Two years later and I thought that it might be interesting to take a trip down Puppy Expenses Lane again. This time I hope to see if the myth that a second dog costs substantially less the the first has any weight. Some of you may remember that our first puppy, Killian, cost us $2,857.70 once we had tallied up all the expenses (see the original blog entry for the…

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Last night our friends dropped off their Shiba Inu that we have agreed to watch while they vaca in another part of the country.  We knew their girl got along with our boys through a few meet and sniff sessions we had arranged over the past few weeks prior but now that her owners are gone I'm starting to lose my mind.  In the past 12 hours she's already managed to pee on all of the carpets, the kitchen floor twice and our bed... TWICE. It's not like the proper precautions weren't taken either…

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So not to show favorites my wonderful boyfriend has completed this masterpiece:

Yesterday we welcomed this guy into our home:

An absolutely adorable tri-colored male - with both his tail AND dew claws. I'm very happy that we managed to find a little guy with all of himself!



Anywho - we've been trying to find a name that fits so I'm hoping you all might help us out. So far he is a VERY vocal, brave and small boy. He's about 7 1/2 weeks old and he's only a touch over 3 pounds. He's insanely licky though. His… Continue

Just about one year ago I decided that I wanted to get a dog. Not just any dog - I had red and white Pembrokes on the brain. I did all sorts of research: How to potty train? Answered! What to feed him (because it was most definitely going to be a he I was sure)? I love you guys on MyCorgi - totally Answered! Where to get one? Found a breeder in New York who had my Killian! How much did it cost to raise one?



Hmmm... Answered? Kinda. Rough estimates mostly. So what have I decided to do?… Continue