Here I am with my devoted human “dad.” Maybe we’ll watch The Dogfather in his honor and I can beg for popcorn. In the movie, a Mafia don’s right-hand dog, a bulldog named Sonny, swallows his ring, and two of the don’s best soldiers invade the suburbs in their attempt to retrieve the ring from…
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The Artist’s Muse
My owners are not kidding when they call me “well-loved.” My image has made it onto m&m’s, thanks to one of my grandmoms. I have been reproduced Andy-Warhol style, by my “cousin” Lacy and been the subject of a lovely watercolor made by a friend of one of my owners as a get-well greeting. And, of…
See Spot Surf
I love the water — but surfing would be a stretch for me. So I send a big Hang 20! to the dozens of dogs that compete in the annual Loew’s Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog competition in California http://www.loewssurfdog.blogspot.com. Each dog has 10 minutes to catch his or her top two waves and is…
Friends and Forebearers: Meet Caesar
“I’ll pay you $500 for this dog,” the man told Rhonda’s dad. In the 70s, that was a lot of money for a dog, but he was convinced that Caesar, the Australian Shepherd her family got when Rhonda was in high school could read. If you sent Caesar down the driveway to get the Arizona…
School’s Out!!
My boy owner comes home from college tomorrow. I am so excited! I can’t wait!
Friends and Forebearers: Meet Kathleen
This my good friend and really big fan, Kathleen. Nobody gives me as many treats or appreciates my tricks more than she does. Here’s what she said about me when one of my owners caught up with her for a quick Q&A: What’s your favorite thing about Woofington? She’s really cute and she’s really good…
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
“I watch my dogs. They throw themselves into everything they do; even their sleeping is wholehearted. They aren’t waiting for a better tomorrow, or looking back at their glory days. Following their example, I’m trying to stick to the present.” — dog quote by Abigail Thomas, A Three Dog Life
