Happy 1st Birthday, Clover

Even though we adopted Clover out of rescue, thanks to her Origin Story, we know today is her 1st birthday. Her actual birthday — not just a day we

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Happy 15th Birthday, Ginko!

For a large breed dog, 15 is downright ancient. It has always been our goal for Ginko, though. He is officially the oldest dog I’ve ever had. With

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Comparing Dogs – How Clover is Like and Totally NOT Like Lilly

Busy with book stuff. Happy to say I found a solution to my cover image problem. Now, I just need to decide between 2 spectacular cover designs. Harder

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Quick News Items – Lilly’s Fund Grant, Canine Soul Mate Grief Book

There is so much I’d like to write and ask, but it has been a silly-silly week of work and other excitement, so just 2 quick updates about

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The Future is So Bright — I Need a Nap

So, here’s the thing. I’m tired. Really tired — between working, raising a puppy, caring for a geriatric dog (which means we see 2 am, 3 am, and

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8 Great Photos of Border Collie Puppy Clover

So far, the New Year is wild with writing deadlines. Obviously, many elements of Clover’s story await. Since I’m short on time, I pulled 8 of my favorite

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So What Does Ginko Think of the New Puppy?

“So What Does Ginko Think of the New Puppy?” is probably the #1 question people asked us when we first adopted Clover from Blue Ridge Border Collie Rescue

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Clover’s Story – Puppy Goes WEST!

Puppy COMES HOME! This is post #5 of 5 in the story of adopting a border collie puppy from 1,600 miles away >>>> The puppy’s journey home began

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Clover’s Story – Like Planning Military Black Ops

More of the story!!! Post #4 of 5 about how we managed to do a border collie puppy adoption from nearly 1,600 miles away. For all the fate

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Clover’s Story – Hello, Fate!

Here, friends, is post #3 (of 5), telling the adoption story of border collie puppy, Clover. When we left off yesterday, I’d just hit SEND on an adoption

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