The Board of Life
Personalities. Inside or outside, that’s the first thing I want to explore when I’m faced with an exciting new environment. My nose doesn’t always allow this to happen until after I have also run a...
View ArticleBetter Late Than Never
Belated is not a favorite people word of mine. Literally speaking, it means late or overdue. But as us canines are in the habit of digging deeper, I have to admit the meaning behind the word is one I...
View ArticlePenny For Your Thoughts
I did the unthinkable today. I made friends with a feline. And I’ve got to be honest. I don’t understand what all the fuss is about. Her name is Penny and she frequents my front doorstep, so I assumed...
View ArticleGetting to Know You
It’s embarrassing to the wrong person. Not to me. My mom has this habit of making friends wherever she goes. She looks them in the eye. She asks about their families. She gets to know them. Lana the...
View ArticleOn Neighborly Physics
We all have at least one in our lives. One character we wish we had never met. One friend gone bad. One neighbor we can’t stand. For me, it’s Demon Dog in the backyard behind mine. He scares me,...
View ArticleRemembering Wiley
He kind of annoyed me at first. The people at the shelter called him Wiley and my first impression of him resonated perfectly with his name. He was small, but you wouldn’t have known it from all the...
View ArticleBack to Life
I thought I was dead. I was sure that the bright light I was seeing was the pathway to the Rainbow Bridge that takes you to doggie heaven. I saw my life flash before my eyes in that moment. And it was...
View ArticleGet Rich Quick
Shopping isn’t for me. I’ve tried it a few times when mom was kind enough to let me accompany her to dog-friendly stores and farmer’s markets and pet fairs. While I very much enjoyed the company (and...
View ArticleThe Middle
It all started with a fairly routine trip to Petco. I was there for a quick nail trim (in between visits to my regular groomer) and one would think I would have been sidetracked by all of the 50% off...
View ArticleI Made My Bed
I dont have many regrets in life. I generally make an effort not to regret even the most regrettable of things by finding a silver lining in any situation. But (as hard as it may be to admit) nobody’s...
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