An Amateur's Musings on Dogs and Their People
Posted in Reflections on Jul 30th, 2011
You hear it all the time. Dogs give unconditional love. No matter how badly someone mistreats them, they can’t help but return love. Malarkey. I don’t think dogs are better than people (although they do have their moments). If a dog appeases someone who kicks him, he does it because it will help him survive. [...]
Posted in Silly Stuff on Jul 29th, 2011
Thank you to Felissa at Two Little Cavaliers for posting this adorable video. One of my favorite things about dogs is their athleticism. And you get to see it in all its glory at the Puppy World Track and Field Championships. Of course, my favorite sport is swimming. So I couldn’t allow the [...]
Posted in Silly Stuff on Jul 28th, 2011
With Amy Burker’s post on becoming the “Poop Fairy,” there’s been a raft of posts and comments in the blogiverse about a dog person’s favorite topic: poop. The following guest post by my husband Michael will give you a new perspective on the poop that’s been left behind. ____________________ The Dog, the Universe, and Me [...]
Posted in Wordless Wednesday on Jul 27th, 2011
In honor of the sixth annual Grapehounds Wine Tour, I present: Lacey Share this:FacebookStumbleUponDiggEmail
Posted in Reflections, The Puppiness Project on Jul 25th, 2011
Gretchen Rubin wrote in The Happiness Project about the year she spent “test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happy.” The Puppiness Project is my attempt to learn the same from Honey, my Golden Retriever. Whenever I have a spare minute, I like to [...]
Posted in Reflections on Jul 23rd, 2011
Dogs are like bumper stickers. They reveal to other people something we want them to know about us. We’re all familiar with the dark side of people using dogs to say something about themselves: spoiled, rich girls who carry status dogs in beaded bags or urban toughs with a well-muscled dog on the end of [...]
Posted in Silly Stuff on Jul 22nd, 2011
We’re experiencing heat unusual for upstate New York. Yesterday the temperatures in town hit 100 degrees F (37.7 degrees C). Even the normally icy lake feels tepid. While I feel sympathy for people doing hard, physical labor outdoors (highway workers, roofers, painters, and farm workers are just a few that come to mind), I’ve been [...]
Posted in Wordless Wednesday on Jul 20th, 2011
Georgette Just a few words… (Pam, you just don’t get this Wordless thing, do you?) I announced that Honey and I would be marching to support the Tompkins County SPCA as part of Blog the Change for Animals. And although I have yet to get serious about fundraising, I just wanted to thank Sue, Mel, [...]
Posted in Silly Stuff on Jul 19th, 2011
Eryka, over at Kahuna’s K9s, features a different dog each Thuper Thursday. And each time she asks, “Who would play your dog in the movies?” When Honey was featured, we answered, “Marilyn Monroe, of course.” As a puppy, Honey could not walk anywhere without being mobbed by fans. But Honey, like Marilyn, is more than [...]
Posted in Silly Stuff on Jul 19th, 2011
Today I came across two videos of dogs that are tue tough to be real. First, Sharon (with help from Cleo) over at Cleo’s Day posted a fun video of two Australian dogs swimming with (and herding?) sharks. Georgia Lil Pea, don’t get any ideas. And finally, a chihuahua who thinks he’s a [...]
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