Book Review I was contacted by the editor of the Journal of Law and Social Deviance and asked if I would like to receive a copy to do a book review of Laws, Policies, Attitudes and Processes That Shape the Lives of Puppies in America by Carmen M. Cusack. I love to read and it was […]
Review: The Honest Kitchen’s Single Serve Cups
The Honest Kitchen’s Single Serve Cups It’s been a whirlwind of traveling for work. I worked two weeks straight without a day off — and that was bad enough! But to add to the misery, I had to work both weekends, too, and those were traveling weekends. I actually started my vacation on Friday, but […]
Review: The Honest Kitchen’s Minimalist Recipes
The Honest Kitchen’s Minimalist Recipes Regular readers know I’m a fan of The Honest Kitchen (THK) dog food. I regularly feed my senior yellow Labrador, Tango, their human-grade dog food, Force. We looooove it. [I don’t get paid or otherwise compensated to say this. I just really like their food.] Last week, The Honest Kitchen sent […]
Living with Old Dogs: Lily’s Cliffhanger
Living with old dogs…it’s an adventure, to put it kindly. A rollercoaster, even. I’ve been sharing more of my old dog stories lately. It’s what my life is like these days. I’m thankful for Schooner because while he’s middle aged (4 is getting up there for some Great Danes), he’s still playful and agile. So my […]
A Decade Ago, This Happened
A decade ago, I left my super-secure, good paying, super benefit providing federal government job. The only real job I’d ever had in my adult life. I was a federal employee for over 18 years. I basically grew up in the government — I started working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) when […]
Run With Your Dog: Schooner Runs His First 10K
Schooner’s First 10K I’ve talked about my adventures in running in past articles. How I got started running, how running is a lot like dog training, and how training for a race is exactly like training your dog. Last year, I was up for an adventure, so I took Schooner, my Great Dane, to a local […]
Review: The Education of Will
The Education of Will. Patricia McConnell is one of my favorite authors. Her writing is brilliant — she’s entertaining, and, of course, helpful. I loved her other two books The Other End of the Leash (2005) and For the Love of a Dog (2007). In all her books, Trish has shared part of herself with the reader. In her […]
Loving and Living with Old Dogs
These old dogs. It’s a roller coaster ride daily, this loving and living with old dogs. My life is getting a little closer to normal…for now. I feel like I have to add that qualifier because the whole thing could collapse at any moment. We had a rough month right after Tango’s unplanned splenectomy and […]
Settle on a Mat
Settle on a mat is a lifesaver. It’s the fix for “He’s too excitable.” Is your dog easily excited? A bit “too much?” Is he a maniac when people come to the door? Does he bug you when you’re trying to eat dinner? Would you love to have a place where your dog could just chill out yet still […]
When Last We Met…
When last we met, Tango had urgent surgery to remove his spleen and an unwelcome growth on said spleen. Since then, we’ve had very few “up” days and a whole lotta “down” days, including a panicked trip (a week ago now!) to my regular vet and a trip later that same evening to the emergency […]
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