So then I says, Harvey, I says . . .

$600 Later . . .

This past week, we had a little veterinary adventure (prospective lab owners: you will have a lot of these! get excited!). I noticed Porter feeling bad one night - whining, being clingy, and most alarmingly, drooling profusely. By about 11:30 PM, he was so bad that we decided to brave the emergency vet fee and took him in. He had some fun X-rays and got some major drugs. The X-rays revealed several unidentified objects in his intestines (sadly, no clearly discernible Monopoly pieces, alarm clocks, or rubber chickens to make a good story). Nothing was too big or too jagged, so we took the drugged lab home and spent the next several days on poop patrol. Apparently, whatever it was has either passed or is no longer bothering the big guy.

Here he is on Saturday, trying to devour a stick and start the entire intestinal distress process over again. As you can see, he is feeling better. Thank the Lord. We complain about Porter's crazy antics sometimes, but when a dog with this much personality is feeling sick, you a) notice right away and b) definitely start to miss the crazy.

Gahm and the Cat Pee Bone

When Porter gets very into a bone or a toy, he will just sit there and chew repeatedly and with great concentration. He makes the sound "gahm, gahm, gahm, gahm," or at least, I imagine that he does. Here he is gahming his new favorite bone. (Note the half-lowered eyelids denoting intense pleasure and self-satisfaction.)


He gahmed it quite a bit at lunch.


I kept thinking I smelled a terrible odor in my couch cushions, at my desk chair, and in my bedroom. I began to suspect that the neighborhood cat had sneaked in and peed all over everything.


Then I thought about how the common thread here was Porter. All the rooms he was in were stinky. I smelled him thoroughly. Then, I thought of the bone.


Yes, Porter's DentaBone smells strongly of CAT URINE. I guess that explains why he likes it so much.

First Tastes of Spring

Porter meets daffodil. Porter chomps daffodil. Porter: 1, Daffodil: 0.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Porter sent me flowers. He thinks they are delicious.Gahm, gahm, gahm.
Hey, wait! I wasn't finished yet!

We Do Not Let the Dog on the Furniture

Shh. I am zee sleepingk gazelle-dog.Porter is very concerned for his mother's taste in daytime television programs.
Gahm gahm gahm gahm. I'm not chewing! Gahm gahm.

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