Gracie and I were living in Seattle and I decided we should move back to Arizona because neither of us enjoyed riding an elevator and walking in the rain.    I found us a nice condo in Scottsdale and amazingly, my boss said I could work remotely in Arizona.  It was going to be perfect.  I’d get to spend all day with Gracie,  my best friend.  The condo is right next to the greenbelt, where I pictured some lovely walks with my girl.  I packed boxes and boxes and finally the day came for the…

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"Corgi Fantasy"

Would you know where Corgis come from?

How they came to live with mortals?



Hearken to the ancient legend,

Hearken to the story-teller



On the mountains of the Welsh land,

In its green and happy valleys

Lived the peasant folk of old times,

Lived our fathers and grandfathers;

And they toiled and laboured greatly

With their cattle and their ploughing,

That their women might have plenty.

And their children… Continue

My darling girl is 4 today.  She's my traveling companion, my confidante, my friendly greeter after a long day at work.  I just love her to bits, from the tip of her perfect snout to her adorable bunny butt!   She waits patiently for breakfast if I want to sleep in, endures playing dress-up, is gentle with little kids even though we don't have any, loves all other dogs and cats… Continue

Hi...I feed Gracie Eukanuba Maintenance.   The package says something like 2 1/2 cups per day for a 30 pound dog which I think would be her ideal weight.  But I feed her only 1/2 cup in the morning and evening.  And some treats during the day, yogurt, chicken/apple treats, bully stick...she weighs 33 pounds!!   I just bought the weight-control Eukanuba and it says 2 cups if your dog is overweight.…

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