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Love It: Peach Industries' Park It Mat and Travel Bag (and a Giveaway!)
************************THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED************************ B and I are the kind of dog owners who think that our dog is our child and therefore should go out and about with us to as...
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Wordless Wednesday: Flyball Success (with a video!)
Here's what happened on Sunday night at flyball practice... Yes, Athena successfully carried her ball over all four jumps and back to me to tug! Woo!Click here to go to the giveaway
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A Trip to the Vet: Scabs, Puss, and the Itchy Scratchies
Many of you are well aware of our most recent trip to the vet from our Facebook update on Monday. We called the vet on Monday morning because Athena had an allergy flare up that got a bit out of hand...
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Yodel-ay-hee-hoo!
Athena isn't a very noisy dog. She rarely full-on barks but instead will just give a soft woof if she feels the need to speak. However, for what she lacks in the bark department, she more than makes...
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Athena Finally Gets Sirius v.2
Two of my most favorite things that I've ever purchased for Athena are her custom Sirius Republic collars that I got her back in December. Jen from Sirius Republic so kindly agreed to let me send her...
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As Told by Athena: First Starbucks Puppuccino
Hi guys! Athena here. Last week my mom showed you lots of pictures of me laying on my favorite Park It Mat and lots of people especially liked the pictures of me lounging at Starbucks. A couple very...
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Beach Bums and a Chowder Run
You may have noticed a few Facebook pictures last week that hinted at our most recent visit to Doggie Disneyland (a.k.a. the beach). Well, last Wednesday we drove two and a half hours to Long Beach,...
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Thank You For Walking My Dog
I've always wondered about Athena's time spent in the shelter. Did she interact much with the shelter staff? Did she ever go out on walks with volunteers? How often was she able to leave the...
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Agility, Rally, Weight Pull, Nosework, Freestyle, and Flyball - Oh My!
Early Sunday morning we drove back from the beach and straight to the shelter where we adopted Athena from. As much as Athena would have loved to romp in the sand some more, there was no way that we...
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Homemade Grain-Free and Egg-Free Flyball Speed Boost Bones
In preparation for the shelter's dog sports demo day over the weekend, our flyball team, the Flying Underdogs, decided to jazz up our booth at the event with fancy team flyers and some homemade dog...
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What's Up With Athena?
Ok, so we've been a little MIA the past few days here on the blog besides some random pictures posted on Facebook of Athena's daycare shenanigans and our warm Portland weather. Sorry about that! Life...
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Athena and the Big, Bad, Fireworks
Well, last night we experienced the big booms and bangs of fireworks with Athena during her first 4th of July spent with us. In the first few months of having Athena, I was sure that we would never be...
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Pinterest Inspiration: Piña Colada Frozen Dog Treats
As mentioned last week, we've had some scorchin' weather here in P-town (thank goodness it has started to cool down). With warm weather also comes the desire to do absolutely nothing and make the...
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353 Days Ago
353 days ago I met Athena, and 354 days ago I walked her little brindle bum out of the shelter and took her home. As Athena's 365th day with us quickly approaches, I can't help but think back on...
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Flyball Dog Excellent
Please excuse our absence on Friday as well as the lack of Facebook postings over the weekend. I promise we have a good excuse for it! Our lack of posting was all caused by our big busy weekend at the...
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Wordless Wednesday: Snaggleball
Sometimes it seems as though her ChuckIt ball is just hanging out of her mouth like a snaggletooth
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Gotcha!
Boy, how time flies! It's crazy to think that it has already been one year since we adopted Athena from the shelter. Last week I got a bit sentimental thinking about where we were at this time last...
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As Told by Athena: The 5 Minute Ball
Hi Guys! Athena here. So, last weekend we celebrated my one year Gotcha Day and I got a new toy that my mom has been eyeballing for about a year now and FINALLY bought for the Bean. It's the...
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Unexcused Absence
Ok, I'm just going to admit it. School supplies, picture books, and garage sales have taken over my life and therefore I haven't had time to blog (hence the lack of posts in over a week). Many of...
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Love It: Custom Pet Shop Portrait of Bean!
A few days ago my mailbox was filled with one of the best packages that I have ever received IN MY WHOLE LIFE! The package was a small square box with the word 'yay' stamped on the side. This was...
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Who's a Canine Good Citizen?
Athena is! If you would have asked me a year ago, I would have told you that Athena was far from ever passing the AKC's Canine Good Citizen test. She was simply naughty with a capital N. But, within...
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Back-to-School, Blogiversary, and a Poll
I wish that every one of my recent blog posts didn't start with, "sorry I've been blog slackin'," but unfortunately they all do. The past month I've focused my attention on things other than the...
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One of Athena's Biggest Fans
Over the summer Athena has discovered a new favorite location to frequent that includes a constant game of ChuckIt launching and all of the love and attention she could ever desire. Really though,...
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As Told by Athena: Busy Ladies
Hi Guys! Athena here. You're probably wondering where this little brindle butt has been because she has totally been slacking on her blogging duties lately (ok....let's be honest, it's been like a...
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Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014!
Oh my goodness, I haven't blogged for 83 days! Back on October 11th, 2013 Athena confessed about how busy I've been with work and therefore the blog dropped to the bottom of the agenda. But, I knew...
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