Take Me Back.... posted on Jan 12, 2008 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Yesterday, when we were at Petco, we met a mastiff puppy named Samson. He was only 10 weeks old and still easy to pick up. He was out being socialized, which, for mastiffs, mostly means wandering around the end of...
That's Not Good posted on Jan 10, 2008 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
There used to be a game show on television called "Name That Tune". Game shows were what we had back in ancient times before cable was invented to show constant rebroadcasts and game shows were re-named "reality television". This was...
Everybody's Thankful... posted on Nov 21, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Hey. Winston here, tryin to type with da nose. Really hard on the laptop. No. I mean it's REALLY hard on the laptop to be covered with goobers. Oh well. Here to tell you everybody here is thankful. Fish are...
Lumbering Along posted on Nov 14, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
I guess that Winston, our mastiff is slowing down now that he's six. He's in good health, having gotten over the infection in his tail. But he sleeps more, and has more grey in his muzzle and no longer jumps...
Sigh of Relief posted on Oct 24, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Winston did great at the vet. Dr Hatchling, our excellent vet (of course that's not really his name. He just really really looks like a hatchling bird....and I think he'd be delighted to hear anybody say so since he really...
The Tail of The Dog posted on Oct 23, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Winston has a vet appointment tomorrow. I'm really worried about him. He as a sore on his tail. Luckily ( I think) he can't reach it to lick it, so we've been putting Neosporin on it, but I don't see...
Dang! That's Tough! posted on Jul 23, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
As you know, I'm all about big dogs. But you've got to give small dogs the credit they deserve -especially this one. You don't have to be big to be brave!...
Long May You Run! posted on Feb 28, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
On Saturday, even though we had been warned that conditions would probably not be good for a dog sled ride, we went out to Husky Power for the kennel tour. To a lot of people, this would be just listening...
Sniff? Sniff? posted on Feb 26, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Personally, I'd rather be sniffed by a dog...even though this test is certainly non-invasive enough. I can remember the first time Winston showed signs of his tremendous skill letting me know the status of inflamation in my lungs. When he...
Gone to the Dogs! posted on Feb 21, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
I'm finally doing it. I'm so excited! I can hardly wait! Oh, for crying out loud not THAT. I've been happily married for years - thanks. This weekend I am going dogsledding. Well, okay...it's more like a dogsledding seminar -...
I Could Have Lived Without Knowing.... posted on Dec 21, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
“Hi Buddy! How ya doin’ Buddy?” The Hub greeted the dog enthusiastically, last night. Thump, thump, thump, said Winston, or at least, Winston’s tail. “You were a bad dog this afternoon. Did you tell Mommy what you did?”......
The Sheriff of the Peaceable Kingdom posted on Oct 24, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
So what’s Winston been up to these days? I worried, at first, that he might be jealous of the K-bird. After all, for some reason, he hates the fish. I think this may be because he can’t sniff them. Any...
The One That (Almost) Got Away posted on Jun 29, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Today was dog day – the day I volunteer at the Humane Society in the morning. This is what I learned today: 1. Dogs don’t care what you look like. Actually, I’ve always known this, but I decided to believe...
The Day Went to The Dogs... posted on Jun 22, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
I had my first day volunteering at the Humane Society today. Wow: there is a LOT of pent up energy in dog kennels. Boy, if we could only find some way to use the power of a dog who wants...
Dogs Everywhere! posted on May 26, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
On Sunday, I went to the Howard County Pet Expo, to help out my friend Theresa. She’s a very talented photographer who wants to focus on pet portraits. She did Winston and the Pair-a-Tweeters – they turned out wonderfully. For...
Super Dog posted on May 23, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
You know, I find life pretty confusing. Every day I run into all kinds of things that I don’t understand : aggressive driving, real imitation bacon bits, someone buying a hot dog at the Sheetz station even though you can...
Another Story About Ear Wax posted on Apr 04, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
No matter how bad things are, there's always somebody who has a worse problem than you. And sometimes, it's not even a horribly worse problem. It can be a garden variety one, and you can still be mighty glad you...
Ain't No Stoppin Him Now! posted on Mar 14, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Well, Jeff King has pulled out in front in the 39th Iditarod...so I'd be real surprised at this point to see any team of underdogs come out with a surprising win. The only things that could stand in the way...
Nature Abhors a Vacuum and I Don't Feel So Great About Mine Either posted on Mar 02, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
This morning I learned that the newest worrying bio-hazard may not be bird flu. It may be much closer to home than all of that - specifically, in my vacuum cleaner. The Hub asked me to ride in the car...
"Express" This! posted on Feb 16, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
I took Winston to get a bath today. Winston has to be "expressed" - that is, he has to have his bath and then leave. That's because he's too big to fit in a kennel. The groomers at Petsmart prefer...
Cancel That Nose posted on Feb 10, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
We didn't get the Bernese Mountain Dog after all. The client took the dog to the vet who said he felt he ought to board her, since the problem she was having with her head was not getting better in...
Dos Noses posted on Feb 09, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
We're getting a Bernese Mountain Dog. She's not joining the family, though. She's just going to be an overnight guest. One of The Hub's clients is stuck without a dog sitter, so I said we could do it. I didn't...
The Less the Sleep the More Vivid the Dreams posted on Jan 19, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
The new house is starting to look less like a tornado went through it and more like a suburban house. The kitchen still needs it's 2nd coat of paint, but the bedroom is set up. Of course, last night my...
Doesn't Everyone Decorate Their Dog for Christmas? posted on Dec 06, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Winston is surprised to find that he has become part of the Christmas decorations. ...
Charity Begins at Home posted on Nov 07, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Last night I made cupcakes for the charity bake sale at work. This is the second bake sale they've had. The first one was a little more successful. The proceeds of all the charity work going on at the office...
Some Enchanted Evening posted on Oct 31, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
According to The Hub, some poor child got the fright of his young life when he knocked at our door this evening during trick-or-treating. I was still on my way home from my new job when it began to get...
Fur posted on Oct 29, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Poor Winston. Mastiff's are very conservative dogs. They like to pretty much do the same thing at the same time every day. Variety is not the spice of life for them. Well, except for when it comes to new kinds...
Why My Husband is Stalking Our Neighbor posted on Aug 02, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
This is an actual conversation with two different pet sitters that I had TWICE in the past two days. Me: Hi I'm looking for pet sitting the week of the 6th. PS: Sure no problem, I have openings! What kind...
Got Water? posted on Jun 30, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Winston a Waterfall I took a lot of photos for this weeks Thursday Challenge of "container" but this is the one I liked best because of the way the light is reflecting off the water and the water bowl....
Gotta Whole Lotta Dog posted on May 20, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
It turned out we did need to take Winston to the vet. In case you couldn't guess, taking a giant breed dog with a sore paw to the vet is NOT easy. I had to unload Hosni ( the vaccuum...
Swollen Paw posted on May 17, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Winston has a limp. We don't know what caused it. He kind of fell down the stairs the day before yesterday, but he seemed okay right after that. Then he went outside "baskin" for a while. He loves to bask...
It Doesn't Help to Bark at the IRS posted on Apr 15, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
....but their bark, apparently, is worse than their bite. Today I was finally able to get through to someone at the IRS with regard to our tax situation: specifically, we haven't got the money to pay our income taxes. It...
Invasion of the Pond Filter! posted on Apr 03, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Poor Winston. It must be really hard to be a dog in this world with so much weird stuff going on. And now, as far as he can tell, an ailien ship has invaded the pond! We got a solar...
My Dog Ate My Contact Lens! posted on Apr 01, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Oh for God's SAKE! I just sat down to write a blog entry and my contact lens fell out of my right eye. Winston is laying down here at my feet, like he usually does when I write....and he just...
St. Winston posted on Mar 03, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Poor Winston. It's only 9:00 in the morning and his ears are already completey wet from being chewed on by the puppy. But he has yet to utter the faintest growl at her. He's had his chewy stolen, his food...
Gone to The Dogs II posted on Mar 01, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
I have no car. I have been stuck in the house all day and I have learned something. Labs can climb. They climb onto furniture. They climb onto table tops. If let alone they will climb onto counters. This...
Gone to The Dogs posted on Mar 01, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Yep, there's nothing like having a fever, a car inspection, and an audience when you go to the bathroom! This day is shaping up to be a real winner! We did survive last night with Canine Client in the house....
What Kind of Person Are You, Anyway? posted on Feb 28, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
My client, Cat Lady, has a theory that people are either Dog People or Cat People. You can be a Dog Person who likes cats or a Cat Person who likes dogs....but, it's not like being bisexual.....you can't be both...
Big Dog, Pretty Dog & Rose Dog posted on Feb 19, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Winston's new collar came today. It's the biggest size I could find - 32". It was a really good deal. It's leather and you could have up to 4 lines engraved on it. So I put "My name is Winston....
Funny, You Don't Look Evil... posted on Jan 22, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Yesterday, I got to thinking about sin. This is how I got to thinking about it: There is a Sheetz gas station down the street from my house. It's one of 2 gas stations in town - the other one...
Spike in the Role of Good Neighbor posted on Jan 16, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Good news! My handbag has been recovered! I got a phone call from a town officer this morning - the computer was on, so he left a message. He said that my handbag and some of its contents had been...
In other news.... posted on Dec 27, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
I'm REALLY upset that The Hub gave Winston bean soup at dinner. This is NOT a good thing!...
This Ain't House Beautiful posted on Dec 22, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Almost everybody has to face unwanted visitors this time of year. But of all the unwanted visitors for the holiday season, the MOST unwanted would be the one that showed up for me the day before yesterday: The Stomach Flu....
Ask Not For Whom The Tail Wags.... posted on Dec 16, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Anybody out there considering getting an Old English Mastiff, like Winston? You might want to read this! The above picture is what's left of Winston's leash. The leash does not function as a leash any more because he snapped...
Nobody Loves You Like Your Dog posted on Dec 05, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
YOU try convincing him he's not a lap dog!...
I Thought About.... posted on Nov 22, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
....the "Moral Dilema". But my brain hurt. So I took a nap. ...
Dog Day posted on Oct 15, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Boy was it ever worth it to take Winston to the groomers! He smells SO much better & looks better too. The groomer said she took a ton of hair off of him, even though I had been brushing him...
Too Avian posted on Aug 31, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
I got Mrs. C.B. to the foot doctor on time today, and it looks like this one will really do her some good. Thank God. Her son who lives in NC wants her to come down to live with him...
Whaddaya Mean, "Mush"? posted on Aug 26, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
This photo of The Hub and Winston was taken during the 2004 Iditarod Sled Dog Race the only sports event I get truly excited about. It was taken in our back yard. You can see from the amount of...
A Note from Winston posted on Aug 22, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Mom's upset. So I'm writing this entry for her. She's gonna be surprised. It's hard to hit these little tiny keys with my big paws. I tried using my nose. But the keyboard got all slimey. That woudn't make Mom...
Today's Horoscope: "Don't Talk!" posted on Jul 02, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Winston, who seems to have self appointed himself as my therapy dog, rose to the occassion again the night before last. The Hub had gone to bed, and I was getting ready. As I came out of the bathroom,...
This is news? posted on Jun 11, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Well, I could have told you this.... ...
The Interactive Bolster Pillow posted on May 08, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
This morning I learned that my alarm clock, when it functions, does not turn itself off after a minute or so. Persistent bugger. But it did get me up at 6:00 a.m. when I needed to be to get ready...
A Classic Tale of Sibling Rivalry posted on Mar 23, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Dog Blog]
Ok, I think my dog just ate most of my wooden cross! These animals have no respect for the symbols of anybody's faith. The cat knocks it on the floor, the dog chews on it. Only now parts of it...