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  • Oscar and Lily

    Meet Lily! (Plus Oscar’s Doggy DNA Results)

    We've added another puppy to our family! Meet Lily. We adopted Oscar in March, and several of his littermates were…
    August 10, 2018
  • Oscar Danger Balch!

    Meet Our Puppy, Oscar Danger Balch

    We adopted a puppy! (That deserves all the exclamation marks!!!!!) He is supposedly a Bernese Mountain Dog mix — mixed…
    March 23, 2018
  • Good Dog

    This is why we keep him around.
    June 26, 2012
  • Murray is Recovering

    He had surgery* on Tuesday to correct his dislocated kneecap (luxating patella, grade 3). He's resting a lot, and he…
    March 12, 2009
  • Murray Needs Knee Surgery

    Poor Murray. His kneecap is dislocated and he will most likely need surgery to correct it. I'm waiting to hear…
    March 3, 2009
  • Oscar and Lily

    Meet Lily! (Plus Oscar’s Doggy DNA Results)

    We’ve added another puppy to our family! Meet Lily. We adopted Oscar in March, and several of his littermates were available alongside him. I was…

    August 10, 201810 commentsMy Life, Pets
  • Oscar Danger Balch!

    Meet Our Puppy, Oscar Danger Balch

    We adopted a puppy! (That deserves all the exclamation marks!!!!!) He is supposedly a Bernese Mountain Dog mix — mixed with what, we don’t know.…

    March 23, 201824 commentsMy Life, Pets
  • Good Dog

    This is why we keep him around.

    June 26, 201225 commentsMy Life, Parenting, Pets
  • Murray is Recovering

    He had surgery* on Tuesday to correct his dislocated kneecap (luxating patella, grade 3). He’s resting a lot, and he whimpers and makes moaning sounds…

    March 12, 200957 commentsPets
  • Murray Needs Knee Surgery

    Poor Murray. His kneecap is dislocated and he will most likely need surgery to correct it. I’m waiting to hear from the vet, but it…

    March 3, 200990 commentsPets
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