
Someone loves his Furminator. ”Do me a solid and make me pretty.”

Recently, I went to a wine tasting in Lausanne. Scratch that. It was a wine appreciation because they served hors d’ouvres with each wine to help understand how wine flavor can be balanced with food. I don’t know much about how to taste wine or pair it with food, so it was a great experience. Who knew [...]

Sometimes I think Mr. Wild Dingo and I are the lowest common denominator here in Switzerland. Language difficulties aside, even the picture signage here can be confusing. From the comments listed on the last post, I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels a little out of the loop. Sometimes you have a sign [...]

Loki and I want to thank everyone who was worried about his broken wag. But fear not. It’s only temporary. In fact, his tail is already at half-mast and half-wag. He’s still sensitive to touch in that area, but full-mast tail motion is likely by Sunday. Let’s just hope he didn’t have a set back when he [...]

I’m no green thumb. It’s true. But since I’m now cooking quite heavily and enjoy using fresh herbs over dried, TravelMarx encouraged me to try caring for and growing some herbs, because what’s the worst that can happen, right? I mean, I’ve had the dogs for almost three years now and for better or worse, they [...]

A friend from the states recently noted that Loki gained a little weight. “He filled out since I last saw him,” he said when he first saw Loki this month. He last saw Loki in August, just 6 months ago. Oops. “Big Boy, you give new meaning to your nick name! But you’re not Sibe enough to [...]

It was a crisp morning, with just enough snap in the air to make life seem simple and sweet if you didn’t have too much on your mind. Juno did. “Love is such a dull word. It amazes me that the English language so rich in the poetry of love can accept such a feeble [...]

Oddly with a title like that, this post is not about Juno! It’s about Loki. Mr. Wild Dingo often comments that I portray Loki as dumb. Then I remind him that it was he who nicknamed him Retardo Montalban. And as much as I’d love to use that name on this blog, I know it [...]

So I come home after a long day of shopping and toss out some new toys for the dogs to keep them busy while I put things away. Both dogs are starving for some action. Loki especially misses training and working. He’s desperate to play with anyone. Even at the expense of his own dignity. As [...]