Conversations with dogs. I remember someone catching me talking to a duck. Not when I was a child, but just in the last decade. I didn’t talk duck until I was an adult. I was sitting on the lake shore chatting to this mallard as it bobbed around. I don’t recall what I was saying. […]
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Chikoo, My pet-sitting experience with a 16-week-old Havanese Not every animal adventure is a story. Sometimes it’s simply a character sketch. Chikoo, a 16-week-old Havanese, provided more than enough material for one. My pet-sitting experience with a 16-week-old Havanese. Despite being a dog for only sixteen weeks, Chikoo presents himself as a seasoned elder unwilling
The dog who changed my mind I have always believed that every dog is special. Even the one that chomped my face causing a wound that required dozens of stitches. Or the one that got into my yard and murdered some of my laying hens. Some breeds have distinctive traits and characteristics for which they
“Just one last time, puuleeeze”. Those eyes, pleading, soft, deep brown, and wide with excitement. Beagle eyes. Impossible to resist even though it was the last time five times ago. But he is staring intently at the ball. Then tilts his head sideways and side-eyes me. Rigid in anticipation. I smile and relent. “Ok, this is it. Last time. I mean it.” With an aching shoulder and