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Mastiff Mayhem — Today’s Episode of “Things Murphy Destroyed or Ate”: My Glasses Case

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — It’s been a while since we had an episode of “Things Murphy Destroyed or Ate,” so it was about time for him to ruin something. And ruin it he did. This used to be my glasses case: From what I can glean from the crime scene, one of the cats knocked the case to the floor from my… Read more »

Ty’s Surgery Was a Complete Success

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(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Tomorrow marks three weeks since Ty’s cruciate ligament surgery. He got his stitches out six days ago, and the doctor proclaimed him “the healingest dog I ever saw,” saying he was doing better at 2 weeks than most dogs were at 6 weeks. Of course I’m one proud mommy! He is almost back to normal, which is great… Read more »

Murphy’s Special Alone Time With Mommy and Daddy

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Murphy is a jealous dog. He loves his bullmastiff brother and pug sister, but at the end of the day, he would cheerfully sell them to the highest bidder if it meant more time alone with us with no other dogs around. This weekend, we decided to give Murphy some special alone time with just us. Ty stayed… Read more »

Being Separated From Ty Is Killing Pickles

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(www.meowbarkblog.com) — I didn’t realize exactly how co-dependent our dogs are until Pickles couldn’t be in the same room as Ty for what seemed to her an interminable period of time. This is from the second day he was home, and it’s only gotten more pathetic: She just sits outside the office door and cries all day when he’s in… Read more »

Why We’re Best Friends With the Emergency Vet

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Ty wasn’t even home for 12 hours before we had to rush him to the emergency vet. This dog is terrified of baby gates, so the first night he was home, we put him in my office with his e-collar on and put up a baby gate and figured he’d be just fine while we went to dinner…. Read more »