For a long time now, I’ve been thinking that a lot of people don’t take Beagles as seriously as they should. Watching Westminster last week only confirmed my opinion. Okay, so maybe a German Shepherd won this year — congrats, Rumor — but nobody can deny my Beagle brethren have dominated recent …
There’s something strange going on. Listen to this. Duke, a new dog, came to visit me in Vermont weekend before last. He was cute and curly — a Labradoodle, I think. At first he seemed kind of wimpy when I started
[caption id="attachment_6522" align="alignright" width="300"] The K-Dawg’s summer look: Cool dreads behind the ears . . .
I’m often accused, especially by members of my own family, of wasting time pondering things that others find . . . not really important.
Like, what makes some towns …
Kemba vs. Ruckus (Westport, CT)
I’m not a big fan of “authorities” telling me what dogs think. You’ll read in the pages of some book: It’s all the same to your dog if you’ve been gone for 15 minutes or 15 hours. Please. D…
“Kemba, up-up-up, good boy!”
Kemba’s almost two-and-a-half now, and I guess it’s about time I own up to something: He is not a trained dog.
Oh, sure, he’s house-trained. And he’ll “sit” for you if you care to give him a tre…
Your dog is watching you . . .
Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I’ll be watching you.
— The Police
I give my rolling swivel chair a sudden shove back from my desk, and Kemba, …
Come on, all dogs embarrass their owners — at least sometimes. As they say on those Geico commercials, “it’s what they do.” I, for one, used to eat my own poop. Go ahead, judge me . . . though you really shouldn’t knock it
Finally . . . back in the saddle! Vermont this time. But only after spending seven consecutive nights under the same roof! Can you imagine?! For one full week I didn’t get to sniff out a new motel room!
[caption id="attachment_6434" align="alignright" width="295"] That’s me, in Equinox Pond, …
[caption id="attachment_6412" align="alignleft" width="150"] LA/XC-52016Neither rain nor fog nor darkness can dampen Kemba’s excitement at the sight of this road sign
LA/XC-5 DAY 28: POSTING FROM WESTPORT, CT
Final day’s mileage from Staunton, VA to Westport, CT: 429.7
Total LA/XC-5 m…
