Karen + Bloo. Adventures and Thoughts on Things.
Bloo got spayed a few days ago. I decided that I wanted her to come home the day of the surgery and not have her stay overnight. I also opted out of pre-surgery bloodwork (screens for any possible complications), no laser cut (reduces bleeding by …
Bloo bloo is 11 weeks old today. Here is how she’s doing after 2 weeks of being home. Puppy manners: With hoomans: C During evening zoomies bloo goes away and bloocifer comes out. We do not enjoy the company of bloocifer because she bites. If …
Bloo had her first bath with me yesterday! So bloo isn’t really phased by anything, except for being left alone in any capacity. Even if something is alarming the first time, she’ll cautiously reassess the situation and give it another go. This goes for particularly …
Turns out little miss bloo is great in a car and terrible alone. I toted her around (literally) everywhere I went on the weekend. I didn’t want her to associate her crate with being abandoned and I definitely didn’t want her to soil …
Picking up little miss bloo! She was very cool about being passed off to strangers. Like, “Yup. Cool, this is life now.” The whole ride home we learned a lot about bloo. She has a very chill attitude and rolls with the punches. …
Eat, sleep, play, poop. What else do puppies do? Here is the list of everything I have bought in preparation to bring bloo home. Some of the stuff she’ll grow into (like the large plush toys), but most of the stuff here I’ll need right …
Let’s talk about pet insurance! It’s a minefield out there. After spending hours of research, comparing plans, reading the fine print and reading dozens of reviews, here are my notes. There are two ways to hedge against any potential emergencies in the future: You can …
How I chose a breed and breeder Deciding on a breed. What I wanted: Low-shedding 30lbs ish A running buddy Intelligent Goofy Previous positive experience with similar breed The low shedding and positive experience with the breed was really important. I have had allergic …
There are two parts to this. The first part is the answer that I usually give and makes me sound like a total new age hippie. The second part is the reasoning behind dog now versus dog later. I usually omit the second part because …