 292008
Earlier this month, Mr. Wild Dingo had a week off. Since we needed to seriously cut back on our rock star life style, we decided to take it easy that week and build a fence for Loki’s yard. This is what Scott did:
Jul 212008
I’ve always believed that it took a high IQ to be humorous. However here’s a random conversation at Wild Dingo to prove otherwise.
Jul 142008
Loki misbehaved in a big way: he didn’t come on recall. No amounts of treats would work. And he engaged in fence fighting with a dog he already KNEW and played with before. I felt like the mother of a child throwing a tantrum in a theater. No doubt about it, this German Shepherd-Formosan Mountain Dog is definitely [...]
Jul 072008
Loki and I went to our usual dog park this Sunday morning. The dog park we go to is really great. Most people with and without dogs love the dogs on the trail. We park close to the off-leash dog park and walk under an overpass that has a sloped walkway for pedestrians, cyclists and [...]
Jun 302008
People keep asking me what breed Loki is. Some guess the German Shepherd, but then they can’t figure out the rest. When you Google Taiwanese Mountain Dog you’ll find Formosan Mountain Dog, Taiwan’s version of the dingo. He has some of the same traits, namely those antenna- like ears, body structure and shape of his [...]
Jun 222008
What’s up with the Nor Cal fires? They keep popping up right after another. Maybe a better use of all California’s water resources would be for all of Nor Cal car owners to get their cars washed immediately, all at once. Maybe, just maybe, Mother Nature could be spited right into an immediate down pour [...]
Jun 162008
Dear Loki, How many channels do you get with those ears? Sincerely, Monster Girl Member of the National Esteemed Feline Society
Jun 122008
It’s no secret that I like all animals, specifically dogs. I like all breeds of dogs: big, small, smart, not-so-smart, silly, dignified, long hair, short hair. But I go ga-ga for small dogs: Shitzu’s, terriers, Pomeranians, Maltese and Benji-like mutts. Something about them tugs at my heart strings. Scott doesn’t prefer smaller breeds so we [...]
Jun 062008
Loki’s foster mom, Cindy, emailed me today. She asked me to apologize to Loki for accusing him of taking all the shampoo bottles out of the tub. It turns out her own dog, Lupin, had just been caught in the act of the very same alleged misdemeanor last night. And she was sorry that she [...]
Jun 052008
For the last few days, Loki’s been settling in. In the beginning he seemed happy but sad. Sad in that he missed his foster mom who had him for three months. His foster mom is a dog trainer, with a pack of dogs and some horses and I’m guessing lots of free roaming space and [...]
Jun 022008
In an effort to restore canine balance to Wild Dingo’s staff, I’ve been busy interviewing and searching for just the right fit into this dysfunctional organization I call a business. The search was difficult, as the talent pool is saturated with an abundance of heartwarming quadrupeds that all deserve much better than the histories they [...]
