animal caretaking – findingjubilee

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I can claim no super hero acts of kindness today; not that I usually could anyway. My habit is to

This is a picture of Pudge’s front feet, or more accurately, a picture of the boots that encase said feet.

I make it sound like Gordy and I do all the caretaking around here, but that is only credible if

Bruno, who is deaf, and Tootsie, who is blind, wear harnesses during the day. Each harness announces that dog’s particular

My childhood dreams consisted of various versions of a life vastly improved by the presence of a dog and a

Let me explain this picture. Even to an unschooled eye, you might see that my best buddy, Legs, is an

Annie is sleeping right out in the open and by that I mean she is just like the other dogs

I got my Covid vaccine booster shot yesterday which means I’m feeling a little punk today; not enough to stay

Bruno had an emergency last night. A piece of a treat lodged in his throat and he woke us up,

Tootsie has been with us two years now. A lot has changed for her in those two years. She lost

Gordy is in doctor mode. Sophie had surgery yesterday to remove a four pound lump from her side, thankfully benign,

I am lingering in this, the small window of quiet time before afternoon feeding begins, watching the day say good-bye.

Maizey is our wild child. She holds a high opinion of herself and of her role in the workings of

Instead of whisking the empty dog bag out to the garbage, I let it lay open on the ground and

It hasn’t even been a week since little foster pup, Annie, joined us. Think of it: A week ago she

Though the days are shorter, the quality of weather this week has made for some glorious outside time. The house

In my quest for greater self kindness, I have cogged onto this: I drag out the mantle of responsibility way

I won’t write about Annie every single day, but I will write about her today. That little pup has been

Do you remember the circumstances of Tootsie’s rescue? She belonged to an elderly woman who was taken from her home

I live in two places — the house and then also the barn. The rhythm of any given day is