Three Peas in A Pod
My mom, Tanya is a very kind, thoughtful, generous, and caring person. How do I know? Well, she takes my big sister, Sambuca, and I on dog walks around the neighbourhood, at Shubie Park and even to the beach. She buys us the coolest dog toys, get us dog treats and healthy dog bones. She…
Sniffing Out Family: My First Encounter with Uncle Mike and Uncle Robert
My mom sure knows a lot of people. How do I know? Well, she introduces Sambuca and me to folks all the time. I’ve noticed a trend. An uncle or an aunt is usually a close friend of my mom, Tanya. When we meet them, John becomes Uncle John, Joan becomes Aunty Joan, and so…
Lying Next to Sambuca: A Turning Point
It was a Saturday morning and that meant Tanya, our mom, was taking Sambuca and I for a walk. She always checked the weather forecast before leaving, and the tides of the ocean as well. If it were low tide, we would go for a beach walk. High tide and we stayed local and would…
Appy’s Boo Boo: Overcoming Paw Pain with Style
One morning after our standard walk around our lovely Woodlawn neighborhood, I hurt one of my nails on my right/left paw. I was limping home. My mom, Tanya stopped and looked back at Sambuca, my big sister and I. She asked, “What’s wrong Little App?” Me don’t know, mamma. She takes a few steps forward…
The Joy of Junk Food: Schnauzers and McNuggets
Sometimes my mom, Tanya, gets what she calls junk food. I love those days! Why may you ask? It’s because it means that Sambuca and I get the junk food too. She’s great that way, always sharing her food. It’s in very small quantities because she doesn’t want my big sister or I to get…
Meeting Stella Artois
I remember the time my mom, Tanya, my big sister, Sambuca and I drove to Montreal for the Christmas holidays. After a few days visiting with Uncle Mike & Robert we left New Brunswick. We were in the car for what seemed like a very long time before reaching our destination, mom’s best friend Amelia’s…
Why Eating Your Dog Bed Is a Bad Idea
Apparently, I am one lucky pup. Or at least that is what my mom, Tanya, tells me. She says I’m lucky she adopted me. She says I’m lucky I have a big sister in Sambuca. I’m lucky that I get breakfast and dinner every day along with healthy snacks like carrots, cheese, blueberries, strawberries and…
The Pencil
I take after my mom, Tanya. She’s a writer. A writer at heart as she calls it. Can you imagine! She still makes To Do lists on pieces of paper and sticky notes. One time, she showed me her list. At the top of the page, she had written ‘To Accomplish’, followed by a running…
Les Brian
Apparently, my mom is a late bloomer. Tanya was gone for the day. Who knows where? Sometimes she tells Sambuca and I where she is off to, like going into the office. Other times, she gives the standard line to us, “I will be back in five minutes. Love you.” It’s never just five minutes. …
Bacon and Eggs
Now that I know all about popcorn and it’s deliciousness, I recently got to try some other human food. Tanya is a pretty generous person. How do I know? Well, she likes to remind us, when we get treats. On weekends, Tanya makes bacon and eggs. Oh my, bacon. I do love da bacon. She…
The Birthday
My Mom, Tanya is so thoughtful. She always takes the time to celebrate either my birthday or Sambuca’s. As per my human, it is a very special day, as it is the day we were born. Like I don’t remember, but whatever, we’ll go with that. Our birthday involves a whole day of fun! Instead…
Popcorn
I love da food. I just love anything that I can eat. To be honest, da food loves me too. I love having my breakfast. I love having supper. I love having treats. I love whatever Tanya gives me. Sometimes our treats are human foods like a carrot, a piece of broccoli, a piece of…
At the Office
My mom is so cool. How do I know? Because I just know. Tanya takes us to Shubie Park where we get to walk off-leash and meet other dogs. On hot summer days, we get cooled off by going into the lake. She throws a ball just a few feet in and Sambuca and I…
Dr. Jane
A while back, I wasn’t feeling well. My stomach was upset, and I was tired. I wasn’t going into the kitchen when it was feeding time. Most of all, I didn’t even feel like bugging Sambuca to play with me and that says a lot! This lasted for a bit. “Oh little Appy, what’s wrong?”…
Appy the Engineer
I am very lucky pup, or so my mom Tanya says, because I have a lot of stuffed toys to play with. She’s not wrong. Sambuca and I have our favourites. At Christmas, or on our birthdays, a new stuffy is usually part of our present. Sometimes, mom will just buy us a new toy. …
Super Pup
You might say golf is big in our house. We all play. Well, my big sis Sambuca and I don’t really play, but we are big fans. Okay, so we aren’t exactly fans, but we do like the creature comforts our human provides so we give the odd tale wag when golf is on TV.…
The Spider
Every morning when my mom, Tanya, wakes up, she crawls out of bed and goes to the kitchen. Sambuca and I jump off the bed and follow her. Sambuca stops at the living room, jumps up on the leather sectional and heads to her favorite spot, tucked into a corner. I hop up and sit…
The Story of Mousie
My mom, Tanya, loves to take naps. It’s usually on Saturday or Sunday, sometimes on both days! This is the setup. It’s always in the living room, on the leather sectional. Golf or tennis is on television. On the rare occasion, it might just be a random TV show. Sambuca is usually tucked in the…
My First Grooming
Most of the time, it’s me and Sambuca. Some of the time, it’s the three of us; our mom Tanya, Sambuca and me. Those are the best days, when we are all together. Then, one day, it happened. My mom left me home all alone and took Sambuca with her in the car. I was…
First Time at the Ocean
My mom loves the ocean. I think it is because she was born and raised in Montreal, on the Saint Lawrence Seaway. She calls herself a city girl, but deep down she is a water girl at heart. Her happy place is near the ocean or in a kayak on a lake. When I was…
The Licorice
Every morning, Tanya takes Sambuca and me for a walk. Usually, it is around our neighbourhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Sometimes, it’s a trip in the Tan-mobile, as my mom calls it, and we end up at Shubie Park or Conrad’s Beach, or Rainbow Haven Beach. We know when it is a longer car ride,…
Meeting Sambuca
After what seemed like a long time, we are finally getting to a place I hear them call St. Lambert. I open my eyes and look up at my new mom. “Oh, hello little one. Did you have a good nap?” she asks me lovingly. I sure did, Momma. “Appy, we are almost there, and…
The Day I Met My Mom
I was born on July 29, 2017, near Bromont, Quebec. I remember having brothers and sisters, but they all left before me, to go to their new homes. You all know me as Appy now, but my original name was Nelly, after my mom. On September 25, they told me my new family was coming…
The Mitten
By the door in the entrance way, there is a large bucket. It has lots of items in it. Boxes of Christmas lights, electric cords, small garden tools, dog poop bags, dog coats and my mom’s favourite pair of mittens. Her hands are always warm, so she rarely wears the mittens when she walks us…
The Apple Pie
Every week, my mom leaves Sambuca and I in our home alone. She turns on the radio, has her purse around her neck and says to us, “Mommy will be back in five minutes. I will see you soon. Love you!” And the door shuts and I hear the key in the lock. She is…
The Can
Hello, my name is Appy, and I am a four-year-old mini-schnauzer. My full name is Apothic Red Nelly Maier and my mom’s name is Tanya. My fur is black, and my mom says there are not many black schnauzers out there. I weigh 12.6 pounds and must have been the rut of the litter because,…
The Three of Us 