I forgot to report about how I nearly killed poor Reagan. So I will now.

We had the sprinkler on because here in Houston it's been approximately a thousand degrees for the past few weeks and we've had approximately negative 10 inches rain. We usually let the dogs play in it while water. Reagan and Didi like to dance in the water and bite at the nozzles.

So we sat outside for about 30 minutes and then it was dinner time. We decided to leave the dogs outside to…

My brother and I took some pictures of Jackson this weekend at the Japanese Garden here in Houston. Thought I'd share.

I took these ones!…

Everyone please remember not to run with your dogs during the hottest part of the day.

Today while driving I saw a lady and her dog. In the middle of their run the dog collapsed from the heat. Several bystanders had to help her get water on the dog to cool it down before they could get it in a car to rush it to the vet.

The heat can be very serious. We think of our dogs as being able to deal with the elements better than us, but they're four legged so the sun hits more of their…

Because I'm not! More puppy pictures! Hurrah!

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We got a new member of the family today!

Meet Andrew Jackson!

He's our adorable new puppy! Now we have three!

Didi is ambivalent to the new puppy. Reagan is enamored with it but I have to watch him because sometimes when they play he gets too excited and I have to stop the play session so he doesn't get too over…

Went to the beach last weekend and had a ball of a time. The dogs have been at half-energy ever since, so spastic was their frenetic frapping.

I did see something that gave me pause though. My boyfriend was playing with them with a piece of washed up cane. Those strong, sturdy, springy kind of canes. Reagan got a little bit over eager and snapped the end off.

Not by twisting or chewwing or worrying it. He jumped up, caught it with his back teeth and in the same motion…

Check out this cracked article!

Corgis made #4

http://www.cracked.com/article_16471_wolves-in-sheeps-clothing-badass-roots-5-sissy-dogs.html

Ancient Texans loved dogs.

To eat.

http://news.discovery.com/animals/oldest-known-domesticated-american-dog-unearthed.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

An interesting thing to think about when thinking about how our domestic dogs came about. Bred to be guards, hunters and in a pinch, food insurance.

I am holding a piece of wood and the dog is near the fire so I poke him.

I find that the strength of anger is the wrong strength.

Next time I see someone hit a dog I will scowl at them twice as hard.

Because I'm not always a good dog owner.

I spilled half a bowl of pasta all over the floor.

I let the dogs eat it so I wouldn't have to clean up.

Whatever, right?