Beginnings

So, obviously if I've created a blog about dogs and cats I must share my life with them!
As a kid I wasn't able to have any animals because my brother was allergic to them. (Not fair to me!)  O.K., truth be told, I was allergic to cats too but that didn't stop me from owning two cats when I moved into my first apartment. I was so allergic in the early days I lived on Chloro-tripolon and on days when my allergies were especially bad I'd hang my head out the window and wheeze in fresh air. I know... stupid right?
But I loved my cats! When I was moving to Manitoba to get married I knew my cats would not take well to the move so I re-homed them for their happiness. Then I got my first DOG! Don't get me wrong - I still love my cats and presently have three of them - but dogs have a charm all their own. The first night I brought my new German Shepherd mix puppy back to my apartment I invited all my closest friends to come and meet her. Within 15 minutes she had cleared my townhouse of friends by unloading what must have been a weeks worth of "waste product" in the middle of the living room. You know who your friends are in a crisis as I watch mine jump the fence in their haste to get away from the stench - and so began my adventures into dog ownership.