Ok, this isn’t a comfortable discussion for any pet owner, but occasionally older pets no longer have the stamina or bladder control to hold it in until its time to go out. This can be especially hard at night or if you are at work. My kitties don’t have this problem yet, but lots of [...]

It’s officially into freezing winter weather here in Santa Fe, with a predicted low of 22 tomorrow night and snow in the forecast for this weekend. Luke has a nice thick coat that handles the cold just fine, but he has two problems. First, his paws get frostbit while out walking on the ice. For [...]

Is it just me or does it seem that there are more hairballs when its warm? Maybe it has to do with shedding. There’s been a fall heat wave in California and Bo has been coughing and coughing, especially after eating. The inevitable conclusion is a big, stinky, nasty hairball. That’s when I break out [...]

The weather is finally starting to change up here in Santa Fe. It’s getting into the low 40s at night and the leaves are turning. I gave Luke a bath with his oatmeal and wheat grass shampoo and then we went out to the dog park. You can smell roasting pinon nuts all over the [...]

I used to live in an upstairs apartment with a steep stairway right at the entrance. When he heard the lock in the key Luke would stand at the top of the stairs panting with excitement. Halfway up the stairway his breath would make me want to go back outside. Basset hounds are pretty legendary [...]