Three More Angels in Doggy Heaven

It has been a rough couple of weeks in our local circle of friends. RIP Clark. RIP Hotty. RIP “K.”

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2012 – The Year the Month of May Went Missing

More than likely we won’t remember much about May 2012 except for grief and heartache. The finer details? The day-to-day moments? Lost in an exhausted and emotional fog.

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Lessons I Learned From Virginia Moore Hawn

The blog will go silent for a while as we cope with the loss of my mother-in-law Virginia Moore Hawn. She died early Sunday morning (May 6, 2012),

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Ocupado – Backstory Behind Champion of My Heart Absence

Lilly and I apologize for the sudden, unexplained absence from blogging these last two weeks. Due to a new and difficult stage in our eldercare responsibilities, we cannot

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Eulogy for My Friend Bobbye

Yesterday morning Bobbye, my friend and neighbor for more than a decade, died. Bobbye gave lung cancer (non-small cell) one heck of a fight for nearly 5 years.

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Top 10 Things I Miss Since Life Got Complicated

Starting in spring 2009, life around here got increasingly complicated with medical / health worries and looming grief on several fronts. The changes to my daily reality often

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Real Life Update from the Dog Blog Girls at Champion of My Heart

Thanks to fans and friends for the private notes of concern. Everyone here at Chez Champion of My Heart is fine (and completely NOT at the same time).

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Canine Gravity for Stressful Times

Pressures of modern life — be they related to work, families, political climate, or global catastrophes — make a girl wish she could simply float away for a

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Fearful Dogs and Human Emotion

We’ve long established that Lilly, our canine heroine, responds to every shift around her. That’s true at home. It’s true when we’re out in public. It’s true in

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Dog Recharging Station

Lately, I wish I had one of those charging mats. You know, those things that you just lay your electronics upon and like magic they get charged back

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