Dogs

Every morning when the weather permits we take a 1 mile walk around my neighborhood here in Kansas — It’s a beautiful morning. Clear sky, temp of 73 and no wind for a change. This small neighborhood playground is a block away from my house and Tucker, our ten year old Shih-Tzu, excitedly pulls me here so he can sniff the ground and the trees. But 1st he’ll stop…

“Greater love hath no woman than this: that a woman lay down her life for her welch corgi.” If I could compare my aunt’s dog, Wiggles, to a human, it would be my high school football coach. …

After the rock went through the 2nd floor window instead of over the house, my uncle was surprisingly conciliatory. He shoved his handsome face out what remained of the broken window, smiled and shook his head from side to side as a sign of disapproval and said, “Brian, what’s the…

A cautionary tale — Some of you brave souls liberate items from dumpsters and I am here to tell you why that isn’t a good practice. Whether its food, household goods, or even electronics, there may be a very good reason for the item to be in the trash. …

Mine purposely acts pathetic to get what she wants — Don’t tell me you haven’t noticed that your dog never forgot what a sprinkler was after the first time they dove into one. For Dezi, it was the summer of 2021 in the middle of a heatwave that our city has never felt before. Nobody wanted to exert the effort…

The rescue-dog that saved me. For twelve years, he’s brought magic and comfort to my life… — Our marriage is disintegrating and I know there is only one thing that would increase my happiness at the moment — and that is to get another dog. My husband is an alpha male who strongly prefers to govern all pack decisions. He doesn’t want another dog, ever, and he’s…

You don’t have to listen to me but you don’t need to insult me. — I have seven animals (soon to be ten) in my home. They’re all rescues. I am a licensed vet tech and I work insane hours. I am easily injured because my bone structure did not form properly due to growing up as a career ballerina from the age of two. …