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Animals in My Backyard

How to Stop Your Dog From Being a Lunatic in Public Places

July 4, 2019May 3, 2018 by Jeanne Melanson
How to Stop Your Dog From Being a Lunatic in Public Places, or How to Socialize your dog

How to Stop Your Dog From Being a Lunatic in Public Places (Sorry, I meant … ) How to Socialize Your Dog 🙄 Is your dog a maniac when he sees another person or dog? (Or cat or squirrel or car or … you catch my drift).  I’m going to talk a bit about how to … Read more

Categories Animals in My Backyard, Behavior / Training 55 Comments

Love Your Pet Day, all year long! Come Share Your Pet Pics With Us

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 by Jeanne Melanson
Love Your Pet Day, every day of the year. Send us your pet photos, all year long.

Today is “Love Your Pet Day” ~ Share your Pet Pics With Us ~ I don’t know who declared today, February 20th, to be “Love Your Pet Day,” but nevertheless, we’re celebrating. Of course, every day is a love your pet day, as you know. What I would like to do here is invite you … Read more

Categories Animals in My Backyard 1 Comment

Opossum in my Bathroom: What to do

February 1, 2019November 14, 2016 by Jeanne Melanson
I woke up to find an opossum in my bathroom this morning. Here's what I did.

Opossum in my Bathroom! I love it that there was an opossum in my bathroom this morning when I got up. Why? Because I’m one of those people who love all animals without exception. If I see an animal, especially an exotic, rare, or even dangerous, animal ~ my very first impulse is to touch … Read more

Categories Animals in My Backyard, Opossums 10 Comments

There’s a Huge Horse Fly at My Door – Yikes!

February 27, 2020August 14, 2016 by Jeanne Melanson
When I opened the back door this morning, a loud buzzing next to my ear proved to be an enormous horse fly, over an inch and a quarter long.

When I opened the back door this morning to let my cat out, I heard a loud buzzing next to my ear. It was an enormous pitch-black fly, over an inch and a quarter long, sitting on the screen door. I quickly closed the wooden door so it wouldn’t come into the house, and started … Read more

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Baby Robins in My Backyard

December 6, 2016July 4, 2016 by Jeanne Melanson
Baby Robins in My Backyard

Baby Robins in My Backyard We feed the birds around here, and have for years, so we have a large variety of birds that come by. But one type that we don’t actually see very often is the Robin. It was for this particular reason that I payed special attention to a Robin that landed … Read more

Categories Animals in My Backyard, Birds 4 Comments

We Found a Drowning Chipmunk in Our Pond

December 6, 2016July 17, 2015 by Jeanne Melanson
The day we found a drowning chipmunk in our pond. We did a good thing. Click on the link to see short video, and see what happened after.

We Found a Drowning Chipmunk in Our Pond Have you ever had one of those days where you know you just did a good thing? A couple of weeks ago, we found a drowning chipmunk in our pond in the front yard. Actually, Jon found it, and he immediately brought it into the house to … Read more

Categories Animals in My Backyard 21 Comments

This Little Pot Belly Piggy Gets a Belly Rub, Mini Pigs

November 11, 2020April 28, 2014 by Jeanne Melanson
little pot belly piggy

This Little Pot Belly Piggy Gets a Belly Rub Whether you call them little pot belly piggy, micro pigs, or miniature pigs, you have to admit they are as cute as a button.  There are many misconceptions about pigs.  We’ve all seen pictures of those nasty big ‘ol farms pigs, rolling in mud, looking filthy.  … Read more

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