Abbey – Beth's Planet

Pet Pic, 051117 edition

May 11, 2017Posted in Blog posts, Pet PicsTagged Abbey, golden retriever, LabradorLeave a comment

It’s like she’s running in her sleep. ❤

Pet Pic, 042817 edition

April 28, 2017Posted in Blog posts, Pet PicsTagged Abbey, golden retriever, Labrador, MaggieLeave a comment

Abbey and Maggie soaking up the sun on the porch

Pet Pic, 041417 edition

April 14, 2017Posted in Blog posts, Pet PicsTagged Abbey, golden retriever, Lab assistant, Labrador, MaggieLeave a comment

Maggie and Abbey staring out the driveway waiting for my husband

From last night. You know, in case you were wondering what the back side of this looked like.

Pet Pic, 040717 edition

April 7, 2017Posted in Blog posts, Pet PicsTagged Abbey, golden retriever, Labrador, Maggie1 Comment

When I got home from work tonight and pulled in the driveway, this is what I saw.

Pet Pics, 031317 edition

March 13, 2017Posted in Animals, Blog posts, Pet PicsTagged Abbey, Daryl, FIV positive, FIV+Leave a comment

Daryl winding around Abbey this afternoon.

When Daryl joined us just over two years ago, he weighed 7.7 pounds, had just been diagnosed as FIV positive and had some of his collar and belly fur trimmed off because he was so matted from spending the first 10 months of his life outdoors. At his checkup last week, he was pronounced in perfect health and weighed 15.3 pounds.

If you are considering adopting an FIV-positive cat, feel free to contact me.

Pet Pic, 022417 edition

February 24, 2017April 6, 2017Posted in Blog posts, Pet PicsTagged AbbeyLeave a comment

When my son Josh was a toddler, he had to “check in” with a tag or hug periodically. My dog – because despite originally intending her for my husband Michael, Abbey has become my dog – is the same way. Every morning, we have what I call “check-in pets” as she pads over and rubs her face all over me. And tonight as I look for work online, she just wants to be with me.

Pet Pics, 020617 edition

February 6, 2017Posted in Animals, Blog posts, Pet PicsTagged AbbeyLeave a comment

Pet Pics, 011417 edition

January 14, 2017January 14, 2017Posted in Blog posts, Pet PicsTagged Abbey, Daryl, Labrador, MaggieLeave a comment

My daughter lives in Ypsilanti, about 1:45 away, and asked me to send her pictures of the animals. Here is what they were doing when she made the request Friday, starting above with Daryl …

… Maggie …

… and Abbey, clearly adopting the notion of “she who dies with the most toys wins.”

Pet Pics, 010417 edition

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017Posted in Blog posts, Pet PicsTagged Abbey, Daryl, MaggieLeave a comment

So cute I can hardly stand it. Maggie and Abbey, hugging close to Mom. [Dec. 28, 2016]

Daryl spent a few days snuggling close to this box. Contents: a fish finder. Related? Perhaps … [Dec. 26 2016]

Pet Pics, 101416 edition

October 14, 2016October 13, 2016Posted in Blog posts, Pet PicsTagged Abbey, boxes, cat, Daryl, dog, golden retriever, Labrador, MaggieLeave a comment

dog chewing box — Abbey loves boxes. If one is opened, she runs in and looks up eagerly. They usually are awarded to her. [Aug. 22, 2016]

Abbey is unlike any dog we’ve ever had. She’s a mix, for one – half Labrador retriever, half golden retriever. You wouldn’t know it to look at her, but her parents’ colors are fox and black.

She also has personality quirks that are new to us on this fourth dog we’ve had. None of our other dogs, for example, showed any inclination to lie on the arms or backs of furniture. And while they liked food and food containers and food wrappers, cardboard boxes were of no interest unless they, well, smelled like food.

Not this one. Sure, that box she has in the top photo might smell ever so slightly of the rice and spices that were wrapped in plastic within. But she is equally happy to bound off with a Kleenex box.

And it’s infectious, apparently. Maggie never showed any interest in boxes until Abbey had to have them. Curious, she started investigating, and now they fight over them.

Daryl? Well, as a friend of mine once noted, you could put a postage stamp in the middle of a sports stadium and a cat would find it and sit on it. Box = cardboard = paper = approved.