The Dog Pound

  • Hormonal.

    This is my birth control pill. This is the packet my birth control pill lived in. And this is the dog who ate the packet that my birth control pill lived in. Later…

  • Coon Hounds

    Last week the dogs lost their minds. They lose their minds on a fairly routine basis, but one night last week they lost their minds more than normal.   We heard them barking…

  • More Than Life Itself

    Molly has this blue ball that she loves more than life itself. It started out as a green ball, but she ate the fabric off of the outside and now she’s left with…

  • The Head of the Household

    Ahhh…the first born. Lucy Goosey has been the love of my life for the past six years.   I adopted her when I was in college and she’s been everywhere with me since.…

  • Pack Mentality

    Beanie €™s pediatrician said we should spend some time every day on his belly.   Tummy time, she called it. Beanie is not a huge fan of tummy time.   He thinks it…

  • Dog Gone

    I mean, how hard can life be for these hooligans? Lucy goes from blanket to blanket, burrowing and tunneling and snuggling and sleeping.   Tough life, right? And don’t even get me started…

  • The Four-Legged Perspective

    “Hey, Lucy?” “Yes, Molly?” “Do you think that baby is going to stay here forever?” “I think so.” “But he smells funny.” “Yeah, but he’s kind of cute. I like him.” “Oh. But…

  • At Least I Was Cool

    Its getting hot here.  We have passed warm and we have entered hot.  And did I mention that most older homes in Connecticut do not have central air?  And did I also mention…

  • Different Perspectives

    Everyday on my way out of my neighborhood for work, I pass the same old man.  He shuffles down the same sidewalk, always smoking a cigar.  I always smile kindly at him, sometimes…