Chronicles of an expat from the US living in France
Is he an Oliver or a Kirby? We can't decide. He's 14-months old. We adopted him from H.O.P.E. rescue in Turlock, CA. He's red, long, sports a white strip down his chest, walks with a slight limp when he's tired (he was hit by a car in July), is under 15 pounds, and gets along … Continue reading What to name the new pup?
It's been about two months since we lost Mickey and it's been hard for us. We still cannot talk about him all that much, but now we can mention his name without choking down tears. And when I say it's been hard for us, I include Frances, our 7-year-old lab mix. Initially, she appeared almost … Continue reading Frances comes alive
It's crappy. I'm warning you. Looks much better in a small 2-inch screen. but I'm adding it here, just for prosperity. I took this video with my old Treo in July 2007. I had just given Fran and Mick a bath and they did their trademark running around the house. If you look closely, you … Continue reading Crappy mobile video of Frances and Mickey
We just finished burying Mickey's ashes under our fig tree. I'm glad we've come full circle. It's been nearly three weeks since we lost him and I couldn't possibly go another week without finishing things. Mickey loved the fig tree. Well, he loved the figs. During the summer and early fall, he became obsessed with … Continue reading Mickey under the fig tree
We lost Mickey on Tuesday. After a torturous decision, we decided it was the right thing to do and we put him down. Losing a dog like Mickey is one of the hardest, most emotional things that I have ever experienced. His pancreatitis came back with a vengeance and last Monday morning he began to … Continue reading Losing a dog
Mickey got sick. We always said that if he ever refused food, we've got a problem. So, one Saturday, after a morning of not eating, we whisked him off to our neighborhood vet, Oakland Veterinary Hospital. They couldn't find anything overtly wrong with him, but based on his symptoms, put him on antibiotics and took … Continue reading Sick dog, happy parents
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