From her first trip, she enjoyed our warm-weather jaunts to the beach as much as did we humans. Two aspects of those trips, though, seemed to stir particular fascination for the diminutive Shih Tzu. The drainage basin near the condo complex where we stayed served as her focal point for interesting activities and creatures. She…

Here’s Mia the Shih Tzu, with the heart monitor she had to wear for 24 hours. The data it collected should help the vet to better treat her heart arrythmia. Heart condition or not, though, she’s as feisty as ever.

“Karen did WHAT?” I blurted into the phone. “We’d gone into the pet store, just to look around,” said our daughter Karen’s husband, Rich. “She spotted a young Rat Terrier, liked him, and bought him on the spot. She named him Dave.” “We’ll be coming to your house soon,” he continued. “So I thought you…

We adopted Cody from the Shelter nine years ago. He’s been such a terrific little guy that we were curious about his ancestry. We thought we saw multiple breeds in him, but we were wrong. The DNA test showed him to be a 100% purebred Shih Tzu. He’s a credit to his breed.

I stood at my office door, and watched as Linda led Casey and Lucy off on their daily walk. As always, Lucy, as the pack leader, strode  slightly ahead of Casey, her little white legs a mere blur. I smiled as Casey surged ahead to be even with Lucy for a moment. Casey leaned over to…

Sometime back, we found our dog Cody enjoying a visit by a groundhog friend. My wife Linda, in a snit of unsociability, used her broom to shoo the visitor away. Another groundhog has just shown up at our doorstep, but Cody, unfortunately, was napping.

I’m glad we have dogs who appreciate my music. Oh, wait… They’re just wanting me to get them some treats. Never mind.

On a years-ago Christmas day, our granddaughter Audrey and our dog Cody burst out in song together. Even the cartoon character on Audrey’s shirt seemed to be joining in.