Getting the old man outdoors first thing in the morning is a challenge. Often it’s a mad rush, hoping I’ll beat his full bladder to emptying without riling it up too much in the race to the grass just outside the back door. I gear up, and stuff my pockets with poop baggies and treats. [...]
Maybe global warming is Al Gore’s inconvenient truth–but for me, inconvenient truth is much more personal and immediate. Lately, life seems to be a series of small PITs–personal inconvenient truths. At 2:30 a.m., the current PIT is that old dogs are as much work as puppies. Maybe more. Puppies need a strict schedule, but they [...]
Now and then I see it in your tail– first a steady wag, and then it vibrates with purpose. Now and then your gait is deliberate, and your eyes are bright. Your goal is in sharp focus, and I know that for a few minutes you’ve found your tennis ball again. ————– Casey had three [...]
My heart-dog puppy is stretched out sound asleep on the cool-mat bed I keep next to the love seat. Even thought it’s only 65 degrees, I know he’s hot–when he’s cold, he curls up like a sleeping sled dog or cuddles at my feet. Casey will be 14 this Thanksgiving–plenty active but no longer the [...]
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