A Dog's Life

Such a magnificent and classy dog, Juno left us today. She was with me for fourteen of her fifteen years. I hope I gave her a good life....

The big snow of 2013 & me I stopped writing my blog because I just got too old; and, like Samuel Pepys, my eyesight was getting real...

Juno, Saki, MacGregor and the azalea, 2012.

Shhhh. I'm trying to sleep.

Happy Birthday, Rebel. Like soft moonlight, perfume of rose, and whispering lilt of song, you live forever in my soul.

Three years ago, Joan found a cold, scared, very dirty dog in the street and brought him home to get cleaned up and fed. "Just for the ...

Yup. We had to get a six-foot fence because we don't want to lose crazy Chula. Look, I know she's very happy living here, but that d...

What a winter. We've all been cooped up inside, so really, what's a dog to write about? I mean, you can churn out only so many philo...

Happy Birthday, Geordie. Joan hasn't forgotten you . This is Wee Geordie, but everyone called him Geordie. He was born on December 2...

I realize that time is passing me by. I'm not so active anymore. Sleep is fun. So is getting Joan up in the middle of the night. So is e...

What's with the baths? Oh, just because I don't pass the human smell test? So today was bath day for me and Saki. While it feels goo...

Life is getting very slow and sleepy. Shhhhhhh.

I don't care what you all say about nice warm weather. Eventually, you just get tired of it. Thanks all the same, but I prefer to sit in...

Sorry, I'm not in this video. It was just too hot to go out, and stepping in the pool is a great challenge for a girl of my age. But, a...

Chula's going to a therapy session today; wish her well She still has issues, but I'm doing the best I can (and never mind Jo...

See that? Kids never forget. Happy birthday, Rebel. Rebel 22 August 1956 - 10 March 1958

Chula & Saki at the lake teaching Joan some alpha moves So, yesterday, Jason Mickalauskas, the dog genius of Best Paw Forward , came t...

This is the day Chula learned to play I've never known how to play, and I admit it. It seems that Chula has the same problem, but it...

SAKI: Hey Chula, you want to go out? CHULA: You're kidding. I'm not going out there. Too hot. I'm staying in t...

When Joan came home, I wasn't sure if she had really been gone. I remember waking up and hearing her come in the house. So, first I thou...

An entire month without writing! How could this happen? Yo! Joan? Come home! I'm on my way, Juno. See you tonight.

SEE, CHULA, THIS IS WHAT HAPPY LOOKS LIKE! (Not to worry; you'll get there. ) So, on Monday, Chula-- former garage dog who lived in the ...

Chula . Yes, here are two pictures of Chula--sad Chula and happy Chula. Just imagine, they were taken about one week apart. Chula spent ar...

Need I say more?

Wow. I've been remiss. How profound my need for sleep these days, so I hardly manage to haul myself to the blog. It's been a sleep m...

There's a discussion on Facebook about my origins. It's stirred up quite an interest, so if anyone would like to leave a comment her...

Here we are, just yesterday, for our annual picture in front of the azalea. This is the first year without Shane, but we remember. We're...

It must be summer, because the pool is out and Bailey came over to play. What a run-around day for Saki. It’s just as well since he’s pack...

The orange cat on the other side of the fence drives me and Saki crazy. She’s so la-de-da about rubbing up against the chain links, knowin...

Life goes on, and so does the fun. We’re having a beautiful spring. Shane would have liked it, but then this is the time of year when we t...

So, 52 years have passed since the first two pictures were taken. That's Joan and Rebel and Henry in the first picture, and Joan and Reb...

So today I got a bath. Alas, another bath. One of these days, I'm just not going to get into the tub by myself and then what's Joan ...

Yes, everyone's been going a little "stir-crazy," as Shana put it. So she brought Bailey over for a run, or many runs, around ...

So, it's back in the house again with Joan sick for over a week. And what are we to do? Thank goodness--I can't believe I'm sayi...

Yesterday--the first day of spring, so Bailey came over for a visit. Would you just look at what's happened in ten months! Bailey keeps ...

I couldn't make it through the park today. The noise, the warm weather. My apologies to Saki who wanted to run and play. It's just t...