OK. We're making progress. I've scheduled a consultation with an oncologist first thing Monday morning. After this initial evaluat...

I feel sick to my stomach. The pathology report came back today and Dash has some sort of thyroid tumor. We don't know yet whether the...

Another stressful day. We've known for some time that Dash has a lipoma in his neck. These fatty tumors are very common in dogs and mo...

Yup. It did turn out to be a cleaning day. I kind of figured it would. I spent the day doing a host of little things that I've been put...

Dash is a smart dog. When he was having his incontinence problems recently, he learned that if he scratched at the back door with his paw,...

I got a pleasant surprise this morning. I received a publisher's proof of my entry in the upcoming SXSW Cookbook. I was amazed. My rec...

To a dog, Valentine's Day is just like any other day, except that sometimes you get dressed up in silly costumes, and other times you ...

Dot is OK. After spending the day getting a series of Barium x-rays to determine if her digestive system was still functioning properly, t...

It was a stressful day. Dot is not getting better. When I took her on her morning walk, she threw up some of the carpet she ate. About th...

I've certainly seen better days. We started things out with a dog emergency. As most of you know, I have to walk Dot and Dash separate...

Well, I guess social media is still useful for a few things. When I was checking to see whether yesterday's blog post uploaded correct...

I'm surprised that the city didn't close the dog park today. It was sure pretty muddy when we arrived after breakfast. I'm gla...

Did any of you watch the opening ceremonies at the Olympics last night? I was blown away. After all the negative press that Sochi has been...

Breakfast was definitely the high point of the day. It's still cold. There's still snow on the ground. And I'm still bundled u...

When I looked out the window this morning, there was snow on the ground. Although there are some people in Dallas who get excited about ou...

I started my Hepatitis-C treatment this morning. While I was reading all the warning labels and instructions, I saw something that said ...

You learn something new every day. While Dash was at the vet today, I discovered that a side effect of anesthesia is that it tends to kill...