with a heavy heart i report that sweet nachodoggy's kidneys failed yesterday and he had to be put to sleep.
he wagged his tail til the very end.
i will desperately miss seeing this face full of fluffycups but putting aside my selfish grief, i am comforted by knowing he will never be itchy again.
there's not much more to say about his gentle sweet disposition that i didn't already say last year here: happy 10th birthday NACHO!
he was an angel on earth and now he is a real angel.
rest in peace, sweet dog.
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Showing posts with label pups. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
holden dog portrait by teylor smith
a couple months ago i invited any budding artists to send pictures for our handmade/kids art gallery in the dog's room.
i heard rumblings via kid D that her daughter teylor was working on a painting, and what color was holden's old collar?
last week the anticipation grew via this mysterious instagram:
look! it's little holdie feet! keep in mind that teylor is 6 years old. 6. Six. not even 7 yet.
and then it arrived! straight from oklahoma - behold! the finished portrait of holden as a puppy!
how freakin adorable is this? she really captured his eager to please personality.
eli wants to get a closer sniff.
all the dogs are very impressed and only slightly jealous. i am going to get a frame this week and hang it in a most honored and highly visible spot in the gallery.
thank you teylor! bravo! keep up the good work - you have real talent & your painting brings us so much joy!
i heard rumblings via kid D that her daughter teylor was working on a painting, and what color was holden's old collar?
last week the anticipation grew via this mysterious instagram:
"We must have looked at one thousand images before she found one she felt like she could draw. She then practiced, and practiced and practiced. Tonight she finished Holden. This is your sneak peek."
look! it's little holdie feet! keep in mind that teylor is 6 years old. 6. Six. not even 7 yet.
and then it arrived! straight from oklahoma - behold! the finished portrait of holden as a puppy!
how freakin adorable is this? she really captured his eager to please personality.
eli wants to get a closer sniff.
all the dogs are very impressed and only slightly jealous. i am going to get a frame this week and hang it in a most honored and highly visible spot in the gallery.
thank you teylor! bravo! keep up the good work - you have real talent & your painting brings us so much joy!
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
just the hits
we had 3 row dead fuckin center seats for beck.
downtown at the thomas wolfe auditorium last saturday night.
we were 15 feet away from the guy. he was doing high kicks and moon walking. knee slides like marty mcfly in back to the future. the fly on his black jeans was halfway down. his tips are frosted. he is tiny. but the dude has moves! kind of prince-like in his dance style. it was a fantastic high energy show, and the seats were unbelievable. no xenu sightings.
went to a very different show this saturday night. chris smither at the grey eagle. sit down show. started at 8. walkers in the front row.
he is a fantastic storyteller and guitar player, and the show was full and happy.
our garden overfloweth with yellow cherry tomatoes. i don't know why they are yellow. they taste red. there are 10 new ones every day.
pouncey is still suckin on pillas.
downtown at the thomas wolfe auditorium last saturday night.
we were 15 feet away from the guy. he was doing high kicks and moon walking. knee slides like marty mcfly in back to the future. the fly on his black jeans was halfway down. his tips are frosted. he is tiny. but the dude has moves! kind of prince-like in his dance style. it was a fantastic high energy show, and the seats were unbelievable. no xenu sightings.
went to a very different show this saturday night. chris smither at the grey eagle. sit down show. started at 8. walkers in the front row.
he is a fantastic storyteller and guitar player, and the show was full and happy.
our garden overfloweth with yellow cherry tomatoes. i don't know why they are yellow. they taste red. there are 10 new ones every day.
pouncey is still suckin on pillas.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
how can you tell if a bear's been in your tree?
Thursday, June 05, 2014
happy birthday, nachodoggy!
whew! donde estan los dias? (very roughly - where did the days go?)
today nachodoggy turns a ripe 11. he is still hopped up on steroids and feeling GREAT! his allergies are gone and he can enjoy jumping around the yard with his fluffycups flying.
today he will have (part of) a rotisserie chicken in celebration. not too much or he frows up.
happy birthday sweet little sugardoggy!
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Sunday, May 11, 2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
nachos on steroids
took nacho for a rabies shot and asked about some supposedly miraculous allergy medicine for dogs that would cost more than groceries and the good doctor gave us some info and gave nacho a steroid shot and he is 98% better. it should last a month.
the only problem is now he looks like this
nachodoggy!
the only problem is now he looks like this
nachodoggy!
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Wednesday, April 02, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
the ides of pouncey
HAPPY BIRTHDAY POUNCEY! The big 2!
his muzzle is already turning gray but he hasn't slowed down a bit. no longer a puppy, now he is officially full grown pouncey doggy.
he has already been pouncing around the woods and river chasing balls today, and will have a hamburger for dinner.
keep on pouncin, don't stop no!
his muzzle is already turning gray but he hasn't slowed down a bit. no longer a puppy, now he is officially full grown pouncey doggy.
he has already been pouncing around the woods and river chasing balls today, and will have a hamburger for dinner.
keep on pouncin, don't stop no!
Friday, February 14, 2014
frozen valentine
happy valentine's day from snow-covered asheville!
may your hearts, cockles, and fingers stay warm today.
nachodoggy is ready for besos.
Macy's and Hallmark made it what it is today - well it's a corporate holiday!
http://www.alomusic.com/player.html - "Valentine's Day" (about 20 songs down) ALO - Animal Liberation Orchestra
boogie boarding down the driveway. looks like more fun than it is! should've greased the board.
formation of a polar bunny vortex:
love and hearts and chocolate to all!
may your hearts, cockles, and fingers stay warm today.
nachodoggy is ready for besos.
Macy's and Hallmark made it what it is today - well it's a corporate holiday!
http://www.alomusic.com/player.html - "Valentine's Day" (about 20 songs down) ALO - Animal Liberation Orchestra
boogie boarding down the driveway. looks like more fun than it is! should've greased the board.
formation of a polar bunny vortex:
love and hearts and chocolate to all!
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
time to fetch the donuts
what happens when there are 3 inches of snow on the ground, the roads are still not plowed, and your dogs have cabin fever?
snow party! fiesta de snow!
frosty whiskers!
powder pounce!
snow party! fiesta de snow!
frosty whiskers!
powder pounce!
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
deeeeep freeeeeze
the swannanoa river is bigger than a creek. with this week's polar vortex bringing sub-zero (really) temperatures to asheville, the river froze over in parts.
there's a platform of ice along the bank.
thankfully today is back up into the balmy upper 30's and the ice is now chunking and flowing downstream.
many people were without power and many have burst pipes and flooding. we had a burst-scare yesterday afternoon when i turned the kitchen cold water faucet and nothing came out. frozen pipe! all other faucets in the house worked, so we knew it wasn't a main pipe, but the kitchen sink happens to be located DIRECTLY over my 1200 precious heirlooms (vintage clothing) stored on shelves. i strongly considered buying dozens of plastic bins and moving hundreds of pounds of clothing upstairs, just in case. for over 24 hours the pipe was frozen, but i just kept a sharp lookout/listen out and this afternoon it thawed. no burst, no flood, thank you baby jesus!
pouncey has two balls!
thankfully today is back up into the balmy upper 30's and the ice is now chunking and flowing downstream.
many people were without power and many have burst pipes and flooding. we had a burst-scare yesterday afternoon when i turned the kitchen cold water faucet and nothing came out. frozen pipe! all other faucets in the house worked, so we knew it wasn't a main pipe, but the kitchen sink happens to be located DIRECTLY over my 1200 precious heirlooms (vintage clothing) stored on shelves. i strongly considered buying dozens of plastic bins and moving hundreds of pounds of clothing upstairs, just in case. for over 24 hours the pipe was frozen, but i just kept a sharp lookout/listen out and this afternoon it thawed. no burst, no flood, thank you baby jesus!
pouncey has two balls!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
merry christmas from dog
holidays are as festive as you are. festive is as festive does.
even if it's raining and gray and muddy, you can always put on the carpenter's christmas album, boil some cinnamon on the stove, focus on the twinkling lights, and be merrier than buddy the elf.
happy holidays to you and yours! warm puppysnuggles to all!
Friday, December 20, 2013
olive and friends
i think photo calendars are a FUNctional and often hilarious present. i like them.
dogs like them too!
big thanks to betsylife for sharing a yearful of puppy pics!
starring adorable black lab puppy olive, and her big sister tally.
nacho approves.
pouncey approves too.
the dachshund i think is named boozer. i have no real life experience with dachshunds (weiner dogs), though i know that one of them bit kevin in the nose when he was a little kid. so now i think they're pretty funny and awesome.
check out betsylife for more puppy pictures, great recipes, and moooooore!
*ps - dogs were enticed into kissing olive through the magic of coconut oil.
dogs like them too!
big thanks to betsylife for sharing a yearful of puppy pics!
starring adorable black lab puppy olive, and her big sister tally.
nacho approves.
pouncey approves too.
the dachshund i think is named boozer. i have no real life experience with dachshunds (weiner dogs), though i know that one of them bit kevin in the nose when he was a little kid. so now i think they're pretty funny and awesome.
check out betsylife for more puppy pictures, great recipes, and moooooore!
*ps - dogs were enticed into kissing olive through the magic of coconut oil.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
time sure flies
there are very few things in my life that i have done for consistently for 5 years straight.
i haven't stayed at one school, or played soccer, or played clarinet, or played tennis, or given up eating meat, or kept the same job, or lived in california, or lived by myself, for 5 years straight.
i HAVE, however, been (as facebook says) In A Relationship for 5 years as of today.
it was 5 years ago that kevin & i met up in hickory for dinner, and nothing's been the same since!
i have changed my sleep pattern completely - i used to sleep midnight to 8AM, now i sleep 9PM to crack of dawn. i have learned to can it when it should be canned, and speak up when it should be said. for the most part.
the sum total of my relationship advice is - if you love retriever dogs, pick a partner who acts like a retriever dog!
i happen to love retriever dogs. they are loyal and friendly and smart and cute and love to be outdoors. i am not saying i couldn't love somebody who didn't have these traits, but it is soooo much more natural for me to love somebody who does!
basically, i didn't mature and grow as a person in patience and compassion to get to 5 years - more like i found somebody from the start with whom i am highly compatible. when you share values and a general direction, they can get 'their way' and it not be offensive to you. and vice versa. things that could be struggles with a different person, are more like win-win. it's nice.
onward!
Sunday, November 24, 2013
pouncey's puppy reunion!
this weekend we took pouncey out to trails end in waynesville to play with his brothers and his mama.
there were 4 pups in his litter. all boys - 1 was white, 3 were brown. the white one was picked first. his name is harley and he lives in franklin, nc.
next we picked pouncey out of the remaining 3 brown ones.
then another family came and picked jake. sadly for jake their circumstances changed and jake didn't get any attention and he was returned to trails end a couple of weeks ago. he is kind of like a feral animal. he has stubby legs and was trying to hump pouncey the whole time, but there's a sweet dog underneath.
the last puppy was duke and he stayed at trails end with their mama, blizzard.
pouncey had a BALL!
pouncey was the best fetcher. the fastest. the most energetic.
also the goofiest. and tied for best manners.
jake wins coolest eyes.
cover dog, duke is the biggest by 10 lbs. he is very friendly and sweet, and he is definitely in charge.
pouncey is the only one who is fixed. (jake is getting fixed soon to curb the humping.)
harley also sucks on his bed! just like pouncey. they were the first two taken from their mama, i think this is why. harley doesn't really fetch, he runs in circles. much like nacho. his fur is soft as a bunny, too.
pouncey and duke have matching tongue spots on their XXL tongues. of all 4, they are the most similar.
family portrait time!
i don't think they recognized each other, but maybe they sensed a familiarity, and i know they did have lots of fun!
there were 4 pups in his litter. all boys - 1 was white, 3 were brown. the white one was picked first. his name is harley and he lives in franklin, nc.
next we picked pouncey out of the remaining 3 brown ones.
then another family came and picked jake. sadly for jake their circumstances changed and jake didn't get any attention and he was returned to trails end a couple of weeks ago. he is kind of like a feral animal. he has stubby legs and was trying to hump pouncey the whole time, but there's a sweet dog underneath.
the last puppy was duke and he stayed at trails end with their mama, blizzard.
mama blizzard thinks this is fun but wants them all to go home later |
pouncey, duke, and jake |
also the goofiest. and tied for best manners.
pouncey, jake, blizzard, duke, and harley |
jake wins coolest eyes.
clan of the cave dog, jake |
pouncey is the only one who is fixed. (jake is getting fixed soon to curb the humping.)
harley also sucks on his bed! just like pouncey. they were the first two taken from their mama, i think this is why. harley doesn't really fetch, he runs in circles. much like nacho. his fur is soft as a bunny, too.
l-r: pouncey, harley, jake, duke |
pouncey and duke have matching tongue spots on their XXL tongues. of all 4, they are the most similar.
family portrait time!
pouncey, duke, harley, and jake - the 4 brothers! |
Monday, November 18, 2013
good stuff
we were 6 hours into a 9 hour road trip, in a hotel parking lot in columbus, georgia. we were on our way to the florida panhandle for 'parents weekend' - what would be the first meeting of our parents in the 5 years we've been together - picking up my parents at the airport the next morning to stay 3 days at the beach in a condo with kevin's parents. it was 10 pm and kevin asked "can i help you with your bag?"
i said 'sure....where is my bag?"
my bag was at home.
luckily, i am roughly the same size as kevin's mom, who hadn't left for the beach yet and was kind enough to bring me a big bag of t-shirts and pants and belts and jackets that i wore all weekend. along with some junk i scrounged off the target, dick's, and kohl's clearance racks in a one hour early morning shopping frenzy in dothan, alabama, (and one slight breakdown in the kohl's dressing room - why the hell are all these pants spandex! i hate these pants! i am buying these pants anyway! i hate these pants!) and a baseball hat from my dad, i made it!
which was great because we all had a great time. kevin was only slightly creeped out to see me wearing his mom's clothes all weekend. everybody was on their best behavior and there were no fights and lots of laughs. and cuteness.
this was followed by a nice week at home, including some pasture time with pouncey. and pouncey's tongue.
on friday we got in the car again headed for chattanooga and norman blake. this was hour 5 in what was supposed to be a 3.5 hour drive. it was rough.
but the show was smooth! norman blake is a guitar master. he was playing with his wife on cello and his friend on fiddle. it was very sweet.
we came home the next day and pouncey passed his first overnight test with flying colors! he didn't shred anything while we were gone and has earned enough trust to stay at the house next time we go away. no more kennel for pouncey! see you later, bed, bark and beyond.
i said 'sure....where is my bag?"
my bag was at home.
luckily, i am roughly the same size as kevin's mom, who hadn't left for the beach yet and was kind enough to bring me a big bag of t-shirts and pants and belts and jackets that i wore all weekend. along with some junk i scrounged off the target, dick's, and kohl's clearance racks in a one hour early morning shopping frenzy in dothan, alabama, (and one slight breakdown in the kohl's dressing room - why the hell are all these pants spandex! i hate these pants! i am buying these pants anyway! i hate these pants!) and a baseball hat from my dad, i made it!
which was great because we all had a great time. kevin was only slightly creeped out to see me wearing his mom's clothes all weekend. everybody was on their best behavior and there were no fights and lots of laughs. and cuteness.
this was followed by a nice week at home, including some pasture time with pouncey. and pouncey's tongue.
on friday we got in the car again headed for chattanooga and norman blake. this was hour 5 in what was supposed to be a 3.5 hour drive. it was rough.
but the show was smooth! norman blake is a guitar master. he was playing with his wife on cello and his friend on fiddle. it was very sweet.
we came home the next day and pouncey passed his first overnight test with flying colors! he didn't shred anything while we were gone and has earned enough trust to stay at the house next time we go away. no more kennel for pouncey! see you later, bed, bark and beyond.
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