A Sad Note: A Letter to My Friends
I am writing to tell you that we had to say goodbye to our beloved dog Luca yesterday. It happened so suddenly that we are in shock. He was his…
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
As I write this my dog Luca is stretched out on his blanket in the hallway near the stairs, seemingly fast asleep. He lies there so he can keep track…
The Fragility of Life
Back in July 2022 I wrote a blog about the wonder and delight of my two budgies. Last month I took Beautiful Boy to the vet. He had a bleeding…
More Dog Stories
In my last blog I wrote about the death of a pet and the emptiness it can leave in one’s life. Within a few days of writing that piece, my…
A Dog-Gone Story
A friend dropped by a short while ago to bring me a bag of dog food and some dog treats. As soon as I saw the bag I knew the…
Doggie Deeds
Ninety-nine percent of dog-walking is uneventful though I do try to remember that all of these minutes are a gift not to be squandered. I have stopped more than once…
Walking the Dog
Walking a dog is one of the fastest ways to discover what is happening in your community. I know when a neighbour is getting a new roof, repainting their house,…
Dog Walking
Dogs unlike cats require exercise and since I am a responsible human that means daily walks. Luca, my rescue mutt, gets three walks a day and has developed an inner…
Birdsong
I so often awake in the early morning, to the sound of the budgie birds who share a dwelling with me: a new day is dawning full of promise and…
Friends and Dogs Part 2
The woman behind the desk at Animal Services knew which dog we were looking for. We had picked a good time to adopt, she said, as it was a discount…