Cat, dog, toddler.
Toddler, dog, cat.
Dog chewing on cat, toddler chewing on dog.
All parties break to shred the mail.
Sounds like a square dance, doesn’t it?
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Annie has a lot to learn about life around here. She’s eager to encounter every new opportunity and is ready to go at a moment’s notice.
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Annie the Border Collie is in training camp. We’re drilling through the basics: Come, stay, sit, lie down. She’s learning about all the characters around here: grassfed cattle, grainfed herd, barn cats, etc.
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There's something about a dog, isn't there? No matter how hectic the schedule and how limited the time spent together doing nothing at all, a dog will never hold a grudge and reject the minute of togetherness whenever it may arrive.
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Oscar sure requires a lot of water for a dog that hates getting his paws wet.
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Oscar loves to help around the house.
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If you do the math, Oscar's 'energy burned per foot of travel' quotient is extremely high.
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You don't have to be weird to live here, but it helps. Didn't someone make a coffee mug with that statement?
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Oscar is the pillow fort KING.
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Recent circumstances have proven that it's impossible to avoid taking a picture of your Dachshund beside your family's home raised hot dogs.
Read MoreOscar can't sleep. He tosses and turns, jumps at the slightest sound, and stands on our heads seeking comfort (at 2am).
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Oscar's winter routine, if he were left to follow his own free will, would be to wake up between 11:30 and noon
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The storage space, you see, is the Hound's favorite place in the house, so it was business as usual during a recent decluttering extravaganza when I hauled the little dog up the ladder with me.
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People regularly ask me if all of the dog's adventures are staged for his weekly spotlight, and the answer is no, Oscar's stories are real.
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I have to admit, it's getting a little tough to keep track of our increasing number of floor creatures.
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This shot was risky: just off camera is a large piece of pork, designated as the official distraction piece to prevent gnashing of teeth and human injury when Oscar's headband was put into place.
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Just when we think we’re really getting somewhere, Oscar reminds us that he misses his former glory as chief Attention Hog.
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Oscar likes to predict the exact location our tree will fall so he can stand on the spot and experience a literal crush of the Christmas experience.
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