Taking Disapproval to New Heights

  Well now I’ve done it. I’ve gone and caused chaos for the canines. How dare I. Their entire world as they’ve known it has been turned upside down–starting with that dog-awful 13-hour jail sentence. And now they don’t have their luxurious home, their dog door, their tree house, NitWit Bridge or acres of land to [...]

Aug 262010
 
Exploring the Farms

The variety of walking trails straight from our home is extraordinary. The terrain ranges from wide open farm lands to forest trails and from quaint villages to modern suburbs and bustling towns along Lake Leman (Lake Geneva).    Juno is in Husky heaven. We get a lot of stares both on the farm and in towns. Most people [...]

 
We Interupt this Swiss Programming for a Masticatory Break

I drove Mr. Wild Dingo to the airport yesterday. Nothing like arriving in a new country for 2 days and throwing me to the lions with “drive here and go there and speak to these people.”  After the stress of driving on the highways and getting honked at in traffic circles, I came home to [...]

Aug 232010
 
They Hate it Here

Awww… Look at this face! “Sigh.” He’s so depressed. It’s like torture being here.

 
Holy Cr*p! I'm in Switzerland, With My Dogs!

Well, we made it. We left on Thursday afternoon from SFO and arrived at our home Friday evening. The only direct flight to Switzerland from SFO is Swiss Air to Zurich. We chose direct because we didn’t want a layover with the dogs, otherwise we’d have chosen to fly into Geneva which is only 40 [...]

Aug 182010
 
Leaving Los Gatos

Before we go,  Loki and Juno would like to share some memories of their adventures in a town named for cats. “Hey Handsome, how about you and me paint this “cat” town a little canine before we blow out of here?” “Cupcake, you crack the whip, I’ll make trip.”

Aug 172010
 
Moving Day

 ”Princess, if we’re working dogs,shouldn’t we help the movers load the truck?” “It depends. What are they offering to satisfy my taste buds?”

Aug 142010
 
A Bad Trip

The dogs at Wild Dingo got tanked the other day. For reals. I slipped them the ‘ole mickey in their morning snack. The big move to CH is now days away and I’m busy preparing. I don’t plan on narc-ing them up for the plane ride over the east pond. Airline regulations do not permit it and [...]

Aug 142010
 
Goodbye Mini

I sold the Mini Cooper this week. I cried like a baby. I’m not the kind of person to get attached to things. I can easily give away clothing, shoes, jewelry that I haven’t worn in a year. I can even easily leave this home. But that Mini had sentimental meaning to me. For one [...]

 
Last Tour of Santa Cruz

I’m a bit obsessed lately with soaking up the coastline.  There’s something about living near a coastline that feels free. You’d think I’d have spent all my free time at the beach, but like a lot of us in Silicon Valley, I took it for granted. I guess it takes moving to a country without [...]

Aug 112010
 
Lifeguard on Duty

“Hey Daddy-O, how much you think this job pays?” “Princess, there isn’t a big enough, juicy enough bone in the world to make me do this job.”

 
What Would Socrates Say?

I came home the other day and found Juno had done a little light reading. So I asked her what she learned. “The unexamined book is not worth reading. But it sure is worth chewing.“

Aug 072010
 
Lighthouse Lovers

After surfing the waves, Loki and Juno chill out at the beaches’ namesake, it’s Lighthouse. “Hey Princess, check out that chick behind me staring at us. We must be celebrities, no?”

 
Beach Bums Part Deux

As Beach Bums continues, we find our lead characters in the throws of drama. “Oh my dawg Princess! There’s a labradoink out there in the big scary waters trying to kill a scary beast!” “We must save him!”  

 
WTF? Wednesday: Cracked Yogi

As in WTF is Loki doing in this photo below? “Seriously Big Boy. This is no time to get your Daily Om on!” Ahhh… so that’s what he was doing:

Aug 032010
 
Beach Bums

Yesterday was beach day at Wild Dingo. In the 2 years I’ve had the beasts, I don’t know why I have not done anything remotely beach-fun oriented with them. Oh, yeah, I forgot. The cracker. I’ve been wanting to go to a dog friendly beach for a while now to see how they’d like the ocean. [...]