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Scruffy McScruffface

A poem for a scruffy dog who urinated on precious items intentionally to piss people off and ate rancid fish rejected by hungry wild animals and other dumb stuff… Yes, Basho The poem is at the end of the post. I think poems should get prose explanations, as in Basho. I read that book in Ann […]

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So, where’s the mud?

The New York Times spent a few days as a dog… but, well, without getting dirty? A few times here on my humble blog, I have had occasion to take issue with the Grey Lady, the Magnus Carlson of Newspapers, the Major Domo, the prestigious and efficacious New York Times, the austere and magnificent. While not

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Peeper Day 2024 — Best Country Dog Social Boarding Camp For NYC Dogs — Glencadia

Peeper Day 2024 — Best Country Dog Social Boarding Camp For NYC Dogs — Glencadia Peeper Day 2024 Well, today (March 3, 2024) is the day. Since 2008, I have recorded the day the frogs come out. Today is the day! Sometimes the frogs go back to sleep — as when it gets cold again. 2024: March 3 2023: March 23 2022: March 18 2021: March 12 2020:

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Update on the Reported Respiratory Disease

It appears that the disease may be caused by a bacteria— the species may have been living in dogs for thousands or millions of years, but has only been recently come to our attention as a possible disease vector Here is our original position from November 20, 2023. Here, as of December 7, 2023, is the New

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Canine Nutrition

What Goes Into a Nutritional, Balanced Dog Food? Dog nutrition is an intricate matter that requires a keen understanding of what our furry companions need to thrive. One of the most crucial aspects of a dog’s overall health and well-being is their diet, which should ideally be balanced and rich in all the essential nutrients. Particular

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Peeper Day 2025

Since 2008! Peeper Day is crystal clear. One day, it’s quiet, the next day, or evening, it’s loud. Here are the Spring days for peepers here near Kinderhook, NY: 2025: March 15, 6 PM 2024: March 32023: March 232022: March 182021: March 122020: March 92019: March 292018: March 282017: February 252016: March 92015: April 32014: April

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Mud. That’ll work. Trust me.

I don’t know your problem but I do know the answer. Mud. This article about “luxury dog boarding” stalks me here at Glencadia Dog Camp. Yes, I have written about this before, bothered as I am about this article. If you think writing about this article once would be enough, apparently you’d be wrong. Here I am,

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Independence Day for Dogs

No, they aren’t rising up in revolt. But they would like to walk around without a string on their necks on occasion. Dog independence: no, not as in Animal Farm with the animals rising up and taking over, but being able to move about and explore, to engage in the natural behaviors of the species,

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