Tag Archives: hiking with my dog Jake

Can’t Win for Losin’… Poor Jake. Poor Jake’s Mom.

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Julia Barrett

So I’ve been hiking with the good boy, right? Because the hubs is in my comfy bed with ice on his knee, right? I hike at, what is for me, a snail’s pace. Uphill is hard. Downhill is a bitch. … Continue reading →

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Thursdays with Jake… Small Dog Complex.

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Julia Barrett

I’ve noticed something. Oh sigh… rant ahead! (Penny, this is not directed at Lucy the Wonder Weinie.) Little dogs attack Jake. A small man, uh, I mean small dog complex? The smallest dogs come after him. Teacup chihuahuas. They are … Continue reading →

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Thursdays with Jake. It’s a wild kingdom!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Julia Barrett

And I like it this way! So I’m sitting at my computer, which is in the kitchen near the open back door, and when I say open back door I mean actually open so Jake can let himself in and … Continue reading →

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Thursdays with Jake. Going to the birds!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Julia Barrett

So every year a pair of mated Towhees builds a nest in one of our trees and has two sets of babies- two babies in the early spring and two babies in mid-summer. I don’t know if these are the … Continue reading →

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What I see… What he sees…

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Julia Barrett

I see… He sees… I see… He sees… I see… He sees… Jake has a lot to be grateful for.      

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