Leave only paw prints

After a long work week and commute, Saturday comes very early. For several years, reveille comes an hour before most … More

Sick as A Dog and other idioms

My dogs would never be featured in a horror tale; unlike Cujo in Stephen King’s novel of the same name, … More

My nickname for Dexter is “Snuffy” after the Snuffleupagus character in Sesame Street, the kid’s TV show that was popular … More

For the entire week leading up to Daylight Savings Time being rolled back to standard time (Spring Forward!!), I have … More

Three months ago, we added Comet to our pack. For the first couple days, Dexter was very happy to have … More

Happy dogs, race-ready sleds and snow In six hours from this writing, the Iditarod race starts from Fairbanks to Nome, Alaska. … More

When Comet wants attention he wants to get right up into my face. Day or evening. If I’m just waking … More

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, … More

I have written previously about the challenge of having dogs and gardens. This weekend I completed a task of planting three … More