Today is my mother’s birthday. I picked up a card before I went grocery shopping. My tragic mistake – I left it in the car with my dog. **sigh** PS – Happy Birthday Mum!
Read MoreWalking the Line
The thing about puppies is that it sometimes takes a while til they learn their boundaries. I’m fortunate that I live off the road and Charlie can wander the yard (somewhat) freely. My parents live close to the road so he has a rope on the clothes line which allows him to stay outside on his…
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I am not really sure where the name “Charlie” came from. My criteria for dog’s names is quite simple: it should end in a long “EEE” for ease of calling and preferably not be a name of someone close, either in distance or relationally. That is, while naming my puppy after a brother in law…
Read MoreA Week With Charlie
A week ago today, I picked up a 10 week old Labrador Retriever puppy. I was going to look at puppies that would be available next week, but he was returned to the breeder (the other dog in the house did not adjust well to a new sibling). It seemed like fate that he would…
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