As of today I have found three tumors on Kola. One on his left side rib cage, near the sternum. One on his right side near his sheath. One on his left side, near his final three ribs.

The first was found around March. The second in July. The third, today.

All appear to be fatty tumors and fairly small... Around a quarter or slightly larger in ( Read more... )

As a woman, would you want to know ahead of time if you were the only woman in a group of a dozen men you did not know, when you would be staying in hotels, but also classroom settings, as well as in the field, in the middle of nowhere, late into the night ( Read more... )

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We recently had an 18 month old intact male pit bull walk up our driveway. No microchip, no tags, no collar. Huge balls. After trying to find his owner through various means in our intact male pit bull indiscriminate breeding rich neighborhood, we chopped his dangly bits, got all his shots and microchipped him. I promised him he wouldn't ( Read more... )

I have felt the awe of a black and white rough lemur handing me her newborns; I have felt my breath disturbed as a lion roared through me; I have had the honor to know what it feels like to hold the paw of a mountain lion. These experiences shape who I am. I find myself, again and again, in the unique position of being a bridge between the lay ( Read more... )

I have a lot to be thankful for, just having a hard time remembering what it is outside of health, food, dogs, love and working car.

Just not in a good mood today. Not sure if it will be better tomorrow. At least the day starts with a massage at 10. That's another thing to be grateful for.

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I was so tired I fell asleep after that last list.

1) I am grateful for Josh for listening to me talk about why I was cranky. I choose to say was so that maybe it WILL STOP being present tense.

2) I am grateful to Andre for stopping by and messing with the furnace so I could start getting other work done.

3) I am grateful to Kola. He is awesome. I ( Read more... )

This afternoon I received the BEST compliment I have ever had in my entire life!!

It was AWESOME.

It happened at about 4:15 pm.

It still makes me a little teary.

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