My relationship with Harley is not something that I am proud of nor is it a relationship that I ever want to repeat. It all began when my grandson decided that I needed a dog or perhaps a cat. Secretly I knew that the little boy wanted to have a pet for himself while at my house. Anything to please the boy, so I thought why not? I love both cats and dogs! Now I had to decide which way to go - would I choose a dog or a cat? Because my son had conveniently left his Blue Tick Hound with me to

Just a follow up post on Becca. Took her to her regular Vet today and he is very pleased with the blood work. I will be watching her closely of course, and especially about three months down the road. Was told that the red blood cells she received on Sunday would live....I think Doc said about 120 - 130 days. After that length of time we will know if she is producing her own red blood cells. Doc and I got to talking about why a dog would swallow the oddest things, and during the conversatio

Here are a few snippets of information about this ancient geological find that could provide thousands of years of climate history! "Scuba divers have discovered a primeval underwater forest off the coast of Alabama." "Bald Cypress trees buried in ocean sediments estimated to be 52,000 years old! The forest contains trees with trunks the size of trucks, and so well-preserved that when they are cut, they still smell like fresh Cypress sap." "The trees' growth rings could reveal secrets about th

Sunday was a traumatic day at my house when my little baby dog Becca became very ill. We all know that weekends are not the best time to be presented with an emergency illness. If human, it usually means that one has to either go to the emergency room at the hospital or hopefully find one of the new Doc in a Box stores open. Having a dog sick on the weekend in my community means we call our regular Vet and will reach an answering service that will question symptoms being presented, and request