Monthly Archives: January 2011

Top Ten Chewies

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

It’s hard to find something for Toki to chew on that’s safe, wholesome, won’t destroy the carpet, and that will keep her occupied for more than 2 minutes.  These chewies are sometimes the only difference between a contented angel and … Continue reading →

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Toki / bug

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

We had a second, belated Christmas, due to our Antarctica travels. (Thanks Ed and Kathy!)  Toki was of course very curious when we unwrapped this guy. For your amusement: Happy Friday!

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Working Dog

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Here are just a few of my photos from my most recent post on my Antarctica trip.  Before we left Tierra del Fuego, we took a ride in the forest above Ushuaia.  This sheep dog kept us company. I love … Continue reading →

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DIY: Custom Cookie Jar

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

Double vision — Toki x 2 For Christmas, Toki received a very special gift.  Toki’s crafty aunt Jenny created a treat jar with Toki’s profile, taken from a picture of her as a puppy in Yosemite (check out the photo here). … Continue reading →

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Straight “A” Student

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

I love how hard Toki is concentrating in this photo.  She just wants to get the darn donut off the stuffed bone. Toki can be a great student, when you can get her to focus. But imagine how intimidating it … Continue reading →

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Argghhh

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

Happy Monday everyone.

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Mine, all mine!

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

TheDailyToki loves her treats! Thanks to a reader for sending in this article a on the trend of home made food for dogs and cats.  Organic turkey, parsley, cabbage, carrots.  Mmmm, I want some! A quote from the article: “There … Continue reading →

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Penguins, just because

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

I was editing photos last night, and thought you might enjoy these guys: Back to the puppies tomorrow . . .  

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Russian Subway Dogs

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

Another cool factoid from the National Geographic Explorer episode, How Man Tamed the Wild: there are stray dogs in Moscow that have learned how to ride the subway.  According to National Geographic, these dogs have learned to use the subway … Continue reading →

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Hiking the Bridge to Nowhere

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

This weekend, we brought Toki on a hike to the “Bridge to Nowhere” in the San Gabriel Mountains, near Azusa, California.  The hike follows the route of a road that was optimistically built in a very active wash of the … Continue reading →

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