Humor

My friend’s Facebook posts about comforting her dog who was recovering from surgery took me back to Honey’s operation as a puppy. But I was no comfort to my dog. Darn extrovert puppy.

When I’m holding a dripping paint roller or balancing on a ladder, you’ll hear a frequent refrain: “Honey, why can’t you?… If my dog could do a few things to help me out, I wouldn’t mind a bit.

It’s soft. It’s light. It’s everywhere. But who’d have thought dog hair could be so expensive?

I see fewer dogs out walking with their people on snowy days with temperatures below 0. But those I do see make me happy I have a golden retriever.

Amazing. Although I never trained her to do this, my dog learned something very smart. Apparently she taught herself. If only my dog would teach herself a few other skills.

Is it chewy? Does it squeak? Is it a ball? Every dog has different favorites. But Honey’s favorite toy has some unusual features. Can you guess what it is?

Nearly a year ago, I wrote a post that claims dogs are better than kids. I still find it funny. Especially the comments. But I feel bad for not giving kids equal time. Today is the day I tell you why kids are better than dogs.

We’ve started the countdown to moving aboard a sailboat. We don’t know how long the countdown is because we have to sell our house first to get the money to buy the boat we can’t look for until we have the money. But it’s coming. And it’s got me thinking: What will we miss the …

Why do I need to know what to do if I meet a bear? I live downtown in a small city (without bears). I’ll be moving aboard a boat next year (and don’t plan on sailing to Alaska any time soon). And I’ve never glimpsed a bear outside of a zoo. But then I dug a …

When I want to laugh, cry, or throw up a little in my mouth, I scan my blog stats to see what searches brought people to Something Wagging This Way Comes. Do you know what I find? People ask Google weird things about dogs.