A Dog, a Rock and Several Imaginary Orcas

Me:  Beau! Get away from the edge. Beau:  Why? Me:  Duh. Because you’re too close. Beau:  Too close to what? A) doing something I love – swimming. B) Doing something you worry will mean you have to jump in and save me. OR  C) Doing something you really wish you had the courage to do... Continue Reading →

Whose Side of the Bed Have You Been Sleeping On?

Photo courtesy of T.Webb Beau:  That’s better. Me: What’s that Beau? Beau: The photo. Me: Why? Beau: You have to ask? It’s obvious. Me: Enlighten me. Beau: Well, that’s a tall order and I don’t have your lifetime to do it. But I digress. At least this time you didn’t cut and paste me in.... Continue Reading →

The Empty Seat

Beau: So, let me get this straight, Louise. You booked two seats on the same flight. Both for you. Me: Shush, Beau. You don’t have to tell everyone. Beau: I’m simply trying to understand the logic. Were they side by side? Me: No. Window seats. Across the aisle from each other. Beau: Ah. Me: What? Beau:... Continue Reading →

Oh Where Oh Where Can Her Majesty Be?

Well, folks, it has been many long, lonely nights, (Aka:  An Entire Age of Neglect) since Her Majesty, The Louise, deigned to grace us with her presence and her allegedly functioning digits. Alas, my magnificent paws are not structurally suited to pounding the keys (though I am quite adept at pounding the kibble), and so,... Continue Reading →

The T-Bone Treachery (And The Video Evidence!)

Well folks, put down your squeaky toys and pay attention. It seems Louise has finally cracked under the pressure of your constant, well-deserved nagging. She did it. She finally coughed up the goods. Her way, of course. Because you know Louise... her way is always the "best" way. (Spoiler alert: When premium cuts of beef... Continue Reading →

Beau’s Foraging Fiasco

Me: Beau! Do you have to eat every disgusting thing you find on the rocks? Beau: Disgusting? That was a gourmet delight. A wild-caught, sustainably foraged delicacy from the sea. You just don't have the sophisticated palate for it. Me: I'd prefer you get your "gourmet delights" from the bowl I serve you. Beau: You... Continue Reading →

Beau’s T-bone Continues

Hey Fans! I've been a busy bee lately, a really busy bee. I'm busy fending off interlopers and I don't mean the squirrels and other rodents I am so accustomed to chasing out of the garden. I mean the human kind! Let me start at the beginning of this ordeal... Cooper Beau: So... let me... Continue Reading →

The Day Louise Promises to Give Me My T-Bone!

Beau: So, Louise. Pray tell. How is it you can ignore this face so easily and leave me pining on my own while you traipse around the world having all your adventures without me? Me: Easy. Beau: That's it? That's all you've got to say in response to my very important, and clear, question? Easy?... Continue Reading →

Beau’s Big Adventure- Lost and Found

On the beach, before his big adventure This just in: Beau's Blog is going off-script today, mostly because Beau himself went off-script yesterday. Friends, prepare yourselves for a harrowing tale of canine adventure, a story that begins, as so many do, with a Potato Gun. Yes, our neighbor, in a stroke of backyard genius and... Continue Reading →

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