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Bostons can swim

Pete — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:00:24 +0000

Who said flat-nosed, chicken-leg tiny Boston Terriers can't swim?

Stalking

Pete — Sat, 07 May 2011 18:26:55 +0000

You can’t really see it, but the squirrel is perched just above the hose hanging on the fence. The dog’s slow-mo is all natural.

Architecture of a family photo

Pete — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:59:45 +0000

My cousin recently asked about the family photo sent with my parents’ 2010 Christmas card. The photo includes my parents, Melissa, me, and both Belby and Tux. Tux is notoriously bad tempered with other dogs, so how did we get a picture with both dogs seated so calmly together, looking at the camera? Magic? No. We did it by taking a ton of shots.

Here’s a slideshow of the production.

Resting up for the season

Pete — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:01:28 +0000

Learnin’ ‘em to look up

Pete — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:23:29 +0000

Let the vertical standoffs begin. No squirrel tube needed.

(Check out the News-Sentinel squirrel dog training video if you haven’t already.)

Swimming and circling

Pete — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:00:04 +0000

If you've already seen our collection of dog training / near-drowning (just kidding) shorts, no need to bother viewing this post.

First Dispatch from the Road

Melissa — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:37:34 +0000

(cross-posted on melissathomson.com)

In the wee hours of the morn (10:20 AM) on July 6, Pete, Belby, and I lit out for Knoxville, TN, the first stop on our Summer Road Trip of Southerly Wonders. (I just made up that name for the trip because when I typed “first stop on our road trip” it looked kind of boring.)

So, KNOXVILLE:

We spent one night in Knoxville at Millie and JP’s. In addition to visiting with them, we also got to see our friends Kellye and BT and to FINALLY meet their baby girl. HOW CUTE IS SHE??

I don’t have any photos of Brian because he was the photographer. Sorry, BT!

After one night in Knoxville we drove onward to the second stop on the Summer Road Trip of Southerly Wonders:

HUNTSVILLE, AL

In Huntsville we had the privilege of visiting more great friends who not only fed us, housed us, and allowed us to play with their funtastic 2.5 year old, they also ensured that we did not miss a single MINUTE of So You Think You Can Dance. WHEW. (There is exactly one photo of this second stop, and in the photo my eyes are 100% closed. So I will not be posting it.)

In tomorrow’s dispatch: A dog rolls in the dirt in BIRMINGHAM, AL.

EXPELD

Belby — Sat, 22 May 2010 23:54:42 +0000

I POSTID ON MY WEBSIT ABOWT SUMTHIN BAD I DID THIS WEK. I’M ASHAMD UV MYSEF BUT I WANT TO BE AWNEST WITH EVREBODE

Thanks for the umbrella, J.P. and Millie

Pete — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:20:45 +0000

Also, for more raw backyard excitement, check out photos of our plants.

This is good for our plants, right?

Pete — Mon, 03 May 2010 01:58:19 +0000

I’m sure my tomato plants and our impatiens are benefitting from Belby’s extended Saturday dirt nap. I think she tried to thread herself carefully between them, but they’re in for a rough summer, growing up in one of her favorite sunning spots.