Category Archives: Pets
Weekend Dog Content
Foster maltipoo Millie doesn’t like to crowd us on the bed, so she goes to the very edge and even stretches upside down, as seen here in these pictures. Even though she’s one of the tiniest dogs I’ve ever fostered (she’s mostly fur), she’s very agile, so she gets in and out of bed and jumps off and on like it’s nothing. I’ve got to take her to the vet soon to check out what’s going on with the growths in her ear. I’m hoping they are benign. We think she’s about five years old.
Meanwhile, the newest foster, cream-colored chihuahua Marshall, is acclimating well. He’s young, healthy, and looking for a permanent home. He’s shy at first, but incredibly affectionate once he trusts a person. He is already neutered and house-trained, and he has yet to bark once, so definitely not yappy! He gets along very well with other dogs, as you’ll see in the videos where he’s very playful.
Fosters Dolly and Marshall (who only recently met each other) start off wrestling in bed, and then Snoopy joins them….until someone yelps. It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt, my parents used to say.
Here are Snoopy and the three foster dogs resting in the backyard of the rental this morning.
September 2025 Dogs
Shea took this picture of me with the pack of FIVE (look carefully) a few days ago. It’s sort of an optical illusion. The three fosters are all there with Bonnie and Snoopy.
Three fosters are Millie (a small white Maltese-Poodle mix), Marshall (a cream-colored Chihuahua), and Dolly (a black Chihuahua with a white chest). The two guest dogs are Gracie and Lucy, whom I dog-sat again. Of course, our dogs are Bonnie and Snoopy.
August 2025 Dogs
We took in another very shy chihuahua (cream colored) named Marshall, who was not coping well with being in the shelter. He’s been painfully shy like Dolly was, but I don’t mind that he’s enjoying the freedom of the backyard a lot while we patiently get to know him. The dogs all get along with each other, and he’s going to hopefully trust Shea and me more to be affectionate soon, but at least for now, he’s curious and comfortable sleeping in doggie beds and enjoying the wonderful weather outside as much as he wants to. We had two pool days in Vallejo with the dearest of friends, catching up. This was last night, resting in the backyard of the rental (the house under renovation is getting closer and closer) with the five dogs, including the three fosters.
While we were at Lazybear we had a housesitter/dogsitter who took care of our fosters and our former foster who is now adopted, Perry!
August 2025 VGN Potluck
While I was in Chicago Shea attended the potluck at Rick’s house on York Street in Vallejo. I had no idea that Rick had a turtle!
Visiting Sabina, Ken and their Dogs
Shea and I were in the Sacramento area for a pool party, so we stopped by to hang out with my sister and brother-in-law, who just adopted a second dog to keep their dog Ricki company. Meet Phil. They have a habit of giving their dogs human names. Pete was their pit-bull mix from years ago. After he died they got another dog named Pete, although they also referred to him as REPETE.
Glen Cove Rental Area Walk
We did another neighborhood walk with Bonnie, Snoopy and the fosters Millie and Dolly.
The rental that we’re still stuck in while the house is being renovated is in another part of the Glen Cove neighborhood of Vallejo. We enjoy some of the walks in the area, although the foxtails this time of year are still a big worry, as well as burrs, which seem to be ubiquitous.
Foster Vondra Gets a New Home
Former adopters from HSNB took Vondra in as a foster-to-adopt candidate, so we wish her the best of luck. She had a rough start, but is completely healed from the stitches and her hair is growing back in.
Lazy Parts of Lazybear 2025
Sunday morning surprise:
Pop-up art gallery:
Momma deer and Bambi stopped by (the first time)!
Here’s the second visit from momma and Bambi deers:
Bear-B-Q at Lazybear 2025
Bear-b-q at our friends’ campground after a long day of sun and fun floating down Russian River! Next year we might have the dogs come with us since lots of other people had their dogs in kayaks as I’ve done in Vallejo’s Lake Chabot (there’s another Lake Chabot in Castro Valley where I also used to live). Bonnie and Snoopy were very popular and well-behaved at the BBQ, getting lots of love and snacks off the grill.
