Today I become a (young) man. Until this day, I was wearing – with intense pride – the tag of mum’s last Airedale Terrier, the one, the only, the man, the myth, the legend, Bogart Handsome Devil. It made sense – the contact information was […]
What are YOU afraid of? I arrived here in Pittsburgh afraid of pretty much everything. And boy do I mean everything. I wouldn’t even let my poop fly (I had perfected the art of holding it with my tucked tail – that takes effort and […]
Despite my protestations, each weekend we spend one morning at a pet store. Sounds good, you say. I understand. But I’m not like other dogs. While the world is slowly growing on me, I’m still scared of a lot of things. And one of the […]
“Ooo, see the heart, Otto! GO STAND NEXT TO IT I WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE”. That’s what I heard mum say. So I moved over a few steps, and was coincidentally standing right next to it. She was hoping for my face, but what […]
It’s getting hot out here. Time to soak the toes. And do my best to get a gulp of this nice, murky water. Mum tries to stop me, but I seem to get a few gulps in. I know that I’m not supposed to, but […]
OK, so it’s obviously not the first time that I’ve ever sat down. That would be silly. But this is, captured for all the world to see, the first time that I have sat down on command. With all of the distractions around in my […]
Today was a big day. Mum wasn’t sure how it was gonna go. We went for the evening walkie with a human friend in tow – and we’ve never done that before. I’m still getting used to the idea that there are humans other than […]
OK, so I don’t usually get political. I’m an easy-going puppy who believes in happiness and acceptance for all (just mostly me). I’m a Pittsburgh-er and I love this little city. In the past 5 months that I’ve been here – while sometimes big and too […]