Tag Archives: dog

Ode to Odin

I've come to realize that one of the biggest reasons people follow me on Instagram is for pics of our dog, Odin. They don't like my selfies (shocking) or my food and party pics. They barely tolerate my home decor. BUT upload a pic of Odin,...
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Happy Civic Holiday!

Happy what? Yeah, I know it doesn't make any sense to me either. Today is Holiday Monday of Civic Holiday weekend in Canada. No one really knows why it's a holiday, and technically it's not even a real holiday. (The Government of Canada doesn't consider it a statutory holiday). Stores are open, but banks...
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Training a Vizsla

Our pup Odin is a Vizsla. A Hungarian bird dog who's been bred to point game birds for hunters then retrieve the bird back. I bet you're asking yourself why on earth do we have a hunting dog in the city? Obviously not all Vizsla's become hunters, some are just companions. (don't let the hard...
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Weekend Fun

For the last 4 weekends, we have done home improvements of some kind. We have had a To Do list, we have visited a hardware store at least once, and we were given sore muscles and bruises in return. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE getting things done around the house, but sometimes you need...
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We got a Puppy!

El Granto and I knew long before we bought our house that we wanted a dog. In fact, one of the requirements for our future home was a yard for our future dog. We both had dogs growing up, and were anxious to bring home a new member of the family. However, there was the problem...
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