CHANDLER'S A GOOD DOG
( family / holmes / pets / dogs )

Chandler's a good dog. He's been through a lot in this life (before we adopted him) and will probably never fully recover. Never fully trust anyone again. I know the feeling. Maybe that's what we have in common. Whatever it is, I just love the heck out of that dog. And now he's getting new, like me. Blind in one eye. Mostly blind, a... read more

A WARNING TO PET OWNERS WITH KIDS
( family / holmes / pets / dogs )

I had to take our dog Chandler (my best puppy, the big man, or Chanva as our daughter Elizabeth used to call him) to the vet Thursday. I had discovered while giving him a bath what looked like a bloody gash on his throat. I was horrified. I literally gasped in shock (I'm such a girl sometimes, I know) :) as drops of blood dripped into th... read more

WALKING THE DOGS
( family / holmes / pets / dogs )

It's something I do every night. I actually stopped for several months starting in May, I guess, when my back problems flared up. Then came my knee surgery, which kept me from walking much. Then I got to where I enjoyed not having to walk the dogs every freakin' night of my life. :) But then they started doing their business in the house wa... read more