July 2010
4 posts
Sadie’s Discovery in Fairmount Park →
Sadie is a clever girl. She has heightened senses and therefore barks a lot. She barks to let us know that she has heard a noise in the distance. We often doubt her, but over the years we…
Firehouse Dog in Alexandria, VA →
We are giving a high paw to this Alexandria, VA Firehouse for accommodating walking dogs in the neighborhood. Dog 205 and the welcome bowl of water are neighborhood…
June 2010
5 posts
Inseparable Sadie and Lily →
Sadie and Lily, aka the Fairmount Dogs, are inseparable. They play, eat, sleep, run, and guard together. Here are a few moments of togetherness from just one…
And So On, And So On →
Sadie La P is nosy. She has to be in on everything happening in the kitchen, on the stoop, in the living room, and at work. She displays her interest in the following ways:
She runs…
March 2010
1 post
TAG – You’re It: A doggy blog tag game →
Sadie and Lily have been tagged by DogThunder and Lightning via their twitter feed, @dogthunder. The instructions for the game call for reposting the 10th photo on our blog and tagging five…
February 2010
16 posts
It’s All About the Snow for the Fairmount Dogs →
Sadie’s fixated on the view from her couch
When the sun reappears, Sadie monitors for the sounds of shovels
Sadie and Lily monitor the doors and windows on our street….
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There is a Lot of Snow in Philadelphia →
Sadie in the Back Yard
There is a lot of snow in Philadelphia. Sadie is looking quite tiny against the mounds on our back yard stoop. She enjoys it, yet she’s a little intimidated…
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Snow Portraits of the Fairmount Dogs →
Lily, of Sadie and Lily
Sadie, of Sadie and Lily
MM & RY 2010
Filed under: about the dogs, blizzard, boxer, center city, city dog, dog stories, dog…
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Sadie’s Photo Posted in Dogs in Sweaters! →
It’s Sadie! We submitted a photo of her to Dogs in Sweaters. She was wearing her Sponge Bob sweater and a pink polka dot harness, plus she was covered from head to paw in snow…
Lily, our Boxer Puppy – the one with the Giant... →
Lily was a tiny puppy – once, for about 30 seconds. She is shown above at the age of three months. The picture tells the story to come. Lily, the energetic, curious, playful and…
January 2010
7 posts
Sadie’s Cowl Neck Sweater →
Sadie, our mini-poodle, has acquired the habit of scratching herself to the point of hair loss. She has giant patches of exposed skin where she has scratched her entire coat away. We…
Sadie’s 2010 Adventures →
List of Sadie’s 2010 Adventures (so far)
1. She wears her baggy sweater full-time. It keeps her from scratching her hot spots.
2. She has already fallen off the bed once. Now she…
Upside Down Sadie Sleeps through New Year... →
Sadie and Lily have enjoyed their holidays. Their routine has involved sleeping, barking at the postal service employees, lurking in the kitchen, eating (lots of eating), playing hard…
December 2009
14 posts
What happens when Sadie and Lily are alone at the... →
Sadie is making some decisions about snow play. She does not see any of her usual friends. But there are vast amounts of snow to hop over.
Sadie sees a dog in the distance…
Sadie’s Boxer Buddies Play in the Snow →
Sadie is fearless. She wears her Sponge Bob hand-me-down sweater as though it was a super hero cape for mini poodles. Her magic: becoming a boxer in spirit and enthusiasm. Sadie spent…
Ready! →
Sadie and Lily are ready! They have been hounds of the kitchen for days now as we bake and grill. Lily, our boxer, boldly lets us know if she is dissatisfied with our kitchen…
Displaced Dogs →
Holiday decorating presents a lot of challenges in our space-limited row home. Every year we try to figure out where a Christmas Tree can be located….
Everything Tastes So Good! →
Sadie and Lily think the holidays are the greatest thing ever. Sadie’s birthday falls on December 26. We are anticipating with great happiness that she will turn three this year….
It’s Like That →
Sadie and Lily have the ability to be tough. One of our favorite walking theme songs is a Run DMC classic called It’s like that. That song is good accompaniment to…
Sadie la “P” →
We used to call her Saders Taters. Lately we call her Sadie la “P.” P is short for Pataty, which is slang for Potato, from which we originally derived taters. Here are her before and after…
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November 2009
21 posts
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