I’m thoroughly enjoying this new dog memoir. I recommend it highly.
Things We’ll Remember
We’ll remember her exuberance, her affection, her interest in all things, and her amazing energy level– all of which lasted well into her fifteenth year. We’ll never stop missing her, and she’ll never be forgotten.
The Seagull Chaser
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…
The Santa Hoax
‘Twas the night after Christmas, 1951, and all through the town of Appalachia, Virginia, heavy snowflakes were adding to the deepening white-scape. My sister Susie and I were enjoying a final pre-bedtime half-hour with the toys…
Our Heart Patient
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…
Ratted Out
“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…
Just Swingin’
This little girl is the most swing-loving hummingbird we’ve ever had on our patio. She’ll stay there for five to ten minutes at a time.
A DNA Surprise
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…
Showdown at the Shelter
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…
Cody and the Groundhog
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…