First Day of Spring!

Milo on the fly.

"I knew it!"


Handsome Bogart.

Group Shot

What a great looking bunch. And the people look good too. . .

EDA Holiday Party 2010

Perfect weather for a gathering

I believe that blur is Lucy

Wonderful EDA blend.  Thanks, Chris!

Cheer!

Need a great hat?  Check out www.yakfoot.com or see Jacob

This is a movie of us trying to get together for the group photo.  The group shot will be posted, soon.  Did I hear that hurding dogs is easier than hurding cats?  Hmm..

Thanks, everyone!  What a wonderful bunch of people and dogs to be associated with.  Here's to another year of enjoying each other.  Happy holidays.

Eastmoreland Christmas

Took this photo of Scrumpy last night while trimming the tree with Simmy. Scrumpy is still a little apprehensive about having the Christmas Tree in her room but is slowly warming up to the idea. She did seem intrigued with the Christmas lights. Happy Holidays everyone and stay warm (and dry)!!

Just having fun with friends at Duniway.

Hello World, I'm Francis

Hi, I am Francis and I'm a 4 month old Golden Doodle. I am originally from Yamhill, Oregon and excited to be in the big city. Woof!

Milo & Scrumps on the Salmon River

See you next time,
Milo and Scrumpy

From Lower Salmon River

Duniway School cleanup

Here are some shots that Maddy & I took on August 28th during the Duniway yard cleanup day. (Dog and people make a difference.

Milo's First Birthday

Happy Birthday Milo!! You look proud Claire !!

What fun... A doggy Piñata !!

Summer School!

It's taken a long time for summer to get here, but it looks like the dogs are enjoying it.  Remember water on these hot days!

Sunshine

It was great seeing all of you this morning. Even though it is a fake Spring in February -- looking forward to the warm weather and Sunshine coming our way.

Holiday Party Animals 2009

A wonderful tradition continues.  Thanks to everyone who planned and/or attended.  What a great group of animals!

Spring 09

Springtime in Portland is grand ! I hope you all are enjoying the weather and flowers in bloom !!

Our little "angel," Pearl!

Happy Halloween!

Love,
Pearl

Leaves

From Autumn

We need more action here!

Wow.  This is crazy to not have any postings since the 4th of July.  There have been a lot of changes in the neighborhood as far as new dogs, etc.  Let's try to include more of the new kids and get some conversations going.  Django will be happy to be part of the welcoming committee. 

Flash came to the 4th of July parade, too, and posed for his picture. What a face!

A Doggy 4th

Roz brought her leis (leftover from our march with Dogs Dig It at the Gay Pride parade) to the 4th...

Roz loved it--between the hot dog leavings and all the people she met, she had a great time.

Eric & Sharon

Elephant painting

My friend Stephanie sent me this video of an elephant that has been trained to paint on canvas in Northern Thailand.

Dog friendly places

I thought it might be fun to create a list of dog friendly places in Portland. What other places are pet friendly ?

• Lucky Lab
• Tin Shed

Dog Food Question.....

Hi Gang,

What dog food{s} do you feed your doggies and why ? Lately Sim & I have been using Blue Buffalo . I know there are some local options as well as other alternatives. I'd be curious to see a running list of what people choose and why.

Chloe visits the beach!

Chloe enjoyed her first visit to the beach during President's Day weekend.

p.s. Chloe is so happy that Pearl is back!

PEARL IS HOME -- MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

After 17 days of searching for our baby girl, Pearl is home! She was a little thinner, had some fleas and wreaked of cat food but the sparkle in her eyes has not left and we are all thrilled to be reunited. She was clearly in someone's home most (if not all) of the time but we'll never know who or why or how ... but that's really ok. Our family is whole once again and that is all we can ask for! Thanks to all of our wonderful neighbors for the support and concern throughout this ordeal.

With friendship,
Ali & Neil Solari

Pearl is still missing!

Dear Neighbors,

With a heavy heart I write to let you all know that our sweet little Pearl is still missing.  We've been searching everywhere since Wednesday morning when she jumped out of my car near SE Woodstock & 48th.

Last night we had a search & rescue dog track her scent and the good news is that (according to search dog extraordinaire, Valorie) Pearl is alive but was picked up, likely by a stranger in a car, near the corner of SE 48th & Henry.

We are hoping and praying that whomever picked her up is a good soul and will find a way to contact us or take her to a local vet for identification via her microchip.

A search party is being organized for tomorrow morning (Saturday, 2/2) at 8:30 am.  We will be mapping out areas for going door-to-door with photo-fliers. If anyone can spare a little time helping, we would be forever grateful.

We are meeting at our house: 7821 SE 36th Ave.  Neil's cell: 503-381-1994.

Thanks so much.  We miss our little girl; this is breaking our hearts!!

Ali

Scrumpy is all decked out for Snow Shoeing

We went snow shoeing with Scrumpy last weekend again. She was all decked out in her new coat. She didn't care much for the snow booties however. Happy weekend gang !

Snowshoeing

Hello all you dog lovers! I was wondering if any of you knew where might be a good place/trail to go snowshoeing with the Cider girl. Figured up toward Mt. Hood obviously, but was just curious if any of you have gone and if so, what your experiences are or have been. Hope everyone is off to a great 2008! Thanks.

Holiday Party Animals 2007

Holiday Party Animals 2007

Good times for warm hearts and cold noses.  Looking forward to more in the New Year!

Guess who's coming to town?

Rumor has it that Santa might make an appearance Sunday, December 23 around 8 AM. Hmm. Have all you doggies been good?

Blind dog leads the pack

Hi Gang,
Hope you had a nice relaxing holiday. Scrumpy is passed out on the couch as I type this dreaming up ways to coerce my mother (who is visting for the week) into further feeding her some of our breakfast.

In other news -- I read this article and thought I would share it with you all - Talk about realizing potential !

November 24, 2007 The Canadian Press

Isobel, a six-year-old husky cross, has all the great qualities of a sled dog. She loves to run, has strength and endurance, and works well alongside the other dogs tethered to the sleds that take tourists out on the subarctic terrain of Churchill, Man.

It takes a while for visitors to notice that she is completely blind.

"The dog lost its vision, but it didn't lose its spirit,'' Dr. Evan Fisk, Isobel's Winnipeg-based veterinarian said in a recent interview.

"It can smell, hear and feel other dogs nearby.''

Isobel not only follows other dogs on the sled team owned by Jenafor Ollander and her common-law husband, she sometimes runs lead in tandem with another husky.

"She runs tours every single day right now . . . and we have tourists from all over the world that are absolutely amazed,'' Ollander said.

"I'm sure some of them think I'm crazy when I tell them she's blind.''

Isobel wasn't born blind. Everything seemed fine until one day three years ago, when she suddenly came to a halt in the middle of a sled run and started staggering around.

"We hooked her back up in her house and noticed that both of her pupils were completely dilated,'' Ollander said.

"I remember a couple of people mumbling, 'What good is a blind sled dog? You should just take her out and shoot her.' And I'm a bit stubborn in nature . . . and I said, so what if she can't be a sled dog? She's a good dog.''

Isobel was taken to Winnipeg, where Fisk noticed her retinas had detached, possibly the result of a virus.

Back in Churchill, Isobel was kept indoors. Ollander figured she would be happy and safer inside.

Ollander was wrong.

"She stopped eating and drinking and we were quite concerned about what was going on,'' Ollander said.

"We happened to bring one of our other sled dogs home, and she perked right up. So it dawned on us that the problem was she was depressed and she missed her pack more than anything else.''

Isobel was soon reintroduced to her canine comrades and her behaviour improved right away. She started eating and drinking again.

With some hesitation, Ollander's husband decided to take a chance and hook Isobel up to the sled team and see what would happen.

"That dog ran like you wouldn't believe. She ran better than when she had her eyesight,'' Ollander said.

Isobel has been running ever since. She relies on the other dogs, human vocal commands, and her other senses to avoid obstacles.

It's not a complete surprise for Fisk.

"I believe that their senses adapt and they adjust, just like a person,'' he said.

"We know that people hone in well on their hearing skills and their sense of vibration and time and distance and smell and everything like that. And dogs become really acute at that. When they lose their vision, the rest of their senses kind of take over.''

Isobel is sometimes put up front with another dog for races, and has beat other dog teams in head-to-head competitions.

She still has a couple of good running years left in her. But she's already nearing the age when many sled dogs hang up their harness.

Finding a good home for her might be a challenge.

"We've had several people who've offered to adopt her . . . but we're really concerned because she just loves to run,'' Ollander said.

"We want to make sure that she doesn't end up in a situation where she gets depressed again.''

"She's OK in the dog yard where she has her dog yard buddies.''

Charlie

Thanks for the invite, Jacob. The doggies at Duniway have made Charlie feel right at home here in our new city of Portland. And we enjoy the park too! Lots of great people to meet and greet nearly everyday.