Jan 5
I was going to post a photo of Violet after she died. It looks just like this one, taken shortly before she died, but her tongue is slightly protruding. But then I thought some people might find that upsetting, which is odd after all of the gruesome images we’ve seen.
There she is . . . my girl. She has beaten the odds and made it another year. The life expectancy of greyhounds is 12-15 years. If they’ve . . .
Saturday was the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of my Charles Hobson Booger, III and it got me thinking about how easy he . . .
After failing miserably at a long pamphlet in 2007, I decided to shorten it by 50% and focus on a different audience: people who use animals. I think part of the . . .
Nov 18
Thanksgiving 2010 will be Baby Sky’s first, and our opportunity to introduce her to the notion that our family doesn’t eat animals (not to mention that other historical story we’ll be correcting). There will be no greyhound corpse on our…
Nov 1
When I agreed to read and review Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson’s THE DOG WHO COULDN’T STOP LOVING (Harper 2010), the regal Charles Hobson Booger, III was still with us. When it arrived, the day after Charles died, I’ll admit to wanting…
Oct 22
Charles died a week ago today, and if you haven’t seen Deb’s tribute, it’s a must-see and we’re very grateful and humbled by her post as well as all of the e-mails and cards and calls we’ve received. In all…
Apr 7
As many of you know, 2009 was chock full of creature-related drama for me. From the feral cats of Project Treadstone to Charles’ back surgery to problems with Violet’s Vetsulin (insulin for dogs), we had more than our share of…
Jan 5
First let me say that there is no recall of Vetsulin (often used to manage the diabetes of dogs and cats) as of today. Somewhere between six months and a year ago, I noticed that there was a difference in…
Jan 1
Because I’m a highly-social, party-loving gal who loves to get gussied up and enjoy an all-nighter on New Year’s Eve, I . . . did my taxes yesterday. And by “did my taxes,” I mean I went through all of…
Dec 30
Thanks to Grey2kUSA and the voters of Massachusetts who put an end to live greyhound racing in the Bay State as of last Saturday night! Here’s more on how it all happened and why this particular situation was unique (i.e.,…
Dec 3
On Birthdays Yesterday was Violet Rays’ 10th birthday! For some reason, she likes to dig around a bit and then lie down in some partially dug up ground, partly under the shrubs. Maybe because it’s still 85 degrees out and…
Dec 1
I’ve always thought of horse-drawn carriages the way I think about greyhound racing or fur: Most people are against them, so why are they still around? Greyhound racing is dying, for sure, but not because people are necessarily against it….
Nov 22
CharlesCamp1 from Mary Martin on Vimeo (which it looks like I’m going to have to upgrade to improve the picture). Dr. Newest Vet sent this to me from yesterday’s day at “camp” for Charles. His gait has improved dramatically from…
Nov 19
This is my darling 83-pound red fawn greyhound, Charles Hobson Booger, III who has been lame for about a year. (Click on the photo for a much better version.) Our latest attempt to make him a bit more comfortable and…
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