Entries by Carol

Rambo Abused While in Brampton’s Care

If you thought that the story of Rambo, the dog that the city of Brampton, Ontario seized from inside his owner’s yard for looking sorta maybe kinda like a Pit Bull couldn’t get much worse, you’re in for a shock. From the Brampton Guardian: Rambo, a dog wrongfully impounded by the City of Brampton for […]

Hommes sans Chapeaux

Well, we knew it had to happen eventually – having exhausted every other genre of music, Glee has now moved on to obscure French Canadian mid 80’s alt rock. Last night’s Glee featured a cover of “Safety Dance” , a catchy little number from 1983 by the Montreal group Men Without Hats. The Glee cover […]

Hot Weather Means Heat Stroke for Dogs

This is my annual “Hot Weather Kills French Bulldogs” warning post about heat stroke, originally posted Jun 9, 2008. Every year, I think to myself “Please don’t let me have to read news stories about French Bulldogs dying in hot cars”, and every year I am disappointed. Please – let’s make the summer of 2010 […]

There go my babies

Teddy, the last of the Chipmunks litter, has flown the coop. He’s now at home in Chicago, with his new mom, Hope Saidel of GollyLog and GollyGear fame. Hope spent the weekend with us, arriving on Friday night bearing an armful of frozen, deep dish Chicago style pizza – I assume this was just in […]