Category «Socks»

Adopting a New Dog is Hard

Adopting a dog is an incredibly rewarding experience. One day, I hope to adopt a lot more dogs, specifically senior ones who have been abandoned by their owners just because they’ve gotten old.

I live close to the desert and in the neighborhoods I walk Socks I’ve encountered plenty of coyotes. Javelina encounters are a little more rare for us, however. I’m very happy about that because javelina are much more scary than coyotes. Nothing gets your heart pounding like being chased by a javelina, am I right?

10 Interesting Facts About Border Collies

Before I adopted Socks, I knew next to nothing about Border Collies and now I consider myself something of an expert on the breed. So, for your reading pleasure, I present ten interesting facts about Border Collies.

Advantages of Walking Your Dog (That You Never Realized)

This isn’t going to be the typical ‘5 Reasons Why You Should Walk Your Dog’ post filled with things you already know, such as ‘your dog needs exercise’ (duh), ‘you need exercise’ (double duh), and ‘you don’t want a backyard filled with poop’ (triple duh). While I was walking Socks the other day, I started …

Tips for Driving Your Dog

Before I had Socks, all three of my family’s dogs were not great car riders. Cleo, our first dog, was nervous in the car. Misty, our second dog, hated going in the car (and I can’t really blame her since pretty much the only times we put her in the car were when she had …

Socks’ Favorite Things

I wouldn’t call Socks picky. He adores walks, food, and playing (in that order). But, like all dog lovers, I always like hearing what other dogs enjoy, so here is a list of Socks’ favorite things.

How I Found Socks

I’ve had Socks for almost two and a half years now. He’s such a funny, sweet, silly boy who brings so much joy to my life. The crazy this is, I originally wanted to adopt another dog I had seen in my local newspaper, a Dalmatian mix.