Greetings!

Welcome to my blog, 'A Lifetime with pets', which is about exactly that. My four children are all finally reaching the stage in life where they think about spreading their wings, and that has given me some time to reflect back upon the amazing journey that we have come through as a family and I came to the realization that many of our most important stepping stones included some extra family members- our pets.

This blog is intended to be a friendly place where we can all share the stories of our beloved pets and how they have influenced each of us. Follow along as I recount various milestones or tremendous moments that have occurred during the raising of my family, and how our pets were involved in each of them.

It is my firm belief that having so many pets around during the influential part of their childhood has had a tremendous positive development on each of my children. I hope to encourage you with our experiences. Feel free to comment and send me your own stories.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Koda Baby



Koda baby is pitch black; he blends in with the shadows. What you can't see in the picture above is his adorable white stripe on his chest. He also has giant paws that are very painful and dangerous. He weights over 37 pounds, which is over ten pounds heavier than your average cocker spaniel. He isn't over-weight; he is just a big dog.
Koda is also a bit of a coward. Ok that's a lie. He is a huge coward. Strangers terrify him. Even strangers he sees every day. Loud noises or even strange noises have him hiding behind me or in my lap. When he is scared he barks at everything that moves.
Koda is very attached to me. He is like my shadow. A shadow that doesn't stay in the shadows. I am constantly tripping over him and or kneeing him. He turns walking through the house; rather I'm going to our room or to the front door into a race. He usually wins unless he slips and slides on the tile floor. If I disappear for two seconds, which happens when he raced me to the wrong room; he acts like I was gone for week. Sometimes when he is following me through the house he looses me for a bit and freaks out. He will scramble after me and slip and slide on the tile floor desperately trying to get traction. It is funny to watch as his paws fly all over the place. I can't count how many times he has slid into walls because he tries to turn to fast.

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