Paw Prints On My Heart — episode 8 — Cowboy
Just typing his name makes my heart skip a beat. I believe I have loved every dog in my life with 100 percent of my heart, but Cowboy will always be remembered as the dog of my life. He was the dog who chose me. It was like he had been born with me in […]
Paw Prints On My Heart — episode 7 — Yeller
Yeller was the first family dog of our next generation. The family chose him, the family loved him and the mom looked after him. It’s true what they say about Labs – they make a great family dog, but there should be a disclaimer: when they stay home. Yeller was a darling, a perfect calendar […]
Paw Prints On My Heart — episode 6 — George
George wasn’t actually our dog, we were just babysitting him for a friend while he built a new house, but he has a special place in my heart and deserves a special place on the cloud as well. We took delivery of George one fall and he was gone by Easter – he is one […]
Paw Prints On My Heart. — episode 5 — Casey
Casey wandered into our lives in the fashion of a little boy’s dream; a yellow, chubby bundle of irresistible cuteness. He appeared out of nowhere at the bottom of our back steps. It was like someone had beamed him down. Mom challenged us kids to find his owners – she ventured they couldn’t be far […]
Paw Prints On My Heart. — episode 4 — Taffy
Taffy joined our family in Windsor. She was the result of a mistaken identity- a friend of mom’s bought her thinking she was a Cairn Terrier. This friend was possibly the most glamorous woman I had ever seen. Her makeup was always perfect. She had an array of salon-styled, human hair wigs in a variety […]
Paw Prints On My Heart — episode 3 — Gyp
I guess mom and dad thought Gypsy was such a perfect dog name they used it again. We called this dog Gyp – she was the first family dog my siblings and I shared and can remember together. It’s not nice to talk trash about anybody’s mother, human or dog, but Gyp’s mother must have […]
Paw Prints On My Heart — episode 2 — Gypsy (and George)
If I close my eyes and listen through the decades I can hear the excited tapping of paws on the linoleum floor of our kitchen in Calgary. Gypsy was a happy old soul, an ancient Cocker Spaniel. She had been my grandmother's dog. Gramma sent her to Calgary in a crate on the train with [...]
Paw Prints On My Heart — episode 1 – Clancy
The story goes that my mother was admitted to the hospital to deliver her second baby the same day my father drove to the train station to pick up his new dog. Mom presented dad with a bouncing baby boy and he introduced her to Clancy, a purebred Great Dane puppy. I have no memory […]
A Brilliant Idea — maybe (the birth of paw prints)
I launched this blog just about three months ago. I have built more confidence with every click, like and comment – I am loving this adventure. Each new post seems to inspire another story or remind me of an old one. This blogging thing has descended on me like a wave – I hope I’m […]
Chester the Challenger
“Is that a Chessie?” A man called from across the park. “Indeed it is.” The man made his way closer to where I was tossing the frisbee for Chester. “Don’t see many of them around these parts,” he said while Chester made short work of retrieving his toy. “No, you don’t.” I agreed. “They’re hunting […]