Yesterday, while I was out for a run, my mom found Ryder waiting at the living room window for me to return.
I just can’t even take the cuteness in these photos, knowing that Ryder was waiting patiently for Mommy to come home.

Later in the evening, while out on a walk with Ryder and Seth, I [...]

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My Friday night impromptu hair and make-up session by my fabulous friend Leah before going out on the town

After getting pampered by Leah, having the best time with her and Yadira - two ladies who make me laugh and just make it fun to be silly
Taking Ryder and Seth to the dog park Saturday morning [...]

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In my previous post (and, by the way, I’m TOTALLY overwhelmed by everyone’s support), I mentioned that despite some personal things being a little rough right now, there are still some really great, fun things happening in my life, as well.
One of those things is that I recently began writing as the Providence Dogs Examiner [...]

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Reading over my most recent posts, I realize that I haven’t gotten very personal on my blog lately, even though this is, in fact, my personal blog.
Most of my writing is about fun, light-hearted stuff, which is great because there are a lot of fun, light-hearted things going on in my life right now.
But there [...]

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We’ve already established that Ryder loves snuggling with objects that aren’t necessarily meant for her.

It always makes me laugh to see which new toy she decides to snuggle with - or just parade around.

It’s not always what one may think. Sometimes she’ll pass right by the plush, fuzzy toy and go for a sneaker.

But sometimes [...]

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Audrey doesn’t have any pets of her own (she has 4 boys, 4 and under - she is plenty busy!). So one of the things I pride myself on as her boys’ Auntie is giving them an appreciation for dogs.
Her boys see my dogs nearly every day. They have become a part of their lives. [...]

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Over the years, I’ve met many wonderful people I probably never would have met had it not been for my dogs. Despite their large size, my dogs must look pretty approachable when I’m out on a walk, playing with them at the park, or even taking them for a ride in the car. And I’ve [...]

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Sometimes impromptu plans end up being the most fun.
On Saturday I was at my parents’ house with my dogs. My nephews William and Alex were over, too, getting ready to go sledding. My parents asked if I wanted to come, but I had a little to-do list for work that I wanted to get started [...]

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On Friday, January 30 my baby girl, Ryder, turned 7!
I remember celebrating Ryder’s 1st birthday like it was yesterday. I cannot believe how fast these years have gone by.
And I cannot even begin to adequately put into words the love I have for her. My baby. My little girl. My sweetness. My 7-year-old!
Here we [...]

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This week’s round-up of important/useful/interesting/fun pet links:

The recent salmonella investigation involving peanut butter products distributed through the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has affected the pet industry, too. PetSmart is keeping its customers updated on the voluntary recall of several of the products they carry that contain peanut butter, as well as [...]

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