I just saw someone’s funny but also real IG reel that said “just work out at home!”. And in this video, her golden is zooming and jumping around in a storm of pup-crazy while she is failing miserably at trying to get in a home workout. Her hooman baby in the background is sitting onContinue reading “How to get a workout in, AND be a dog mama at the same time”
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Little griff, huge personality: my adorable Brussels Griffon has a shadow side, and how we are trying to deal with it.
When people see Nalu out and about in public and when he is hamming it up for all the hoomanz, people ooh and aah over how “well-behaved” and how sociable he is. People are not wrong, but they are also not completely accurate because they are not privy to the total picture: my little griffyContinue reading “Little griff, huge personality: my adorable Brussels Griffon has a shadow side, and how we are trying to deal with it.”
Leashes round up: our favorite dog leashes for Hawaii/the beach lover’s lifestyle
Everyone who lives in Hawai’i knows that Hawaiian residents are notorious for off-leashing their dogs. There are certain truths every dog owner needs to admit, whether you want to or not. Firstly, not all dogs have the obedience capacity to roam off leash. No matter what people want to believe, animals are animals at theContinue reading “Leashes round up: our favorite dog leashes for Hawaii/the beach lover’s lifestyle”
Kick ass dog parenting: raising a puppy (newborn to 2 years old)
Are you one of those people who brought home a puppy, and plunged head first into dog parenthood without really understanding much about the nature of dogs? Are you noticing yourself trial-and-erroring your way through puppy parenthood? Or worse, the puppy has brought you, a grown ass adult person, to the brink of your ownContinue reading “Kick ass dog parenting: raising a puppy (newborn to 2 years old)”
My first puppy: Things every first-time dog owner should know before they make the commitment into dog parenthood
I grew up in a household where dogs are always part of the family. However, Nalu was my first dog that was mine and mine alone, from the time he was 11 weeks old. My commitment to the decision to become a dog owner when I was 35 was exciting. But becoming a dog parentContinue reading “My first puppy: Things every first-time dog owner should know before they make the commitment into dog parenthood”
Hawaii’s puppy quarantine: what it’s really like, as of 2020
After navigating the flight shenanigans with Nalu (oh god, that dreaded airport handoff was the *worst*), next comes facing the reality of what the quarantine facility is actually like. Here is where I really hope to soothe a lot of fears and unknowns, because all in all, it’s actually not the horror you’re expecting. DRIVINGContinue reading “Hawaii’s puppy quarantine: what it’s really like, as of 2020”
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