loving a dog is risky

For the second time in fourteen days, we mourn the loss of a constant companion. With a second visit of…

a family avocation

A dog’s purpose, when properly understood, is to help make people better. The late author Roger Caras once said that…

We have taken Dexter twice to a veterinarian in the last seven days since Comet was euthanized. Our regular veterinarian…

Dexter developed a UTI over the past week, diagnosed on Friday and prescribed “horse pill” antibiotics. I thought the same…

We are sitting in the “dawg” car outside the veterinarian’s office before 7:30 in the morning. There is a “cat…

Gathering the family around the dining table is a staple of mid-20th Century family lore. As one of my elder…

After the events of the past week, I am grateful that tough times do not last but the resilient (people)…

Comet has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. With many tears, and lots of caresses, the old man went to sleep…

Thought for the Week Lily, a six-year-old Great Dane, had lost both of her eyes due to a rare medical…