We are relatively new dog owners. Our yellow lab (almost white, she is so light) turned two years old the last week of June. We got her when she was a puppy, at eight weeks of age. Last year, we were at our cabin when new neighbors set off a large display of fireworks. Molly,…
Dog Training We have an exuberant yellow lab who will be 2 years old at the end of June. She is still a puppy, according to people who know Labrador Retrievers. The pandemic was hard on pets as it was hard on humans. For a while, early in the pandemic, her doggie day care shut…
Who will win this round? Molly, our 80 pound, yellow Labrador Retriever on the home team? Or, Peanut, an 8 pound visiting feline? Slow introductions of new animals are a must. We understand. But, eventually, you hope they will come to an amicable understanding of one another. Molly, our lab, will be 2 years old…
Everyday Shortly after noon I see you Head up the hill Towards the house Your house Not mine. Your small white frame Moves slowly Tired Visible to all Who care to notice. Is your belly full From a night of hunting? Have you had your fill Of mice, or nothing? I envy you Neighbor cat…
Today is Poetry Friday. Upon arising, I was not sure I was going to write poetry today. I just “wasn’t in the mood.” Instead, I headed out to the garden to weed with my almost one-year-old Yellow Labrador puppy in tow. She gets bored with such mundane tasks as pulling weeds and soon created some…
Today we watched a fifth-grader who is the daughter of one of the people my husband used to work with at the hospital. Her mom had to work today, so we volunteered to watch her for the day. The visit started off by her being excitedly attacked by our Yellow Lab Puppy (she is now…
Since we are supposed to be sharing a “slice” from our lives, I thought I would write about a very recent experience we’ve had with our dog, Molly. Molly is a 9-month old Yellow Labrador Retriever. We got her at the end of August and her first birthday will be at the end of May. …
Do you know of the children’s book, The Five Dog Night? It is a short story of two old people who are neighbors. An old woman in the story worries about another character, an old man, during a harsh winter. She keeps checking on his welfare and is confused by his response. Each time she…
Today is Poetry Friday! My haiku poems are inspired by our Labrador Puppy, Molly. I have long been a fan of haiku poems and worked with children of all ages to write this type of poetry that reflects ones’ observations. My past haiku have all been based on the traditional subject of nature. But today,…