Recent adventures in semiurban agriculture

One of the main things that caught our attention when we first saw our current house was its backyard. Originally, at least, it would all be for Kooper: he could run to his heart’s content, playing and chasing squirrels and whatnot. Of course, nothing ever works out according to the original plan, and before long [...]

New dog + house purchase = no blog posts

I know, two months. Sorry. I’ve never exactly been consistent here, though, so this particular hiatus was unexpected but not unprecedented. We adopted Kooper and have been working on getting him fully adjusted to us, and us fully adjusted to him. He’s bigger than we had planned, and his size does make him a little [...]

20030702 #2

Although now that I think about it I could go for a boxer too. What is it with me and dog breeds beginning with the letter “b”? For the record, the American Kennel Club site (where I’m pointing all those breed-description hrefs) is very well-designed. I really like the Alphabetical List of Breeds” – it [...]

20030702 #1

Seems like I always want a dog really badly right after Pride. Don’t know, but maybe it has something to do with hot boys playing with puppies in the park. Ed (brother/roommate) and I have had an ongoing discussion about what sort of dog we should get, and it’s flared up in the past couple [...]