“A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.” Robert Benchley
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The Dog Days of Summer — I Love ‘Em
They call the days from July 3rd to August 11th the “dog days of summer” and I love them. The name comes from the ancient belief that when Sirius, also called the Dog Star (thought that was me!), moves closest to the sun, it is responsible for hot weather. I can get a bit warm in my fur…
Reveling in the Season: Happy First Day of Summer
To paraphrase Aldo Leopold: In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no dog can ignore all of them.
School’s Out!!
My boy owner comes home from college tomorrow. I am so excited! I can’t wait!
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
Driving Ms. Doggy
Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear. – Dave Barry
Living large
“Dogs are miracles with paws.” –Attributed to Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy
