Sentences with phrase «own family dogs»

You can load up all of your picnic baskets, grandma and grandma in the back, and the family dog.

When Lee realized she would have to say goodbye to her beloved family dog, Elliot, it hit her that she had not planned for this in any way.

Over seven days in the last week of June, the Globe recounted everything from the tribulations Romney's great - grandparents faced as Mormon pioneers to the now - famous incident in which Mitt as a young father loaded his wife and five sons into a station wagon, loaded the family dog into crate strapped to the top of the station wagon, and proceeded to embark on 12 - hour journey, stopping only when the eldest son noticed doggie diarrhea streaming down the rear window.

That's just common sense, of course — you don't need to be an accomplished dog - cognition researcher like Horowitz to realize that children should be taught limits when it comes to the family dog (or cat, or bird, or whatever).

In between hunting down the zombie clan that ate the family dog and working on your new marketing collateral, handling customer invoices and scheduling meetings is sucking up time that you flat out can't afford.

While you can't deduct every meal you feed the family dog, there's a surprising range of instances where you can deduct pet expenses.

However, Benjamin and Hope started to notice their family dog became defensive of Finn whenever Khan showed up — to the point of needing to be restrained from attacking the babysitter.

The context also was significant, for it came up in a query about the (then) prospective family dog.

Still now, though unsettled family dogs bark alarm from the back yard, Protesting my intrusion mid-week and days from any sensible Sunday.

Historical actuality is deceptively acquiescent, but it will not, like a family dog, roll over and play dead.

The family dog - her name means «cat» in Navajo - tugs Brooks through the neighborhood on a walk that doubles as thinking time for this busy mother, professor and author.

Two grandparents, an uncle, and a beloved family dog.

Visiting the hideous structure one last time is like reaching out to pet the old family dog before he gets put to sleep — only to have your hand bitten.

Our family dog, Stella Rose, died Monday evening, just one day after her thirteenth birthday.

Trust your beloved family dog has fully recovered.

We brought Willow, thinking that she'd have a blast with the other family dogs.

This last week, we had to put down our family dog, Buddy.

I was 12 years old when I decided to stop eating meat because my best friend, our family dog Pup, was an animal and I couldn't even comprehend eating animals like him.

I know that humans > dog, and my grandmother and family dog don't compare.

Two deaths in my family (one being my grandmother and the other being the family dog) happened, and I just don't know how to stop randomly crying when I start thinking about a world without either of them.

The dog was a family dog, but last fall it bit Sprewell's daughter on her lip and nose and severed her ear.

But at 45, Orville Moody is out there, traveling in a trailer occupied by his present wife, three children and the family dog, worrying about the scarcity of gasoline and the abundance of sidehill putts.

If most NFL players are like the family dog, falling all over themselves to win affection, Haynes is the family cat, coolly uninterested.

When he has mastered the commands to sit, to stay, to come when called («How to Educate the New Family Dog,» SI, July 14 & 21, 1958) he is readyto take to the field.

But when the players mess up... out comes Jack, Jill, Dick, Harry, their cousins, their grandpa, their big belly uncle, and their family dog all on Wenger's trail!

From the family dog's perspective, a newborn may appear to threaten the dog's position in the family hierarchy.

Anyone who has ever seen a little girl wearing a white bathrobe and a towel draped over her head pretending she's getting married or a little boy using a stick he found in the yard to cast wizard spells at the family dog has seen that imagination in action.

The only one who has a hard time with this is the family dog, who now must rotate between bedrooms.

When your teen is struggling and seems to be taking it out on you (or her brother, or the family dog), step back before getting drawn into an argument over how she's handling things.

You both take a seat and you cover yourself with your favorite lap throw with the family dog curled up beside you.

Practice with weighted dolls or even get the family dog involved in the wrapping process!

Teach your child, too, that other members of the family go to sleep at night, and even the family dog or cat is probably going to do the same thing.

Stories of picky eaters who refuse to eat their vegetables, sneak their dinner to the family dog at every opportunity and turn up their nose at anything not in the shape of a nugget.

Pretend to be the family dog, panting, barking, and walking on all fours.

He played with the family dogs and showed us all their tricks.

I recently created some new coin pouches featuring block prints of two of the family dogs — Diego and Zelda.

A family dog or cat is often a child's first and best playmate, offering unconditional love and companionship.

strep carriers are contagious, which sometimes leads to repeat treating of the child, testing of the whole family, and even the family dog, searching for a carrier when someone in the family gets strep a lot.

Meet the owner of Hands Full Dog Training, a Wichita business helping family dogs get along with new babies.

This workshop offers: tips to begin preparing with your family dog for life with baby, must - know information for expecting parents with dogs, practical solutions so that you can have fun while your dog learns, education on dog body language that will enhance your bond and success, and on - going support.

Another thing that dogs can provide is comfort for your baby, baby will love being placed up against your family dog, it's furry and baby can hear its heartbeat, which is what they find so soothing about laying on mommy or daddy's chest.

Wanting to teach / redirect their curious child who's gotten into some sort of trouble or another as they explored the world around them (you know the kind — five thousand cheerios all over a newly cleaned kitchen floor, a chair that is not to be climbed being climbed anyway and tipping over, brushing the family dog with mom's hairbrush of course, etc) but fearful of spoiling, they sternly respond with a «NO!!!»

Fun fact: the Marpac Dhom creates the optimal sleep environment for everyone who sleeps in your home (but we haven't tested it on the family dogs yet).

Whether you have a family dog or cat, or your child has a favorite stuffed animal, encourage them to spend some time with their furry friends when they feel anxious.

Does your son boss around everyone from you to his friends to the family dog, issuing instructions and wagging that little finger?

Exception: When our first dog, Goldilox died, I wrote a tribute to her as my VP, but of course, the pain from the loss of a family dog is something many people can relate to.

Dogs are actually the # 1 killer of backyard chickens so in addition to thinking about how your kids will interact with the chickens and teaching them some basic rules (like no chasing the chickens, learning how to pick up and hold the chickens, washing their hands after touching them, no putting their fingers in their mouths or eyes to reduce the risk of salmonella, etc.), some basic training for the family dog is also important.

We also got a family dog a few months before the baby was born, and our son learned that it's okay to share love.

I had just watched our family dog give birth to a litter and assumed that my mom would also have puppies.

Encourage your child's attempts at humor, whether it's reading (potentially unfunny) jokes from a book or drawing «funny» pictures of the family dog.