Seniors stick together
I was walking with Dede, Mayor of the dog park (or so I’ve dubbed her) earlier this week, along with her Sadie, and, of course, Kemba. She was telling me about a health scare she’d recently been throug…
I’d like to point out that there’s an awful lot of Husky-mania going on around our house. Sure, I get it — I was named for the ultimate Husky hero, Kemba Walker. And we do live in Connecticut. And UConn is a damn good squad —
(* COME ON, NOW — BE HONEST!)
When playing fetch with two or more dogs, do you cheat in favor of your own by signaling (a slight nod of the head; a subtle hand signal) in which direction you’ll be throwing?
When another twosome (human/dog) approaches for a meet-and-greet, and the human asks,
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Let me tell you something about cross-country skiing: I love it.
You know what I mean. Like I don’t actually wear skis. I leave that part to
[caption id="attachment_9244" align="alignright" width="222"] Cross-country skiing at Landgrove, in the good old days. Lots of snow!
Beagle Man…
Spent New Year’s in Vermont, as we pretty much always do. Because certain of the activities weren’t dog friendly, I got shipped over to my Manchester sitter for
I happened upon a Rover.com list last month of the most popular dog names for 2023. Topping the
[caption id="attachment_9206" align="alignright" width="300"] Ricky the Beagle’s namesake: Ricky Williams
charts for the males: Charlie (also my grandson’s name); for girl dogs, it was Luna,…
The world’s most scintillating blade of grass
It’s no secret that I’m not good at training dogs. The funny part of this, though, is that a lot of people we run into think Kemba is extremely well behaved. They’re impressed t…
I noticed it a long time ago. It was this real cute photo of Matt, as a baby. He was sitting
Matt and his beer
outside our house in Vermont, on the deck, alongside a six-pack of beer that was named after him! The brewery i…
It was a late Saturday afternoon in late August. By this time, I felt Kemba had had more than enough cavorting on the beach.
Beach time with Pickle . . .
His beloved Pickle was out for a visit, and the two of them had been a…
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, best boy! Here are nine things I love about you.
• The way you quietly, patiently stare at a closed door you need me to open — like the
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