Earlier this week I tried recreating Laika's first photo. Almost 5 years later and she was much less willing to sit patiently and just "look at me", go figure. I think I'll try again later this week, and this time I'll be armed with … [Read more...]

Apparently I'm up to 47 GB of Laika photos (is that a lot? it seems like an awful lot). I'm sure there's something I'm supposed to be doing to make them smaller. Remember when 50 GB was enough to store everything you could ever imagine? I remember … [Read more...]

You know what's really cool about Spring? Not having to wear a winter coat all the time. Those first moments of feeling the warmth on your skin each year... it's refreshing. You know what Laika finds really cool about Spring? All the mud. It's a … [Read more...]

Do you have a Netflix account? If you do I suggest checking out Dogs on the Inside, a great inside look at a prison dog program. It follows prisoners inside a Massachusetts prison as they pair up with rescue dogs to work together towards a second … [Read more...]

Wow, would you look at that - we've got some fancy indoor photos this week. Despite what you might think Laika and I aren't actually outside 100% of the time. Outdoor ones are usually the only ones I post because the indoor ones turn out … [Read more...]

So after all of the snow melted last week we got hit with a big old snow storm Wednesday. It's a bit shocking waking up to 11 fresh inches of snow, though you'd think I'd be used to it by now from living in Michigan. Did I mention how completely … [Read more...]

Laika's dreams have come true - we finally got a shitton of snow. Well compared to normal it might not be much, but considering what we've had it's plenty and we're both pretty thrilled. She's also decided that I'm too slow at shoveling. She … [Read more...]

Is the weather a bit warmer than usual where you are? It's the middle of winter & I'm wearing a hoodie on walks. This is usually the coldest time of year when the weather stays in the teens, yet it's been in the 40s & 50s for most of the week … [Read more...]

Now through Monday Zappos is covering the adoption fees of dogs & cats at over 150 US shelters, and for every adoption they're making a matching donation. See those two cuties above? They're adoptable through UPAWS, one of the eligible … [Read more...]

I'd say about 50% of the time we have snow by Thanksgiving, and it looks like this is going to be a go go snow sort of year. Today is our first snow fall of the season - somewhere between 5-8 inches are predicted. So if you've ever heard someone … [Read more...]