the way we all ought to go

My neighbor’s female Doberman died last weekend. Unlike my dogs Comet and Dexter last year, and her buddy Loki, a … More

Are dog-people generally happier?

Storms in life tend to come at inopportune times. As do actual storms. As almost everyone has experienced, cars will … More

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau The Monday holiday seemed a good time … More

My neighbor behind our home caused a bit of a stir this morning for my son – and later on … More

A stray, hungry dog that finds a bone to gnaw, is understandably selfish should another dog approach. So too, might … More

But then, like a midlife crisis where everything you once thought was solid is now flimsy, my identity was shaken … More

It was the coffee I recently ordered that shook a sleeping dog in my conscience. Like the poor schmuck on … More

Anyone who has lived with a dog knows that a time or two, the dog eats something it may regret. … More

For the many years that Dexter, and then Comet lived with us, I now wonder whether I was in charge … More