To the very best of my ability I stay out of situations where people ask me to help find a home for the family dog. I don’t like the responsibility it requires of “vouching” for the dog’s personality since I rarely even know the dog in question. And sometimes I really do not like the reasons for getting rid of ... Read More »
Sometimes my brain feels more like an egg than one of the most important organs in my body. On a good day it is a whole, freshly lain egg still in a perfect shell. On a not so good day it is out of the shell but still “sunny side up”. But after days like yesterday it is much more ... Read More »
Despite what you may be thinking with my chosen title in the month of October, this column is not about Halloween. No… unfortunately this column is about a truly horrific event that happened in New York state this last week. This column is about a personal nightmare of mine that I rarely let myself think about. In the back of ... Read More »
I am one of those people who can pretty much tell how the day is going to turn out within the first hour or so after waking. It was still too early to tell this morning when I was slowly and carefully searching my yard for dog poop how the day would shake out. But a little later when I ... Read More »
I am addicted to Sobe Citrus Energy drinks. I do not have a “dependant” personality so this addiction really does not fit my character. Likewise I make every effort to eat organically and well…Sobe’s are not the least bit organic. My daughter is quite concerned about this addiction. She sees it for the rather unhealthy habit that it is but ... Read More »
For my “working vacation” this year I elected to attend the Canadian Vizsla Nationals in Long Sault, Ontario. It was actually six shows for Vizslas rolled into one four day event, but the Nationals…which is a particular show that happens only one time each year in any given country…was the main focus. Last year I attended the Canadian Vizsla Nationals ... Read More »
Back in the early 80’s I was the Animal Control Officer for Dixmont, Maine. I stopped after three long years because everyone blows you off because they know the State will most likely not follow through on threats and because the regulations for animal welfare made me angry in their ineptness. Things have changed a little since then. The laws ... Read More »
Whenever someone I do not know calls to ask a question about their dog’s behavior, I always cringe. Since I do not know them, it stands to reason that I do not know their dog. If I do not know their dog, then I am truly “flying blind” with an answer. When I make this statement to the person asking ... Read More »
Last week I wrote about the embarrassing moment I suffered while welcoming a new customer to my kennel. Thank God he was dropping off a dog and not a cat so that perhaps the pair of my white underwear making its way around my yard in front of him was not too much of a shock. Oddly enough, when he ... Read More »
Luke is no longer a single dog. I have gone from one dog to two dogs having acquired a new little puppy bitch named Zigara. We got her the first week of June when she was eight weeks old. “Zigara” was named by my adult daughter….who is a dancer….and who wanted a Hungarian name to go with the Hungarian Vizsla ... Read More »
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