Category Stories

Why Do Dogs Kick After They Poop?

Matt
Friday, December 10th 2010 5:55pm
I have wondered about this ever since I’ve had my dog. It’s not until today when I saw a blog post from a zoo about elephants that I understood. The post talked about how an elephant had a baby and was kicking up dust onto the spot where the baby was born to hide the [...]

Kody on Snow Watch

Matt
Wednesday, November 24th 2010 10:53am
Whenever there’s something that’s new and different when we go outside, Kody feels the need to let the neighborhood know about it. The snow has definitely activated Kody’s new and different detectors. I’m not sure if he’s barking to warn other people of the snow, if he’s warning them that he’s still protecting the two [...]

Itchy and Scratchy

Matt
Wednesday, November 24th 2010 2:27am
Kody has been itchy for the last few days. I have no idea why. I’m pretty sure it’s not fleas since I didn’t find any in his bed or crate. He has the signs that he’s allergic to something. I guess it could be the cabbage I give him for a treat at night, but [...]

Cold Spell

Matt
Monday, November 22nd 2010 5:54pm
We are having our annual cold spell early this year. There’s about an inch of snow on the ground and it’s fer-eezing. My apartment complex has not built the apartments to handle this type of cold very well. Mainly, they just don’t have the oomph to heat the main living areas very quickly. Consequently, Kody [...]

Kody’s Winter Color

Matt
Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 3:03am
Kody’s coat gets dark in the winter. His winter coat contains many black hairs that make his red coat appear more brown. Sometimes it’s odd to look at him because while in some ways the changes are subtle, in certain light he looks completely different. In the spring when he starts shedding the winter coat [...]

Dachshunds and Raccoons

Matt
Saturday, October 16th 2010 8:36pm
Last night Kody saw his first raccoon. It was trying to climb a fence about 20 feet from our backyard. Kody barked which scared it onto the roof of a neighboring building. It scared me too, I saw it move and wasn’t sure at first if it was a person or not. The raccoon just [...]