Chester is still a challenge
He left me with his dog. Not that I’m complaining, I love this dog but I didn’t choose him. I have written about Chester several times; his antics, his challenges and my commitment to him. I love Chester. That doesn’t change the fact that I didn’t choose him — he was, and still is, my […]
Meeting Max
My mind wanders while I’m walking my dogs. We take the same familiar route every day which makes it easy for me to fall into a thought and stay there while still putting on the miles. Sometimes I get lost in what I’m currently writing, sometimes I get lost in a memory and sometimes that […]
Camping in December
I’m camping on the family room floor for the third night in a row. I have a snoring Boston Terrier curled up on one side of me and a Chesapeake bay retriever wearing an Elizabethan collar sprawled on his pillow on the other. Both dogs are wondering why the hell we are not upstairs in […]
Taking a Page From Olive’s Book
I have an eleven year old Boston Terrier – that makes her seventy-seven in people years. Her name is Olive, and she is a boss. She is the queen of the dog park – she struts her stuff like she owns the place. I admire this quality in this feisty little girl. She doesn’t seem […]
Paw Prints On My Heart — episode 9 — Spencer
It’s hard to talk about Spencer without first being reminded of his untimely loss. I will get this out of the way quickly so I can get on with his story. Spencer was the only dog we ever lost on the road – it was devastating. I don’t think any of us are really over […]
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 […]