Imabug’s blog Vox 2008-08-30T02:08:34Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d10a77babd8bfa/ Blogging the dogs because they can't do it themselves Lowcountry dog park tour: James Island County Park tag:vox.com,2008-08-30:asset-6a00d10a77babd8bfa0100a7f68a47000e 2008-08-30T02:08:34Z 2008-08-30T02:08:34Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The dog park at James Island County Park is what I would consider the crown jewel of CCPRC's three dog parks. The JICP dog park is the largest of all the dog parks located in the Charleston area, providing ample space for dogs to run around in an...

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]]> Lowcountry dog park tour: Mixson dog park tag:vox.com,2008-08-25:asset-6a00d10a77babd8bfa00fae8d8bb01000b 2008-08-25T11:01:26Z 2008-08-25T11:01:26Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The next stop on the tour takes me and the dogs up to North Charleston to the Mixson neighbourhood (near the Park Circle area), an area still under development but with a dog park already. The dog park though, is a tiny little fenced in area...

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]]> Lowcountry dog park tour: Hazel Parker dog run tag:vox.com,2008-08-24:asset-6a00d10a77babd8bfa00fa9693ef620002 2008-08-24T16:50:30Z 2008-08-24T16:54:54Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The dogs and I headed off downtown in search of the Hazel Parker Dog Run, the third in my list of city-run dog parks (the other two being Hampton and Ackerman). Located on the peninsula just a block or so down from Tradd and East Bay in Hazel Par...

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]]> Another one adopted tag:vox.com,2008-08-03:asset-6a00d10a77babd8bfa00fa968d85480002 2008-08-03T23:59:31Z 2008-08-04T00:03:29Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Mel, off to a new home

Mel got adopted out today and left with her new people for a nice new home in Virginia. They seemed like nice folks and I think Mel's going to get all the love and attention she needs. Now the dogs and I will take a bit of a break before tackling...

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]]> Lowcountry dog park tour: Ackerman dog run tag:vox.com,2008-08-02:asset-6a00d10a77babd8bfa00fad69f699c0005 2008-08-02T22:07:31Z 2008-08-02T22:07:31Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Located in West Ashley on Sycamore Ave just off St. Andrews Blvd (Highway 61), Ackerman dog run is a smallish dog park, but with lots of trees that provide ample amounts of shade for those hot sunny days. There are three dog-lock entran...

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]]> Dog Park USA tag:vox.com,2008-07-31:asset-6a00d10a77babd8bfa00fae8d11891000b 2008-07-31T18:16:47Z 2008-07-31T18:16:47Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Serendipitously, the day after I started my Lowcountry Dog Park series, I ran into Dog Park USA via a link posted on FriendFeed. The site is geared towards providing a directory of dog parks around the US, and from the looks of things already has...

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]]> Lowcountry dog park tour: Hampton Park dog run tag:vox.com,2008-07-31:asset-6a00d10a77babd8bfa00fae8d0e46c000b 2008-07-31T01:36:13Z 2008-07-31T21:27:31Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Hampton Park dog run Shade tree in the park Dog park fountain and bench

A while ago, the idea popped into my head that I should do a tour of the area dog parks and blog about them. I'm going to start the series off with the one I go to most often, the Hampton Park dog run Located at the corner of Rutledge and Grov...

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]]> Clean bill of health tag:vox.com,2008-07-19:asset-6a00d10a77babd8bfa00fa9688ebdf0002 2008-07-19T17:46:26Z 2008-07-19T18:20:33Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Got a call from Nala's vet today with her biopsy results. Looks like they got all of the mast cell tumour and characterized it with a low likelihood of recurrence. I'll still need to watch out for any other bumps that might form, but she's lookin...

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]]> Sing me to sleep tag:vox.com,2008-07-17:asset-6a00d10a77babd8bfa00fad69a8c490005 2008-07-17T18:17:48Z 2008-07-17T18:19:53Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Lets see the Dog Whisperer do this!!

Chuck sent me the link to this video. Thought it was pretty cute.

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]]> Dog TCO tag:vox.com,2008-07-16:asset-6a00d10a77babd8bfa00fae8cc67ed000b 2008-07-16T02:26:24Z 2008-08-30T11:28:34Z Imabug http://imabug.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

PetExpensesChart MonthlyPetExpensesChart

With Nala's mast cell tumour and resultant vet bills, it got me thinking about the costs involved in pet ownership, something that most people usually don't think much about when they first get a pet. Most people tend not to think much past the i...

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