He or she jumps in your lap (or on your chest) every time you sit down with a book. (Ty and Pickles) He carries your magazines around the house and digests the contents by eating them. (Ty) He eats pencils that mysteriously appear on the floor of your home office. Note: The cat may be in cahoots. (Ty, with Isabel’s… Read more »
Now that we’re letting Zoe and Isabel outside since we’ve moved to the country, we’ve decided that it’s time to try getting rid of the litter box. I’m having some anxiety about it even though I’m eager to not have to scoop the poop anymore, and I’m thinking that parents going through potty training experience the same anxiety. You know,… Read more »
Like her sister Zoe, who’s obsessed with people in the shower, Pickles the pug likes to supervise baths by circling in front of the tub and standing up against the edge to peek in and make sure her people are still there while her bullmastiff brother Ty watches from afar, feigning complete disinterest. I was mid-soak at the end of… Read more »
Name: Ty King Birth date: September 25, 2005 Breed: Bullmastiff Distinctive feature: Giant head Favorite color: Red, because I’m red, too. Favorite treat: Giant rawhide bones Favorite toy: Simon the stuffed tiger. I love to carry him around, especially when someone comes home or visits for the first time — I have to make sure they meet him. Favorite pastime:… Read more »
Name: Picklesworth “Pickles” King Birth date: July 15, 2006 Breed: Pug Distinctive feature: Lightning-quick tongue Favorite color: I don’t care what color it is as long as I can eat it. Favorite treat: Ice cubes and rawhide twists Favorite toy: Penelope Pug, because she looks like me Favorite pastime: Licking Ty’s jowls Least favorite thing: Getting my claws clipped Before… Read more »