Flambo was standing at the office door with his ears up so I asked, “What are you looking at?” and he immediately hit the button: “LOOK!” 👀 …turns out Palmer had quietly smuggled OG Bunny into the office for destruction 😭🐰 Emergency extraction successful. Bunny was saved. Before anyone ask

Flambo hit “Flambo” “look” “hot” today. I’m pretty sure my sassy boy wasn’t calling himself handsome, but I decided that’s exactly what he meant and spent the next five minutes hyping him up like the supermodel he clearly believes he is. 😂 Honestly, we need these silly little moments right now,

Wild. Flambo hit “come” and I expected him to tell me where we should go. Instead he starts repeatedly hitting “water.” “Come water what?” I ask while he continues aggressively spamming the button and glaring at me like I should already know. Then Palmer walks over to the water bowl by the b

Today Flambo pressed "storm" "friend." Storm is my dad's French Bulldog and one of the boys' favorite buddies. What's funny is Flambo usually only talks about Storm when he's just seen him, so hearing it today caught me off guard. Maybe he's a little like me right now and just needs the love

Day 2 of showing up for my dogs while grieving. The truth is, today I didn't have to do the heavy lifting. Nina from @Oma’s Pride did. She invited us out to dog gone fun to film content, let the boys swim, do a little shopping, and just spend time together. We really haven't left the house mu

Day 1 of showing up for my dogs while grieving. Today my goal wasn't to be productive, strong, or okay. It was simply to be present. The boys started their morning with a trip outside to potty, play fetch, and chase their herding balls. Later, I made frozen enrichment flower pots from @SodaPu

Palmer has been getting a little more active with the buttons lately. 🥹 “Bunny. Bunny.” Trust me, buddy, I understand the desire for Bunny. Watching Flambo launch herself around the living room with it certainly isn't helping the obsession. 😂 But for the record, there was absolutely no chanc

#BISSELLpartner Less scooping. More cuddles. 🐱💚 The BISSELL CleanWell™ Automatic Litter Box and BISSELL HydrateWell™ Automatic Pet Water Fountain have completely changed our daily pet routine. The CleanWell automatically cycles after use to help keep the litter box fresh, while the HydrateWell pr

So proud of Palmer today. ❤️ It's been pouring rain for days, and this morning he looked outside and told me: "rain" "now." Two words. One thought. No frantic button smashing, no getting overwhelmed and ripping buttons off the board. Just calmly putting concepts together to tell me what was hap

Did I put on music from the 40s while it stormed so I could dance around the living room? Absolutely. I used to do this all the time with the dogs, and somewhere along the way we stopped. Honestly, I can't even remember the last dance party we had, it may have been before Espeon passed. Turns

This morning Flambo hit “thank you” and then “happy,” and honestly, it made me smile more than I expected. The dogs were being extra silly and joyful today, and while I know button presses can mean a lot of different things, I’m choosing to take this one at face value. 😆 It’s nice to spend so

A little Rupert update ❤️ With heartworm treatment officially behind us, my focus has shifted to supporting the healthiest recovery possible. We still have about 8 weeks of activity restriction ahead of us, he's currently on trazodone to help keep him calm, and we're waiting to get his echocardiog

My dogs are absolutely destroying my confidence because at this point I never know if I'm actually invited when they bring up "play." 😂 After Palmer made it very clear that he wanted something... but that I was NOT included... I wasn't about to assume anything. So when Flambo said, "friend" "

Rupert’s @Embark Vet breed & health test results are IN! 🎉 And honestly… his results completely surprised me. Rupert is a stunning mix, and I’m not sure anyone would have guessed all of the breeds that make up this handsome little guy! Did any of you get the breeds right? 👀 One of the coolest

Flambo hit “friend” “play” while staring into the other room where Palmer was rolling around on the floor. Naturally, I assumed he was asking to play with his friend. But the more I think about it, I’m not actually sure that’s what he meant. 🤔 Maybe he wasn’t making a request at all. Maybe h

Tomorrow morning Rupert goes in for his second injection the first of the double-dose portion of his heartworm treatment. For every injection day, I've made it a tradition to bring something special for the vets and techs. For his first injection, it was heart-shaped cake pops. Tomorrow, it's ho

Sometimes I get so caught up in how incredibly intelligent Flambothedog is that I need moments like today to remind me he's still just a dog. 😂 Today he simply hit "play" no extra words, no elaborate requests, just "play." Thankfully he chose a toy... ...after first attempting to pick up a p

90° outside? Sounds like the perfect excuse for a backyard pool party. ☀️💦 We brought out the kiddie pool, sprinkler, beach umbrella, and beach ball (RIP 💀), made flamingo-shaped @Oma’s Pride pup cup toppers, and spent the day soaking up the sunshine. The beach ball may not have survived the

Staring contest activated. 👀 Flambo has gotten a little better at requesting his weird staring contests. Today he very clearly told me: "Flambo" → "Mom" → "Look." It's nice to know I'm officially included in the game now. What's even better? Today, I won. Maybe next time, Flambo. #dogsoft

One thing that doesn't get talked about enough in the talking dog community is manipulation. We know dogs are capable of it, and if you've ever trained a dog, you've probably seen it firsthand. "Palmer" "friend" "come" is what Flambo said after Palmer was very loudly growling and playing with on