Clik here to view.
Text from Dog: Can I help?
How do people without pets ever get anything done around the house? Who is there to sit on the instructions? Or better yet, chew on them. How can they learn new and expressive vocabulary unless...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Haiku by Dog: Forging
Today’s haiku is by Jasper. The photo is from a previous year, when we actually had a winter. And snow. It’s why we bought a second snow blower, an electric one for our deck. Because shoveling can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Text from Dog: Snow!
There’s nothing like a little (or a lot) of snow to bring out the puppy in everyone. What do your pets think about snow! You may also like: Text from Dog: Hydrangeas are evil Text from Dog:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Text from Dog: I. Can’t. Even.
The barks. The wags. The howls. The moans. It doesn’t matter who pulls into our driveway or walks up our path. It’s always exciting for the dogs. How do your pets react when someone visits? You may...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Star Wars Day: A good a reason adopt a nonhuman species
Today is Star Wars Day. For those who are unfamiliar with the holiday, it’s one of those great combinations of sci fi geekery and wordsmithy puns. Because it’s celebrated on May the 4th. If you are one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Text from Dog: Getting fit
A bed is a bed is a bed. At least according to Jasper. Which is why it is so confusing to him that he can’t quite fit into the very comfortable — and unoccupied —bed. Of course, none of the cats will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Garden Surprise: A Case of Miss-Snaken Identity
While outside with my dogs the other day, I noticed a tall weed in my garden that cried out to be yanked. Usually I don’t pull weeds without gloves on because of a severe poison ivy allergy, but this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Haiku by Dog: Lean
Today’s haiku is by Jasper. Friends lean on each other. Or at least use each other as pillows, as demonstrated by Jasper and Tucker in the haiku above. One of the things I love about having a multi-pet...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Haiku by Dog: Refined
Today’s haiku is by Jasper. So regal. Dignified. One might even say — were one so inclined — noble. Until a doorbell rings. Or a package of snacks is opened. Or dinner is late. Then all bets are off,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Every Week is National Dog Week, But This Week It’s Official
This is National Dog Week, celebrated every year in the last full week of September, and a time to appreciate and honor our canine family and friends. Begun 89 years ago by dog-lover Captain Will Judy,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dog versus Cats? #FakeNews
“While American intelligence agencies concluded in January that a major goal of Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, was to damage Hillary Clinton, the Facebook operation shows the Russian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Haiku by Dog: Welcoming
Today’s haiku is by Tucker. My husband thinks they hear my car even before I pull into our gravel driveway. The dogs run to the laundry room door, knowing that’s where I’ll enter. And they wait. So...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What My Dogs Would Do If Our Home Was Invaded By Robots
Ever wonder what your dogs would do in certain theoretical circumstances? Like, for instances, a robot invasion. Particularly an aquatic robot invasion. It’s worth considering. Would my dogs sound the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Haiku by Dog: Perfection
Today’s haiku is by Jasper. This is a recurring theme. My dogs think the best way to help in the garden is to water it. Thanks, Jasper. How do your pets help you? You may also like: Haiku by Dog:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Haiku by Dog: Chasing
Today’s haiku is by Jasper. A rodential scent wafts through the air and tickles a dog’s fancy; the chase is on. It is nearly likely to end with a squirrel raining curses down from the safety of a tree...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Strange But True: My Dog Casts Shadows of Other Animals
Jasper has an unusual talent: channeling his canine creativity into shadows of cats, donkeys and even vacuum cleaners The first inkling I had of this was a couple years ago when I took a photo of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thankful for My Dogs
I am thankful for my dogs. Life with Dogs taut, furry stretchy bellies beckon a touch, a rub and a scritch just there moist, cool doggy noses leaving splotchy memories on my windows sloppy, shlorby...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Good, Bedder, Best: My Dogs Test Out a Brentwood Home Pet Bed (and you can...
Tucker tries out a Brentwood Home dog bed. Several weeks ago, Brentwood Home reached out to me to ask if I’d like to test out their line of dog beds. Let me rephrase that; they wanted to know if my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Haiku by Dog: Rake
Today’s haiku is by Lilah. Dogs are great to have around, particularly when it comes to outside chores, like raking leaves. Here are the many ways my dogs help: Redistributing raked leaves Shredding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Dog Lies In a Bed of Leaves — and Loves It
Jasper loves fall. Our yard is filled with lots of trees, in a neighborhood that is built in the woods, right next to a large, forested park. So when autumn leaves turn colors, it’s beautiful. And when...
View Article