Dog Nose

Happy 5th Birthday, Daisy Dog

Dogs at Work

Work, dogs, work!

Spooky Labs

Pretty Princess




Does anyone else's dog cross their legs? Is this a lab thing?

Or is my dog just weird?

Your honor student is way smarter than my lab.

Daisy Considers a Mustache

Doggie Daycare: Worth It

The best part about doggie daycare is the day after.

That dog is too tired to get into trouble.

That's Brisk


Go ahead, Dog.  Take your time to find the exact right spot to poop.  I know how important that is to you.

No, I can wait.  Even though I'm not covered in fur, I like being out here in the cold.

No, I'm fine.  Really.  Take your time.

Love Takes Time...

"You know what? I didn't like you at first."

"I didn't like you either."

"But I'm glad we met."

"Oh yeah?"

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have what we have now..."

Sometimes Your Dog Needs to Be with Other Dogs...

Daisy had her first "doggie daycare" session a few weeks back.

Did I spend the whole day checking in on the live webcam? Hell yes. Twenty dogs running around a large open room = hilarious.

It's good for her because:

A) we're going to be boarding her there, so I want her to have a positive association with the place

B) she doesn't really get to spend much time around other dogs during her normal day

We even got a report card at the end of the day.


She spent the rest of the weekend like this:


(I think she liked it.)

Daisystar Galactica

The Labradors were bred by man.


They rebelled. They evolved.

They look and feel human. Some are bred to think they are human.


There are many copies.


And they have a plan.

Dog Owner Blues

Thought my dog had hip problems.
Brought her to the vet.

Ohhhh, I thought my dog had hip problems.
So I done brought her to the vet.

My dog ain't got no hip problems.
But now I'm out three hundred bucks...

(guitar solo)

She ain't go no hip problems
She got a problem with her knees.

Ohhhh, she ain't go no hip problems
Lawd, she gots a problem with her knees.

At least she don't need no sur-gree.
She just need glucosamine.

Canole Family Christmas Letter 2008

(If hearing about other people's kids and dogs makes you sick to your stomach, feel free to skip this one...)

It was a big year for Little Man. The Little Dude has grown and changed so much. He is easily the smartest and cutest baby in his daycare class (possibly ever). Although he's only 14 months, Little Man is eating Cheerios at a 2 year-old level.

Right now he's got 6 teeth (4 on top, 2 on bottom) and one more coming through. Unless his teeth are really bothering him, Little Man sleeps through the night. Mom and Dad appreciate this.

Jen enjoyed a variety of cheeses this year. Jen got Pat to sign up for Facebook. Also, she worked and mommed full time for most of the year (that must be exhausting!).

Pat managed not to break any bones this year. He ran his first 5K, and celebrated his 15th high school reunion with a few people he kinda remembered.

Daisy is enjoying Little Man. I can't imagine what a full diaper would smell like if my nose was 10,000 times more powerful, but Daisy seems to enjoy it.

Happy holidays. Thanks for listening.

See you in the '09.

- Pat

Not That She Can Read the Label Anyway...

No, you can't have any of my banana. Sorry Pups.

See this sticker? That says "organic". It means "too expensive to give to dogs".

Daddy Wednesday

The first Daddy Wednesday went really well. Spending time with your kid is a good feeling. Also, nobody got hurt.

When he's in a good mood, Little Man is a ton of fun. I was never really that excited by babies before we had one of our own (maybe other people's babies just aren't as interesting as ours), so I'm kinda surprised by how much I enjoy him. "Super fun happy baby time" is a blast.

The only thing I didn't get to do during the day that I wanted to do was take a shower. I had to wait until Jen got home.

It's also tough to find time in your day for healthy eating when you're a "single parent". Rather than sit down for a meal at some point, I found myself racing around and grabbing a snack whenever I could.

I think Daisy was glad to have me around, too. I'm sure she'd still like a little more attention, but I can tell things are getting easier for her because she's finally at the point where she can ignore Little Man when she's in the room with him. Little Man doesn't take up all her attention when they're together. Maybe he just gets a quick toe kiss instead of a full body sniffing.

I can't wait until I can take them both out in the back yard and play with them. Then they can tire each other out while I sit at watch. Hooray!

Weather Update

I didn't walk Daisy this morning.

Cesar Milan would not be pleased.

Screw him. He lives in L.A.

It was a freeze-your-nuts-off 9 degrees here this morning.

Damn.