putting your best paw forward

. But you still have to put your best foot forward and be the best you can possibly be. Janet … More

Child’s play

Sunday morning playing with blocks in the shape of fire engines, giraffes, and a “skoo-bus”. Zander is creating games using … More

the cat whisperer

Nearly twenty years of marriage, spanning five dogs and three cats, I never realized truly how much my wife is … More

Good thoughts — Truths, Half-truths, and Sea Stories

Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think. Dale … More

the Poop Fairy

Just outside the pillar marking the west entrance to “Sky Ranch”, I noted some dog-person had bagged dog-poop but had … More

dog training days

I’ve seen a look in dogs’ eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically … More

weeds

Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the … More

Perception

Noises that were probably a couple of firecrackers disturbed Dexter Saturday night. He spent a few minutes trying to curl … More

walking with God and my dog is preferable to throwing bricks

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war … More