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annual vet checkup
Today was Skye's annual vet checkup and it went really well, nothing in comparison with last year visit! See rabies vaccination post to...


Céleri rémoulade
The celery root remoulade is a classic French salad that can be found in everywhere in France from small restaurants to cafeterias to...


bedtime trigger
This is now 6 nights that Skye sleeps in the house with the door closed, and the last 3 nights we didn't need to herd her inside. As soon...


cookie monster is back!
Our cookie monster is back! During the last month and a half, Skye didn't interact much with us as she spent her days recovering from her...


no more night barking
This is now 3 nights that Skye sleeps inside the house with the door closed (no access to the yard), and that there is no barking! Yeah!...


door closed
After trying for more than a month (35 days to be precise) to get Skye to sleep inside at night, we decide to finally herd her in the...


hotdog vs. grass
Hotdog or grass? What do you think Skye will choose? Grass! She chose grass! We have the weirdest dog! LOL We bought a series of new...


back outside :(
I was really hoping we were on the right track, but Skye slept outside the last 2 nights... Quite frustrating I must say, especially as...


5th night inside
Skye has been sleeping inside for 5 nights in a row (yeah!) but with intermittent barking outside... This cartoon from Mutts summarizes...


Tomates à la provençale
Here is another way to enjoy the summer tomatoes. Tomatoes Provençale is a French classic and a perfect side dish! Ingredients: *...


3rd night inside :)
I think we are on the right track. Skye slept inside last night! She went out twice for barking (10pm and 2am) but came back in all by...


2nd night inside!
I don't want to jinx it, but I think we had a breakthrough! Skye came by herself in the house during the night and slept for about 6...


Canning tomato sauce
With the summer bounty of tomatoes, I am making tomato sauce and canning it for later use. The recipe for the sauce varies based on...


1st night inside?
Is night 26 the big turn around? Skye slept inside the house from 11pm to 4:30am! Yes, inside!! We were able to keep her relatively...


#eatplants
Just a dog eating her greens... in the form of flowers, zinnias to be precise! LOL Talking about eating plants, Skye is making progress...


24th night outside
This is now 24 nights that Skye is sleeping outside but we are making some progress... And we are starting to catch up on sleep or at...


lick mats
To get Skye to come in the house in the evening and stay a bit longer than half a minute, we are giving her two lick mats: one with vegan...


Pupcakes
Plant-based pupcakes are a fun way to get your dog to eat more fruits and veggies :) Ingredients for 12 pupcakes: * 1 1/2 cups all...


fencing day 4
We shrunk the yard quite a bit more yesterday. Skye has now access to 20% of it. It was actually a bit harder to get her inside the...


neighbors
With Skye's nocturnal barking we've been really worried about our neighbors' sleep, so we wrote them a letter to apologize and tell them...
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