Natalie Tootie

Yesterday Kody and I had a meeting with a trainer at Riverdog. I wanted to make sure he would be OK in a group class since he tends to bark at other dogs. When we first went in, he was a bit nervous mostly at the new location and smells, but then he didn’t bark [...]

I feel like now that I’ve quit my regular job, I have more to do than ever before. It’s because I workout every day, do a short hike with the dog every day (at least an hour), have started cooking almost all of my meals along with switching to a more natural diet, and just [...]

Kody and I are back at Bridle Trails. He can’t take the heat of direct sunlight for more than five minutes really. So that makes Bridle Trails perfect for sunny days. It’s shady and cool and when it’s warm the trails are dry instead of muddy and the horse poop dries faster. He loves it. Things [...]

So the changes in Kody are minor. He’s pretty much the same except he isn’t whining because of his “needs” anymore. He doesn’t lift his leg very often, which is surprising because he used to do that exclusively. I wonder if it’s the cone or if leg lifting really has such a strong correlation to [...]

I feel like I have so much to write about today. So let’s get to it and make it snappy. Barack Obama’s speech about racism and his pastor was the only inspiring thing I’ve ever heard from a president or a presidential candidate in my lifetime. He won me over. I am actually a fan now. [...]

Today Kody and I went on another walk on the Sammamish River Trail. About mid-way through he started kind of limping and just sat down. Then he laid down! As you frequent readers (if you exist) know, he loves his walks so this was odd. He was also licking a paw, so I called the [...]