Ulrike Neville

Father’s Day with a Vegan Twist

Father's day gift-giving time can be difficult for vegans, especially if they are trying to shop for an omnivore father who doesn't really understand how he managed to produce offspring that would refuse to eat animals or even run to the store to buy him some chicken. What can one do for such a father on his nationally-appointed day and not compromise one's core values? If your wallet is more available than your time... (posted by Ulrike 3 years 352 days ago.)

Cookie Got a Golden Shower Today

We went up into the mountain for our morning walk again today. Right at the very beginning, she found an abandoned flower pot that she just had to check out. She was busily sniffing it over when Noodle ambled over. I assumed he wanted to check out the flower pot as well as he often uses Cookie as a scout for interesting upcoming smell sites. But, no...he hadn't even noticed her there. Instead, he decided that a weed... (posted by Ulrike 3 years 352 days ago.)

How to Remove Phlegm from Dog Feet

One of the "perks" of living in Korea is the daily hopscotch you get to do to avoid the various chunky puke puddles and the jiggly, quivering globs of phlegm . I'm quite used to watching where I walk and very, very, very rarely step in anything (unless there is just no other way to proceed). The dogs, however, don't share my squeamishness. Walking through things that rate high on my ick scale is not something that they... (posted by Ulrike 3 years 352 days ago.)