Fairmount Dog Stories features commentary on lifestyles of urban dog families in the neighborhood of Fairmount, Philadelphia, PA. We share photos, notes and updates on what is happening with Sadie and Lily, the Fairmount Dogs.  MM & RY on all original content Read more about them at: Fairmount Dog Stories Read more about their people at: Row Home LivingTumblr (3.0; @dogstories)http://dogstories.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5e1wj4A8T1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rowhomeliving.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/eastern-state-penitentiary-greenhouse-photos/" target="_blank">Eastern State Penitentiary Greenhouse Photos</a></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/797371492http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/797371492Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:17:11 -0400<a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/sadies-discovery-in-fairmount-park/">Sadie’s Discovery in Fairmount Park</a>: <p><p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1238" title="eggshell" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/dscn2423.jpg?w=400" alt="" width="400"/></p> <p style="text-align:justify;">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…</p></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/797026445http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/797026445Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:52:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l51m3yLoOi1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rowhomeliving.wordpress.com/2010/07/04/happy-july-4th-from-philadelphia/" target="_blank">Happy July 4th from Philadelphia!</a></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/769716433http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/769716433Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:04:50 -0400<a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/2010/07/04/firehouse-dog-in-alexandria-va/">Firehouse Dog in Alexandria, VA</a>: <p><p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1224" title="Firehouse dog 1" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/dscn2219.jpg?w=400" alt="" width="400"/></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1225" title="firehouse dog 2" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/dscn2217.jpg?w=400" alt="" width="400"/></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1227" title="firehouse alexandria virginia" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/dscn2220.jpg?w=400" alt="" width="400"/></p> <p style="text-align:justify;">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…</p></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/769477968http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/769477968Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:30:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4culpVksU1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rowhomeliving.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/sadies-pretty-crocheted-pillow/" target="_blank">Sadie’s Pretty Crocheted Pillow</a></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/721227710http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/721227710Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:07:00 -0400<a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/inseparable-sadie-and-lily/">Inseparable Sadie and Lily</a>: <p><p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1216" title="on the playground" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/dscn2155.jpg?w=400" alt="" width="400"/></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1218" title="nap time" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/dscn2179.jpg?w=400" alt="" width="400"/></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1219" title="ready" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/dscn2111.jpg?w=400" alt="" width="400"/></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1220" title="chillin" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/dscn2203.jpg?w=400" alt="" width="400"/></p> <p style="text-align:justify;">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…</p></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/721017027http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/721017027Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:34:32 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3z83cXS321qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rowhomeliving.wordpress.com/2010/06/13/indoor-outdoor-geraniums/" target="_blank">Indoor-Outdoor Geraniums in Fairmount, Philadelphia</a></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/695385153http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/695385153Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:32:58 -0400<a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/2010/06/13/and-so-on-and-so-on/">And So On, And So On</a>: <p><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/dscn1989.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1207" title="Sadie at attention" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/dscn1989.jpg?w=400" alt="" width="400"/></a></p> <p style="text-align:justify;">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:</p> <ul><li style="text-align:justify;">She runs…</li></ul></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/695139607http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/695139607Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:00:52 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3ytgtiugJ1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Paris Opera Ballet poster, October 2007; waiting to go back sometime soon. MM & RY 2010</p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/694535527http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/694535527Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:17:17 -0400<a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/tag-youre-it-a-doggy-blog-tag-game/">TAG – You’re It: A doggy blog tag game</a>: <p><p style="text-align:justify;">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…</p></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/478436281http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/478436281Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:29:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyirfgueJf1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rowhomeliving.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/weekend-projects/" target="_blank">Weekend Projects</a></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/416060934http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/416060934Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:23:11 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky7q5pizrI1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rowhomeliving.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/old-dog-toys-never-die-they-just-fade-away/" target="_blank">Old Dog Toys Never Die, They Just Fade Away</a></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/403460637http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/403460637Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:21:28 -0500<a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/its-all-about-the-snow-for-the-fairmount-dogs/">It’s All About the Snow for the Fairmount Dogs</a>: <p><div id="attachment_1192" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"> <img class="size-full wp-image-1192 " title="Guarding the street" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/screen-capture.png?w=500&h=566" alt="" width="500" height="566"/><p class="wp-caption-text">Sadie’s fixated on the view from her couch</p> </div> <div id="attachment_1194" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"> <img class="size-full wp-image-1194" title="watching for shovels" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/dscn1517.jpg?w=500&h=666" alt="" width="500" height="666"/><p class="wp-caption-text">When the sun reappears, Sadie monitors for the sounds of shovels</p> </div> <p style="text-align:justify;">Sadie and Lily monitor the doors and windows on our street….</p></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/386228719http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/386228719Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:51:07 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxqxxoyJbb1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rowhomeliving.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/snowadelphia/" target="_blank">Snowadelphia!</a></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/385985749http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/385985749Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:51:26 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxhxu65pSS1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rowhomeliving.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/digging-out-in-fairmount-philadelphia/" target="_blank">Digging Out in Fairmount, Philadelphia</a></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/376987243http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/376987243Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:10:56 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxhqlqUcpT1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sadie, waiting to enter the kitchen. MM & RY 2010</p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/376726108http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/376726108Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:34:38 -0500photographpetdogmini-poodledog storiesphiladelphiafairmountsnowblizzardcenter city<a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/there-is-a-lot-of-snow-in-philadelphia/">There is a Lot of Snow in Philadelphia</a>: <p><div id="attachment_1189" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"> <img class="size-full wp-image-1189 " title="Sadie" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/dscn1507.jpg?w=500&h=666" alt="" width="500" height="666"/><p class="wp-caption-text">Sadie in the Back Yard</p> </div> <p style="text-align:justify;">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…</p></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/376418040http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/376418040Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:28:52 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxgds0Y1Gm1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our dog Lily is goofy in snow. Here she is hopping all over the place with the Center City, Philadelphia skyline in the background. MM & RY 2010</p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/375331993http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/375331993Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:00:00 -0500Blizzardsnowphiladelphiacenter cityfunhomelifephotoboxerfairmountart museumdogpet<a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/snow-portraits-of-the-fairmount-dogs/">Snow Portraits of the Fairmount Dogs</a>: <div id="attachment_1185" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"> <a href="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/dscn1485.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-1185" title="Lily" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/dscn1485.jpg?w=500&h=375" alt="" width="500" height="375"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lily, of Sadie and Lily</p> </div> <div id="attachment_1186" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"> <a href="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/dscn1487.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-1186" title="Sadie" src="http://dogstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/dscn1487.jpg?w=500&h=375" alt="" width="500" height="375"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sadie, of Sadie and Lily</p> </div> <p>MM & RY 2010</p> Filed under: <a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/category/about-the-dogs/" target="_blank">about the dogs</a>, <a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/category/blizzard/" target="_blank">blizzard</a>, <a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/category/about-the-dogs/boxer-about-the-dogs/" target="_blank">boxer</a>, <a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/category/about-the-dogs/center-city/" target="_blank">center city</a>, <a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/category/city-dog/" target="_blank">city dog</a>, <a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/category/dog-stories/" target="_blank">dog stories</a>, <a href="http://dogstories.wordpress.com/category/dog-sweater/" target="_blank">dog…</a>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/374997171http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/374997171Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:32:23 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxg2m7xocE1qzoj3ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rowhomeliving.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/update-a-snowy-day-in-philadelphia-take-2/" target="_blank">Update: A Snowy Day in Philadelphia, Take 2</a></p>http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/374947173http://dogstories.tumblr.com/post/374947173Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:58:57 -0500