You probably read the title and scratched your head thinking isn't the phrase typically "a boy and his dog"? Well, yes that is the common phrase. However, in our house my son's focus has gone totally away from our golden retriever since she has showed no return affection (see One...
When my golden retriever was a puppy, she chewed on everything! We contemplated changing her name from Bailey to Chewbacca! I cannot tell you how many times I'd have to hold her down and finger sweep her mouth to find out what she was chewing on. This seemed to happen...
For those who do not know, my husband has a blog called "The Other 46". His goal is to bring awareness to the 46 states outside of the big wine producing ones (California, Oregon, Washington, and New York). He promotes the "think global, drink local" concept. Anyway, he receives wine samples...
In a previous blog, I talked about my frustrations with the one sided love affair between my golden retriever and toddler. Well, today she just got another strike and it had nothing to do with my son. I walked into my bedroom and noticed a "spot" on my carpet. I...
After posting my One Sided Love Affair blog last week, I witnessed my son showing unconditional love to his dog today. I gave him his favorite treat in the entire world, a Sweet Riot flavor 70 piece. The second he grabbed it, a big smile was plastered on his face...
My son absolutely adores our 10 year old golden retriever; however, she doesn't feel the same way about him. Looking at it from her point of view, I guess she was our first baby until he came along and ruined everything. At times I feel bad for her because she...
I know I have mentioned in a previous post that parents of babies need to take advantage of confining toys and play pens, but I just wanted to stress this again. My son is a toddler and trust me when I say he is into everything. I thought it was...
Do not stress out if your child is off schedule while traveling, he or she will go back to normal once you return to your regular environment. My family recently returned from a 6 day vacation and I fought with my toddler to eat the entire trip. I found this...