Daisy and Gretchen

Gretchen, our resident bug hunter, has finally realized why we constantly tell her to leave bees and wasps alone.  A weekend or two back Gretchen was trying her best to capture the occasional butterfly, some quick moving flies, and what turns out to be a wasp visiting the flowers in our backyard.
A yelp was followed [...]

‘Twas an exciting adventure on Saturday for Daisy and Gretchen that all started with a few innocuous actions. Putting on a hat, grabbing sunglasses, fumbling for the keys and wallet, and tying ones shoes means that the dogs are on alert for potentially being left behind or in line for the greatest of all gifts; [...]

A smattering of fireworks has popped up this day before our Independence celebration, sending Daisy, in particular, on a nervous rampage.  Just after we left for an evening walk, all four of us watched a streak lift skyward and explode into an array of falling sparkles.  That was quite enough for Daisy and Gretchen as [...]

Well it’s about that time again when we, the parents of Daisy and Gretchen, go on vacation without them. So the girls get to go on their own vacation, as I like to call it, not so sure they think of it that way though. The kennel that they have gone to for a number [...]

An afternoon romp in the hills began innocently enough with the chasing of sparrows; Daisy and Gretchen darted from left to right, in weeds, over weeds, across an overgrown path in the hopes of catching the quick feathered.Â
Gretchen continued the pursuit, but Daisy, perhaps realizing the futility of her efforts, had become preoccupied with a [...]

Yes, the rain in Northern California has currently subsided, and just in time for Daisy and Gretchen.  Being tethered to their human counterweights while on a walk simply does not suffice, which is about all they get when the hills are alive with mud.  What these German shorthairs need is not a stroll on concrete, [...]