WEIRD DOG BEHAVIORS
Throughout the 21 years I’ve owned a dog (Ricky the Beagle, 2003-2014; Kemba the Duck Toller 2014-present),
He’s been giving me that cute, tilty-headed look since he was a pup. Still works
I’ve been repeatedly amused by, and …
AGING GRACEFULLY
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…
WHAT KIND OF DOG OWNER ARE YOU?*
(* 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,
[ca…
A DOG NAMED DARRELLE?
I happened upon a Rover.com list last month of the most popular dog names for 2023. Topping the
Ricky the Beagle’s namesake: Ricky Williams
charts for the males: Charlie (also my grandson’s name); for girl dogs, it was Luna,…
ENOUGH ALREADY!
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…
HAPPY HOUR
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…
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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
Why did the chicken — or the dog, for that matter — cross the road?
When Kemba was a puppy, he and I worked with a dog trainer. Neither of us — Kemba nor I — did that great. The trainer was a perfectionist. I wasn’t. Dur…