He may be sitting on my lap . . . but this ain’t no lap dog I was in desperate need of relief from the melancholy of being around my poor little Duck Toller, whose paw injury has him more or less under house arrest and condem…

It takes a village: I wrestle Kemba to the floor while Lang does the bandaging Oh, no!  My boy’s back in the cone again!  And the doc says he’ll have to wear it for 10 days!  Along with no activity!  Can anyone imagine my 15-…

What I really wanted to do this past weekend was meet my new Having fun at Burying Hill Beach . . . grand-dog, Ruckus.  But I couldn’t.  The poor little guy was diagnosed with a pretty serious case of pneumonia his first week…

Welcome to the fam! I am so excited! Yesterday my son Greg and my daughter-in-law Kelly, a young, dog-less couple, walked into an Animal Care Center in Harlem, and walked out with their new puppy, Ruckus Herman, an 8-month-ol…

Strangest thing:  We were down at Burying Hill Beach earlier this week, and Beagle Man reached back with the Chuckit and flung a tennis ball far out into the water, as usual.  Of course, I dove in to swim and get it.  Duh.  Now the water’s starting to get a little Maybe Fogerty? 200.  Ain’t Dead Yet / Sonia Leigh / 2011  (55) 199.  Hit Me With Your Best Shot / Pat Benatar / 1980  (200) 198.  Gimme Shelter / Rolling Stones / 1969  (12…