Let Sleeping Dogs … Part II

In Part I*, I covered Ray’s more understandable resting positions in our living room. Continue reading

Let Sleeping Dogs … Part I

Ray gets himself into some rather odd resting positions. Continue reading

2016 Calendar?

Thinking about a 2016 Calendar at this time of year may seem a little premature however, you may want to come up with 12 seasonal pics of your favorite feline or canine ……… but please read on! Continue reading

Kettle potato chips!

On March 30th last year, we had a glorious sunny and “slightly warm” day. It was just the kind of day to sit on the back steps and soak up the mid afternoon sun, and who better to do that with than Ray! Continue reading

Heart-worm!

In March of last year, we were advised that Ray’s final blood test confirmed his treatment for Heart-worm (the previous summer) had been successful, which meant that there was no evidence of any microscopic “babes” in his system. Continue reading

The Black Shopping Bag!

We have a number of black shopping bags. They are reusable so we not only do not have to pay for plastic shopping bags, but we feel that we are “doing a little” to reduce land fill waste. Of course, anything made of plastic has its origins in the oil industry which is not at the top of my list of environmentally responsible industries anyway! Continue reading

Who am I?

Some time ago now, I wrote a Post * which covered a number of circumstances where people demonstrate that, while they are clearly very interested in learning about any dog they meet, they display little or no interest in the dog’s owner! They ask questions about the dog, but don’t even ask the owner’s name. Many people know Ray’s name , but I am just “Ray’s Dad” …. if I have a name at all! Continue reading

Sometimes …..

Sometimes when we sit down for dinner (usually on the sofa so we can catch the 6:00pm CTV News), Ray will climb up onto the matching chair, curl up, and just watch us. Continue reading

Raider of the Lost (P)ark?

Last summer on a particularly hot and humid day, Ray decided that he wanted to take me to OMHS* to visit his friends there however, for reasons only known to him, the route was via downtown Oakville. Continue reading

The Oakville Beaver

During the summer months of 2013, Ray spent a lot of time lounging around in the garden and, on one occasion, we felt sorry for him (he was under forced rest conditions) and offered him an Oakville Beaver newspaper. Given that its focus is the Town of Oakville, its scope of news is obviously quite limited ……….. but what does Ray know about such things? Continue reading