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Dad's been calling her "stilts" and I'm thinking we won't buy copies of her school picture this year :p We still get all the best radio stations thanks to her built-in satellite dishes.

...but instead I'm arting!

It's been a while since I've posted here, but I try to keep up with everyone on Facebook as much as I can. That said, I thought I would post a little bit on here about Pippa's recent ordeal. I left Pippa with a "friend" and professional dog trainer (N) about a month ago while I was traveling...

I've been slacking on picture-posting lately (well, and picture-taking...I may or may not have dropped my Canon into a lake last week at work). Pippa is turning into a real dog, and I'm just in love with her. Finally someone wants to go on 2 a.m. frog-finding missions and run up and down...

I got a good look at Pippa's adult teeth last night and I realized that her adult canine (upper right) came in just in front of her puppy tooth...but the deciduous tooth never fell out! :( How long do I wait to see if she drops it? How much should I expect to spend if we need to get it...

Okay so I bought a new battery which means maybe one of my seven batteries will be charged occasionally so I can take pictures of Pippa. I will add to these as I take more (it seems kind of pointless to post a new thread every few days and realistically ain't nobody got time fo' dat). We...

Pippa (18 week old GSD) has been staying with me at my dad's place for almost three months now (!), with his two older dogs. Liberty is a 13 y/o Coton de Tulear with an attitude and in active CHF. He and Pip get along "fine"…she pesters him and he air snaps at her/bites and Pippa bounces off...

So bear with me here as I continue to ask stupid questions! Pippa thus far has an excellent recall. We practice constantly, with puppy ping-pong, stupid sheep, and lately I am getting her to recall off her tennis ball during fetch. She calls off other dogs during play with no problem (unless...

So this is something I did on and off with Mammoth, but he was pretty sedentary for the later part of his life and we didn't get to do much climbing together. Basically the idea was/is to take the same picture everywhere we summit. We have obviously been starting gradually, but these are all of...

First, a picture of my pointy girl: Pippa is just turning 14 weeks old tomorrow, and I can't say enough good things about her! She is so much fun, VERY serious, and super keyed in on what is going on around her. I know already that she is going to be a blast to work with for many, many...

From this... …to this! In three weeks! WHAT (also sorry she is so skinny…I am having trouble keeping weight on her but we are working on it) "You don't really want to teach me anything. You just want to give me the treat because I AM SO CUTE." We did our first baby hike...

I think my dog is broken. So she is completely comfortable in her collar and leash, and wears both all the time when she is supervised in the house. She goofs around fine in the yard for five or ten minutes. But as soon as I take her for a walk, she just kind of stalls out. Sits back on her...

Pippa vom Johnson Haus (pictures fixed) Pippapotamus [pip uh pot ah mus] (Canis amphibious): noun, pl. pippapotami: small, black, carnivorous mammal native to the Eastern United States which displays characteristic behavior quirks otherwise unknown to the Canis genus. Respiratory system is...

The day before I left for Kenya two years ago, I put my Mammoth to sleep. He sure wasn't the dog I had been hoping for as a 16-year-old: from the get-go he was skinny and blind and entirely too opinionated for his own good. Of course, it wasn't long before we were attached at the hip. That dog...

UGHHHHHHHH So I just got offered this awesome job chasing foxes and coyotes out in the midwest, starting in September. The pay is decent, the experience is unparalleled, and I completely lucked into it. Of course the field housing doesn't allow pets. I am just bummed. I'm not getting...

I don't know if I've ever posted pictures of my little dude! I've had him for about six months and he's completely hand-tame (that feels like an understatement…he basically just bros out on my shoulder all day). He sings, talks (um…well he says "asshole" but I feel like that counts), and is...

*whisper* Guys, I just put a deposit down on a pup. It's still six months off so I can't tell anyone in case I jinx it but I need someplace to vent my girly excitement: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am freaking out. I don't know how I'm going to make it...

Guys! I got my first tattoo today and I love it and it's awesome!!! Steve Chambers of Halcyon Tattoo did it up for me today. The handwriting is my dad's...I am so excited!!!

Haha but actually... I am a very mobile person. As a wildlife biologist I have to go where the jobs are, and that sometimes means picking up and traveling cross country at the drop of a hat. It gets lonely, and I find myself pining for a canine companion more and more. I am 22, I just...

...is driving me nuts! Luckily I dug up an old sketchbook in the apartment I'm staying at. I haven't drawn much lately, but the paper is Bristol and I really, really like it so far! I figured I'd just dump everything here, if that's okay with you all ;)