Archive for the ‘pets’ Category

Our Wii Family

Sunday, November 1st, 2009



Our Wii Family

Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene

Now that we got the Wii Fit Plus that allows you to create Miis for your pets and weigh them (and track changes), I set up Buxley and Lady. Now we have our whole family represented in Miis. When I saw the screen this morning, it reminded me of those people who have the cutout sticky people on the rear windows of their vehicles. Those people always have straight families: Mother, Father, Daughter, Son, with maybe some cats and dogs. I’ve always thought it would be funny to have stickers of two men and two dogs on the back of my car. Well, this is the closest I’ve come to that yet: my family in Wii Miis.

And yes, I did mean “Our Wii Family” to be a pun of “Our Wee Family.”

Oh, and by the way, Lady’s already lost 2.5 pounds in the past month since we’ve been feeding her less. Yay, Lady!

Um, do I need to say that Wii Fit Plus is a registered trademark of Nintendo, Inc.? =)

Indian School Dog Park

Sunday, January 11th, 2009



Indian School Dog Park

Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene

This morning we took Buxley & Lady to the dog park at Steele Indian School Park. We met with our friend Mark and his dog Stanley, and we enjoyed meeting other dogs and their owners.

Lady’s First Christmas at Smithers-Greene

Saturday, November 29th, 2008



Lady’s 1st Christmas @ Smithers Greene

Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene

Portait of a Costumed Lady

Lady says, "Hats are not the fashion for canines such as me; nevertheless, noblesse oblige!"

Sir Buxley Smithers-Greene also deigned to pose in a holiday costume.

Sir Buxley Smithers-Greene

A noble hound indeed!

Introducing Lady

Friday, February 1st, 2008



Introducing Lady

Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene

We have a new family member: Lady. We’ve already known her for more than a year now. She’s our neighbor lady’s dog, and our neighbor decided she just can’t keep up with her anymore. Buxley already fell in love with her when they first met. Adopting her feels like the most natural thing to do since J.J. died and our neighbor wants to put Lady in a new home!

Remembering J.J.

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008



Remembering J.J.

Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene

Andy lit candles and laid J.J.’s collar and leash on the table. I wrapped the collar and leash around the candle and took this photo to complete the artistic expression of our loss.

J.J. suffered several seizures in early December but rallied after taking medications for a couple of weeks. After a few weeks of seemingly good health, he suddenly took a turn for the worse. His hind legs gave out and he became incontinent. He started trembling and chattering his teeth. After a week of this, we made the decision to put him down.

I’ve never loved a dog so much, or felt so loved by a dog. He took to me right away when I started dating his daddy (my partner, Andy), and we had many great times together for almost five years. He had a good life, was loved, and will be missed. Thank you, J.J.!