Kemba Struggles With the Concept — “Relax”
The smallest of the AKC’s retrievers, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is intelligent, affectionate, and eager to please. Play fetch with a tireless Toller until your right arm falls off, and he will ask you to throw left-handed. — American Kennel Clu…
Wordless Wednesday
MOVING DAY: “So you’re saying this is the last time I get to play fetch on this lawn? Seriously??”
Chopped Liver
“Hmm . . . bet this guy’s pretty good at throwing”
Here’s how it works: I pull into my spot in the parking lot at Winslow, open the door, and Kemba makes a mad scramble for the scuffed dirt area near the water fountain. The…
Two Men and a Baby (and Two Dogs)
Ah, such a good day we had planned! What a great adventure it would be! A sunny Sunday with my
Two men . . .
son Greg, my grandson, Ryan, Greg’s dog, Ruckus, and Kemba — all of us heading off for a hike around Lake Mohegan….
Duck Tollers Against Gun Violence
Demonstratin’ dog
Carol had signed up both of us for last Saturday’s March For Our Lives, Manchester VT edition. I told her I’d go — unless the skiing was too good to pass up. I was joking. I’d always intended to take part…
Kemba the Komfort Dog
Pure comfort
Nope, this is not a P.S. to last month’s post on those low-life service dog scammers. This is about a real comfort dog. He’s got no official vest, and he doesn’t have special dispensation to hang with me at bar…
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
[caption id="attachment_6901" align="aligncenter" width="425"] Kemba, Ricky (from his frame right above my desk), and I watch the Duck Tollers compete for Best in Breed yesterday at the Westminster Dog Show 🙂
Service Dog? (Yeah, Right!)
So there we were, Matt and I, sitting in front of Jack’s Coffee in Amagansett, eating our egg-and-cheese, drinking our beverage. Relaxing. Not sure if this was last summer or the one before; doesn’t really matter. A guy who Matt apparently knows starts talking to us. He’s carrying in his arms…
When Your Dog Is Sick
My wingman
If you can remember back to when your kids were little, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. Or if you have a dog you treat like a little kid, you’ll also know what I’m talking about. Kemba had a stomach b…