Quit Making Me Cry, People!

Seriously, I’m a weepy disaster most days from stress and fatigue, but I swear my fellow bloggers and dog friends are wearing me down with sad tales. Empathy

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Pounce!

The quest to stay somewhat sane, more than healthy, and not to flabby includes eeking out time to take Lilly for our usual 3-mile walk as often as

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Shameless Plea for Best Dog Blog Votes

Many thanks to all of you for your nominations. You did it! Lilly and I are finalists in the Best Dog Blog Category. And, we would really, Really,

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Ginko’s Week in Pictures

Once again, we come to the end of the week, with all of us just tired to the bone. Especially, sweetie-boy Ginko … who has been recovering from

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Dogs Helping Kids Prep for Kindergarten

Longtime readers might recall that my pal Karen Quinn is a wildly popular author, with best-selling books that get movie deals, etc. Well, her latest book (Testing for

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Guest Blogger: Go Pet Friendly

Today, Lilly and I are happy to welcome Guest Blogger Rod Burkert from GoPetFriendly.com, which has both an incredible site for info on traveling with your dogs (including

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Few Words Friday

I … am … exhausted. Therefore, just a few words and a couple photos of our beautiful, smart canine heroine.

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Dear Mountain Bikers

Did I mention that nonstop stress greatly lowers my tolerance for baloney? Well, here is another rant, inspired by the mountain bikers who nearly ran me and Lilly

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Dear FedEx Guy

One day last week after dinner, the dogs and I wandered around the upper pasture so that they could get some supervised time outside. This summer’s rattlesnake encounters

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Ginko, The Hero!

Ginko is a doggone, five-star, full-fledged HERO! This morning, he protected Lilly from a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike mere feet from the back of the house.

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