Posts by Hank

Last first-thing-in-the-morning beach walk before camp . . . No paws up on my side of the bed this morning.  No licks and kisses to wake me up.  No fetch/walk along the beach before breakfast.  No watching my dog jump up on h…

Seriously — does this look like a comfortable way to sleep??  (Photo cred: C. Fass)

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…

MOVING DAY:  “So you’re saying this is the last time I get to play fetch on this lawn?  Seriously??”   

“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…

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….

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…

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…