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9 years oldToday is Gauss’s 9th birthday! As I wrote back in January, Gauss is in great shape for a dog his age. No signs of arthritis, his teeth and gums are healthy, and he still has lots of energy (when he wants to). For his birthday, Jen and Evan made some homemade peanut butter [...]

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Gauss
It’s hard to believe that in a couple months, Gauss (which rhymes with “house,” for those who don’t know) will be 9 (human) years old.
For the first 6-7 years of his life, Gauss had it pretty well. But in the past two and half years, his life has, of course, changed dramatically. I’d like [...]

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Our good friends Tim and Kim had to say goodbye to their sweet girl, Shasta, this morning. Shasta had become sick in recent weeks, and this morning they “put her gently into the long sleep,” as Kim so eloquently imparted on her blog. Even if you didn’t have the good fortune to know Shasta, I [...]

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We’ve been having such beautiful weather lately that we just had to get out for a few hours this past weekend. As I’ve mentioned before, our hiking habits have changed since Evan came along. Lately, we’ve been visiting sites that are closer to Eugene and offer shorter hikes. In the past, we’d passed up many [...]

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On Memorial Day, the four of us visited Alsea Falls. We had originally set out to hike the Mill Hill Loop Trail in the Finley National Wildlife Refuge, which is located about 10 miles south of Corvallis. However, upon arriving at the trail head, we discovered that dogs were not allowed on the trail. (And [...]

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Gauss turned 7 years old on March 4th. His birthday started out with a cheese omelet followed by a nap. In the afternoon, he opened one present (frisbees) and the whole family went outside to play with Gauss. After playing frisbee, Gauss headed inside for a cookie and another nap. Once Evan was in bed, [...]

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I was looking through our blog and noticed that Gauss hasn’t had an entry for awhile. Some of you may be wondering what’s he been up to over the last few months. This last year he had a little slower paced Christmas morning, but still got his usual number of presents and a fun stocking. [...]

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Terror struck our backyard this afternoon as fanatical zucchini lashed out in violence after being eradicated from the vegetable garden. The violence ended swiftly, though, when an elite security force quelled the uprising.
Look at the latest entries in our vegetable garden album to read about what happened.
Adventure Gallery: Vegetable Garden

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You know that when Jen has two posts in a row on the blog, something must be up with Steve! (Just kidding, honey! Hahaha.) Anyway, it would seem that my blogging and photo gallery activities have fallen victim to other endeavours as of late. What have I been up to, you ask?

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