Score: I found a sweet vintage dog sweater for 50 cents!

After months of brutally cold temperatures, it is finally starting to stay warm up here in northwestern Wisconsin, ushering in days of beach-side relaxation on Lake Superior. But little Scoopers is already prepared for next winter with this sweet vintage dog sweater I scored for just fifty cents — provided to me by my kind [...]

Adventure to Horseshoe Lake

Over the holiday weekend my friend Janelle and I traveled with Scoopers to Horseshoe Lake in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. We went on a 3.7-mile loop hike through the lovely but tick-infested woods, and at the end of the journey we finally reached this oasis:

It took about 45 minutes to get to the Horseshoe Lake [...]

Shopping for a vet near Ashland, Wis.

Last Friday I took Scoops to Ashland Area Veterinary Clinic for some slightly overdue rabies and distemper vaccinations. I have been to this clinic once before and really enjoyed the experience, but I was a little less happy overall with how this visit went down.
Scoops didn’t seem that into it, either, but I suppose that’s [...]

Bichon & Sled Dogs Don’t Mix

I had the coolest dog-related adventure ever this weekend — but little Scoopers hated it! Peter was caring for his friend’s five sled dogs and invited me to walk them with him on Saturday. Despite Peter’s strong suggestion against bringing Scoops along, I foolishly did.

Scoops was terrified of the rambunctious sled dogs, who seemed to [...]

Naughty Dog Spotted in Bayfield

I generally think of Bayfield, Wis. as a dog lovers’ haven, as the town’s many tourists always seem to have their pooches in tow. But the other day I was driving down Third Street, near the Encore Thrift Store (one of my all-time favorite spots, by the way), when I saw this guy — which [...]