Remembering Lily Tiger Lily January 16, 2002 – July 7, 2017 It’s taken me some time to write Lily’s obituary post. I don’t know if I’ve been avoiding it because it’s just too hard to write it or if I think it needs to be perfect. But enough is enough. So here goes, imperfections and all… Lily […]
4 Mistakes People Make When Exercising with a Dog
4 Mistakes People Make When Exercising with a Dog Exercising with a dog is a smart way to get in shape and also get your dog the exercise he needs. Plus, if your dog is well trained, working out with your dog makes exercise more fun. I’m thankful I have Schooner, the Great Dane, as my […]
Celebratory Beer for Lunch
Celebratory Beer for Lunch I’m sitting at my desk, drinking a beer (Sam Adams, for my beer friends), and staring a long four-day weekend right in the face. I don’t usually drink beer for lunch. In fact, I don’t usually drink alcohol during the week at all. Today is different. Today is special. Today Tango […]
Book Review: Laws, Policies, Attitudes and Processes That Shape the Lives of Puppies in America
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 […]
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