Memoirs of a Dog Walker

pet sitting 101. it's not as easy as it seems.

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Dog Walking and Pet Sitting and dancing my way thru the day.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Toby's Got Taste!

Toby, the chocolate lab, likes Nutella. At least he thinks he does. (NOTE: Chocolate is POISON to dogs!!!! Toby just carried this home, he did NOT eat any of it. THIS TIME.)

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Blame it on the Cats?

He did it again. Yet he doesn't look too guilty. But it could only be Toby.

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

All My Boyfriends

Who will be my valentine? WE WILL!

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Two of Seven in Three







George is Grumpy.




Toby is smelling a bunny poop, and then looks very Bashful about it. Yeah, YOU, Toby!

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Salivation



Toby waits, and salivates, patiently.
Where's his damn treats?!!!!

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Monday, June 20, 2011

EARS

Just looking at Toby's ears makes me smile.


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Thursday, July 08, 2010

Multiplying Rabbits

First there was Angel.

Angel died. (RIP little Angel.)
Next came Cassie.




Roger and Matthew. They have since gone off to their new home.




Bananas and Vanilla. A delicious couple of bunnies.


Don't forget Toby!

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Friday, July 02, 2010

Toby AKA Hannibal Lecter



Toby thinks his human's liver will be quiet tasty with some fava beans and chianti.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Toby Actually Did Something Good!

I arrived at Toby's house yesterday, to find all the sprinklers on full blast. Sprinting up the walkway, I got to the house without getting soaked, and got Toby out for his walk, hoping that by the time we got back, the sprinklers would be off.
No such luck.
When we returned, I dropped the leash, and made a run for the house. Toby was right behind me. Instead of running into the house, he pulled a sharp right and ran into the bushes. Bad Toby!
I got him inside with the help of some treats, but not before I noticed the guy who came out of the bushes.
I thought he was doing sprinkler maintenance, since 1. the sprinklers have never been on at that time, and 2. he was Hispanic.
I asked him if the sprinklers would be on tomorrow at the same time, and he answered affirmatively.
On my way to the next job, I called the house owners and left them a voice mail requesting they adjust the time the sprinklers go off so I wouldn't get soaked.

This morning, Toby's owner called me to inform me that he checked with the sprinkler company, and no one was at the house the day before. Come to think of it, there wasn't any work vans outside either.
So WHO was that man hiding in the bushes, and WHY was he there?
Most importantly, WHAT crime could Toby have possibly foiled?
Things that make you go "hmmmm."

Toby is my new hero!

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Jaws



Guess who did what.

I guess he wanted soup today.




Bad dog, Toby!

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Guess Who Did What...Again



Once again, Toby gets into trouble.
He got into the rotating cabinet, which has a child-lock, but obviously not Toby-proof, and got into the corn starch. Not too tasty.
On our walk, he found a corn cob. It became his best friend the rest of the walk.
And when we got home, he ate it.

I learned a long time ago to NEVER take anything out of a dog's mouth.

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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

T & T



Tucker and Toby, enjoying the beautiful weather, and the company of each other.

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Friday, May 29, 2009

Cruz: A Toby in Training



How could such a cute little guy make a mess like this:



I don't know. But I think Toby is secretly giving him lessons.

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Monday, April 13, 2009

"Let Them Eat Cake," He Said

Who cares if it's cooked!



Bad Toby does it again!

He got into the cabinet, took the cake mix into the dining room (after all, it IS the proper place to eat) and proceeded to open and eat the box contents. It was his birthday. He gets seven a year, so why not today? To be festive, he also brought the food coloring with him into the dining room, and opened them all up.

In the kitchen, he got into the baking powder, and found the can of vanilla frosting. I can't blame him for eating that. Frosting is the best part of the cake, if you ask me.

Oh Toby, admit it, you're a bad dog!
The proof is on your face.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Toby's Competition



Ok, Cruz hasn't eaten anything inappropriate...YET... but it does looks like he is in training to be the next Toby.
Just look at the mess he made!

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Thursday, October 23, 2008

What did Toby eat this time?



Garlic!
Fresh garlic.
I guess he's not a vampire after all.

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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

First Day of School -- 9:15 - 10:30 am

9:15 am. Browser and Thomas. My first meeting with Thomas.

He's the new kid on the block.

10:00 am. Toby was actually good today!!!!

He didn't eat anything inappropriate.

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Toby's Tea Party



Bad dog, Toby!
Toby had a tea party, and he didn't even invite me.
He had lots and lots of tea, as well as some onion soup mix for dip.
It's so much more fun when you share.

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Friday, February 22, 2008

A Day In The Life



Another day in the life of Toby.
He didn't eat anything inappropriate today.
It's a tough life being Toby!

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Monday, February 04, 2008

Toby does it Again!



That Toby is a walking miracle.
A miracle he is alive!
He's always into something.
Today he broke into the food pantry and ate a bag of uncooked pasta, a box of Pop Tarts, and a box of Quaker Oats bars.
The bad news is that the Quaker Oats bars had chocolate chips in them, which can be toxic to dogs. The good news is that although I didn't find any bars, I didn't find the wrappers. If he's lucky, he inhaled they, wrappers and all, which might hopefully pass right thru him.

Toby is by far the most comical dog know.
I hope his humans write a book about hgim someday.

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