A Blog a Day in May

A fellow writer challenged me and a bunch of other professional writers to post a blog entry a day in May to help celebrate a milestone birthday in

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Tentative spring

Despite snow (about 4 inches since we woke up), it’s sort of starting to feel like spring around here. From photos taken earlier this week, here’s proof. Or

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Freestyle dancing walrus

Someone just sent me a link to this video of a walrus dancing with its trainer. If you need a good laugh, check it out. I cannot imagine

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Turning dogs pink?

I know today’s post should be about something GREEN, but a woman here in CO recently got in trouble for turning her poodle pink. The Boulder Valley Humane

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It’s official. I’m 40.

So, yesterday was my birthday. I’m officially 40-something now. And, I’m OK with that (mostly). It was a busy day, including lunch with my family and later a

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Behind the scenes at dog shows

There’s a big regional dog show in Colorado in mid-February. I’ve volunteered for the agility venue in recent years, but I took this year off to watch instead.

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Watching Westminster

So, I watched the Westminster Dog Show last week. Personally, I rooted for that pretty aussie, but then I AM a herding dog girl. The beagle was cute

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RIP Stryker — dog, hero, good boy

Last week, through a pal with friends in San Diego, I learned about the murder of a police dog named Stryker New Year’s Eve. If this made the

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The case of a dog named Rolo

There’s a German Shepherd named Rolo who is awaiting a new court hearing. At his original one, the judge ordered euthanasia stemming from an incident in summer 2007.

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Next volunteer opportunity?

I’m looking for my next volunteer gig. Do you have any ideas? For several years, I volunteered at my local animal shelter. It’s essentially a municipal shelter for

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