Joanna here. The last time I posted it was Cats and Their Writers. I promised to tell the dog's side of the story next.
One thing I discovered when I was looking into this is that writers — and folks in general — talk about their cats and dogs differently.
Can I say there seems to be a closer emotional attachment to dogs? There's a different bond, anyway. For instance, there are many, many elegies to dogs. Somewhat fewer to cats. Dunnoh why.
I've lived with both dogs and cats and am silly fond of them. (They get the expensive brand of dog and cat food, for instance.) In a lifetime of pets, my dearest beloved were one dog and one cat. Oddly, they were my first dog and one of my earliest cats. The third, I think.
Let's see what writers have to say.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Here we we see Doyle, maybe writing, maybe researching, with his dog at his side.
Sherlock Holmes' dog was named Toby. I don't know what Conan Doyle's dog was called.
"A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones."
Arthur Conan Doyle
Beatrix Potter
An old Beatrix Potter and a young one. The girl Beatrix is holding Kep who appears in several of her stories.
Using a real dog in a story is like the line from Shakespeare;
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Here's the fictive Kep …
“The collie-dog Kep met her coming out, "What are you doing with those onions? Where do you go every afternoon by yourself, Jemima Puddle-duck?"
Kep, making an appearance in Jemima Puddle Duck
Potter was a farmer in the north of England. She raised sheep for a living, as well as herding books. For her, dogs must have been working animals. Partners as well as pets. Kinda a unique view among authors.
"I wish Fly to learn to work sheep. She must learn with hens. this is not as naughty as it looks, she never bites! When she has turned them, she lies down. She sometimes puts them in the hen hut. considering she is quite a baby–she is very promising. But she is frightened of sheep at present."
Her lovely, down-to-earth style shows through in these letters. Here she is leaving a farm where she'd been working and visiting …
"Perhaps my most sentimental leave-taking was with Don, the great farm collie. He came up and muddied me as I was packing…I accompanied him to the stable-gate, where he turned…and gravely shook hands. Afterwards, putting his paws solemnly on my shoulder, he licked my face and then went away into the farm."
Eugene O'Neill
O'Neill's dalmatian Blemie left a Last Will and Testament . . .
. . . "Dogs do not fear death as men do. We accept it as part of life, not as something alien and terrible which destroys life. What may come after death, who knows?
"I would like to believe with those of my fellow Dalmatians who are devout Mohammedans, that there is a Paradise where one is always young and full-bladdered; where all the day one dillies and dallies with an amorous multitude of houris, beautifully spotted; where jack rabbits that run fast but not too fast (like the houris) are as the sands of the desert; where each blissful hour is mealtime; where in long evenings there are a million fireplaces with logs forever burning, and one curls oneself up and blinks into the flames and nods and dreams, remembering the old brave days on earth, and the love of one's Master and Mistress."
The Last Will and Testament of Silverdene Emblem O'Neil
George Bernard Shaw
"A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, The one I feed the most."
GB Shaw
Virginia Woolf
From Orlando: A Biography
"Two things alone remained to him in which he now put any trust: dogs and nature; an elk-hound and a rose bush. The world, in all its variety, life in all its complexity, had shrunk to that. Dogs and a bush were the whole of it."
Virginia Woolf
Dorothy Parker
There are lots of deep-felt praises for dogs in this posting.
Dorothy Parker has her own take on this.
"Whatever is, is good" – your gracious creed.
You wear your joy of living like a crown.
Love lights your simplest act, your every deed.
(Drop it, I tell you- put that kitten down!)
You are God's kindliest gift of all – a friend.
Your shining loyalty unflecked by doubt,
You ask but leave to follow to the end.
(Couldn't you wait until I took you out?)
Also, cat photobomb
George Orwell
"The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades. There were only four dissentients, the three dogs and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides."
George Orwell, Animal Farm
Gertrude Stein
She had three in succession and named them all Basket
As usual, I have not the least idea what Stein is saying, but it's about dogs.
I think.
"If the stars are suns and the earth is the earth and there are men only upon this earth and anything can put an end to anything and any dog does anything like anybody does it what is the difference between eternity and anything. Dogs are dogs, you sometimes think that they are not but they are."
and, furthermore,
"I am I because my little dog knows me but, creatively speaking the little dog knowing that you are you and your recognising that he knows, that is what destroys creation. That is what make school."
I kinda walk around bumping into things when I try to understand stuff like this so I give up after a while.
Rudyard Kipling
Auden (got it right this time) wrote of Kipling;
Time that with this strange excuse
Pardoned Kipling and his views,
And will pardon Paul Claudel,
Pardons him for writing well.
which kinda sums it up.
Anyhow.
"When the Man waked up he said, 'What is Wild Dog doing here?' And the Woman said, 'His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always an always and always.'"
Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories
The Cat, you remember, Walks By Itself. I don't know whether cats or dogs get the best deal out of Kipling's creation story, but First Woman does just fine.
And we'll end up with
Margaret Wise Brown
who is just the grandest person with whom to say Goodnight to the Moon.
“I like dogs
Big dogs
Little dogs
Fat dogs
Doggy dogs
Old dogs
Puppy dogs
I like dogs
A dog that is barking over the hill
A dog that is dreaming very still
A dog that is running wherever he will
I like dogs.”
―
LOL! Such delightful dog tales, Jo. Though my favorite bit was Orwell saying the cat had voted both sides. The man knew cats. *G*
I like dogs just fine. But my life has been full of cats, not dogs, and that is fine with me.
LOL! Such delightful dog tales, Jo. Though my favorite bit was Orwell saying the cat had voted both sides. The man knew cats. *G*
I like dogs just fine. But my life has been full of cats, not dogs, and that is fine with me.
LOL! Such delightful dog tales, Jo. Though my favorite bit was Orwell saying the cat had voted both sides. The man knew cats. *G*
I like dogs just fine. But my life has been full of cats, not dogs, and that is fine with me.
LOL! Such delightful dog tales, Jo. Though my favorite bit was Orwell saying the cat had voted both sides. The man knew cats. *G*
I like dogs just fine. But my life has been full of cats, not dogs, and that is fine with me.
LOL! Such delightful dog tales, Jo. Though my favorite bit was Orwell saying the cat had voted both sides. The man knew cats. *G*
I like dogs just fine. But my life has been full of cats, not dogs, and that is fine with me.
It’s a bit of Animal Farm I didn’t remember. However, I verify the truth of this cat characterization.
I’m a balanced person to round up Cat and Dog quotes since I like ’em both.
It’s a bit of Animal Farm I didn’t remember. However, I verify the truth of this cat characterization.
I’m a balanced person to round up Cat and Dog quotes since I like ’em both.
It’s a bit of Animal Farm I didn’t remember. However, I verify the truth of this cat characterization.
I’m a balanced person to round up Cat and Dog quotes since I like ’em both.
It’s a bit of Animal Farm I didn’t remember. However, I verify the truth of this cat characterization.
I’m a balanced person to round up Cat and Dog quotes since I like ’em both.
It’s a bit of Animal Farm I didn’t remember. However, I verify the truth of this cat characterization.
I’m a balanced person to round up Cat and Dog quotes since I like ’em both.
This might show up twice because I don’t know where it went to the first time I entered it.
I love this post. I especially love “Blemie’s” Last Will and Testament. I reminds me of a (dog) character from one of Barbara Metzger’s stories.
The saddest thing about dogs and cats is that their life span is (usually) so much shorter than ours. Growing up and as an adult we always had cats and dogs – and I loved every last one of them. The two dogs that I miss the most are Nipsy (gone over 30 years) and Brandy (gone 10 years). They were both big, sweet natured, loving boys who wouldn’t hurt a flea. And they both had their share of them (smile).
This might show up twice because I don’t know where it went to the first time I entered it.
I love this post. I especially love “Blemie’s” Last Will and Testament. I reminds me of a (dog) character from one of Barbara Metzger’s stories.
The saddest thing about dogs and cats is that their life span is (usually) so much shorter than ours. Growing up and as an adult we always had cats and dogs – and I loved every last one of them. The two dogs that I miss the most are Nipsy (gone over 30 years) and Brandy (gone 10 years). They were both big, sweet natured, loving boys who wouldn’t hurt a flea. And they both had their share of them (smile).
This might show up twice because I don’t know where it went to the first time I entered it.
I love this post. I especially love “Blemie’s” Last Will and Testament. I reminds me of a (dog) character from one of Barbara Metzger’s stories.
The saddest thing about dogs and cats is that their life span is (usually) so much shorter than ours. Growing up and as an adult we always had cats and dogs – and I loved every last one of them. The two dogs that I miss the most are Nipsy (gone over 30 years) and Brandy (gone 10 years). They were both big, sweet natured, loving boys who wouldn’t hurt a flea. And they both had their share of them (smile).
This might show up twice because I don’t know where it went to the first time I entered it.
I love this post. I especially love “Blemie’s” Last Will and Testament. I reminds me of a (dog) character from one of Barbara Metzger’s stories.
The saddest thing about dogs and cats is that their life span is (usually) so much shorter than ours. Growing up and as an adult we always had cats and dogs – and I loved every last one of them. The two dogs that I miss the most are Nipsy (gone over 30 years) and Brandy (gone 10 years). They were both big, sweet natured, loving boys who wouldn’t hurt a flea. And they both had their share of them (smile).
This might show up twice because I don’t know where it went to the first time I entered it.
I love this post. I especially love “Blemie’s” Last Will and Testament. I reminds me of a (dog) character from one of Barbara Metzger’s stories.
The saddest thing about dogs and cats is that their life span is (usually) so much shorter than ours. Growing up and as an adult we always had cats and dogs – and I loved every last one of them. The two dogs that I miss the most are Nipsy (gone over 30 years) and Brandy (gone 10 years). They were both big, sweet natured, loving boys who wouldn’t hurt a flea. And they both had their share of them (smile).
I don’t want to be a pedant, but that bit about “Time that with this strange excuse…” isn’t Yeats. It’s Auden writing about the death of Yeats.
Sorry.
It always struck me because I forgive people for all kinds of things if they either write well or have a sense of humor. Preferably both.
I don’t want to be a pedant, but that bit about “Time that with this strange excuse…” isn’t Yeats. It’s Auden writing about the death of Yeats.
Sorry.
It always struck me because I forgive people for all kinds of things if they either write well or have a sense of humor. Preferably both.
I don’t want to be a pedant, but that bit about “Time that with this strange excuse…” isn’t Yeats. It’s Auden writing about the death of Yeats.
Sorry.
It always struck me because I forgive people for all kinds of things if they either write well or have a sense of humor. Preferably both.
I don’t want to be a pedant, but that bit about “Time that with this strange excuse…” isn’t Yeats. It’s Auden writing about the death of Yeats.
Sorry.
It always struck me because I forgive people for all kinds of things if they either write well or have a sense of humor. Preferably both.
I don’t want to be a pedant, but that bit about “Time that with this strange excuse…” isn’t Yeats. It’s Auden writing about the death of Yeats.
Sorry.
It always struck me because I forgive people for all kinds of things if they either write well or have a sense of humor. Preferably both.
That first Gertrude Stein quote made me think of Freud’s “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” IMO, a dog can be a cigar, but a cat? Never! Case in point: Orwell’s photobombing cat. Wonderful post, Joanne, I really enjoyed it.
That first Gertrude Stein quote made me think of Freud’s “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” IMO, a dog can be a cigar, but a cat? Never! Case in point: Orwell’s photobombing cat. Wonderful post, Joanne, I really enjoyed it.
That first Gertrude Stein quote made me think of Freud’s “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” IMO, a dog can be a cigar, but a cat? Never! Case in point: Orwell’s photobombing cat. Wonderful post, Joanne, I really enjoyed it.
That first Gertrude Stein quote made me think of Freud’s “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” IMO, a dog can be a cigar, but a cat? Never! Case in point: Orwell’s photobombing cat. Wonderful post, Joanne, I really enjoyed it.
That first Gertrude Stein quote made me think of Freud’s “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” IMO, a dog can be a cigar, but a cat? Never! Case in point: Orwell’s photobombing cat. Wonderful post, Joanne, I really enjoyed it.
I grew up with cats and was afraid of big dogs as a child. But after marriage my husband and I compromised by having both cats and dogs. Now I love my poodles immoderately and find it hard to imagine life without a dog. They make us get up and walk them, which is good for everyone in the family. We don’t allow them to sleep with us because they would take up too much space in the bed. But they are very relaxing to stroke on the couch in the family room. I love kitties still, but in a different way from the dogs.
I grew up with cats and was afraid of big dogs as a child. But after marriage my husband and I compromised by having both cats and dogs. Now I love my poodles immoderately and find it hard to imagine life without a dog. They make us get up and walk them, which is good for everyone in the family. We don’t allow them to sleep with us because they would take up too much space in the bed. But they are very relaxing to stroke on the couch in the family room. I love kitties still, but in a different way from the dogs.
I grew up with cats and was afraid of big dogs as a child. But after marriage my husband and I compromised by having both cats and dogs. Now I love my poodles immoderately and find it hard to imagine life without a dog. They make us get up and walk them, which is good for everyone in the family. We don’t allow them to sleep with us because they would take up too much space in the bed. But they are very relaxing to stroke on the couch in the family room. I love kitties still, but in a different way from the dogs.
I grew up with cats and was afraid of big dogs as a child. But after marriage my husband and I compromised by having both cats and dogs. Now I love my poodles immoderately and find it hard to imagine life without a dog. They make us get up and walk them, which is good for everyone in the family. We don’t allow them to sleep with us because they would take up too much space in the bed. But they are very relaxing to stroke on the couch in the family room. I love kitties still, but in a different way from the dogs.
I grew up with cats and was afraid of big dogs as a child. But after marriage my husband and I compromised by having both cats and dogs. Now I love my poodles immoderately and find it hard to imagine life without a dog. They make us get up and walk them, which is good for everyone in the family. We don’t allow them to sleep with us because they would take up too much space in the bed. But they are very relaxing to stroke on the couch in the family room. I love kitties still, but in a different way from the dogs.
I did so enjoy your post, especially as I am on the hunt for a new dog. Our dear Maggie passed a couple of months ago and now I am ready! Hubby and I love dogs, have only had two and two cats. Not at the same time though. So your post is very timely – we want a new dog.
I did so enjoy your post, especially as I am on the hunt for a new dog. Our dear Maggie passed a couple of months ago and now I am ready! Hubby and I love dogs, have only had two and two cats. Not at the same time though. So your post is very timely – we want a new dog.
I did so enjoy your post, especially as I am on the hunt for a new dog. Our dear Maggie passed a couple of months ago and now I am ready! Hubby and I love dogs, have only had two and two cats. Not at the same time though. So your post is very timely – we want a new dog.
I did so enjoy your post, especially as I am on the hunt for a new dog. Our dear Maggie passed a couple of months ago and now I am ready! Hubby and I love dogs, have only had two and two cats. Not at the same time though. So your post is very timely – we want a new dog.
I did so enjoy your post, especially as I am on the hunt for a new dog. Our dear Maggie passed a couple of months ago and now I am ready! Hubby and I love dogs, have only had two and two cats. Not at the same time though. So your post is very timely – we want a new dog.
What a charming post, Joanna; thank you! We had a dog for a time when I was growing up. He was a white standard poodle named Pierre. We also had a parrot named Pali (Hungarian version of Paul but pronounced Polly). So, will there be a Writers and their parrots (or birds) post?!
What a charming post, Joanna; thank you! We had a dog for a time when I was growing up. He was a white standard poodle named Pierre. We also had a parrot named Pali (Hungarian version of Paul but pronounced Polly). So, will there be a Writers and their parrots (or birds) post?!
What a charming post, Joanna; thank you! We had a dog for a time when I was growing up. He was a white standard poodle named Pierre. We also had a parrot named Pali (Hungarian version of Paul but pronounced Polly). So, will there be a Writers and their parrots (or birds) post?!
What a charming post, Joanna; thank you! We had a dog for a time when I was growing up. He was a white standard poodle named Pierre. We also had a parrot named Pali (Hungarian version of Paul but pronounced Polly). So, will there be a Writers and their parrots (or birds) post?!
What a charming post, Joanna; thank you! We had a dog for a time when I was growing up. He was a white standard poodle named Pierre. We also had a parrot named Pali (Hungarian version of Paul but pronounced Polly). So, will there be a Writers and their parrots (or birds) post?!
I have been thinking about this.
I’m not sure I can find public domain pictures of the rarer pets and their writers.
I’ll pop around and look.
I had not really thought much about poodles till I read Travels With Charlie. Then I was much impressed.
I have been thinking about this.
I’m not sure I can find public domain pictures of the rarer pets and their writers.
I’ll pop around and look.
I had not really thought much about poodles till I read Travels With Charlie. Then I was much impressed.
I have been thinking about this.
I’m not sure I can find public domain pictures of the rarer pets and their writers.
I’ll pop around and look.
I had not really thought much about poodles till I read Travels With Charlie. Then I was much impressed.
I have been thinking about this.
I’m not sure I can find public domain pictures of the rarer pets and their writers.
I’ll pop around and look.
I had not really thought much about poodles till I read Travels With Charlie. Then I was much impressed.
I have been thinking about this.
I’m not sure I can find public domain pictures of the rarer pets and their writers.
I’ll pop around and look.
I had not really thought much about poodles till I read Travels With Charlie. Then I was much impressed.
I adopted both my dogs, in succession, from our local ASPCA. I have been wildly delighted with them.
It may just be me — and this is not the whole of the selection process — but I walked down the line of cages looking for
a middle-aged dog. I leave the puppies for the children.
I wanted a dog less than 50 pounds so I could lift it in an emergency. And
I wanted a dog that wasn’t barking its head off.
… my needs are simple.
I adopted both my dogs, in succession, from our local ASPCA. I have been wildly delighted with them.
It may just be me — and this is not the whole of the selection process — but I walked down the line of cages looking for
a middle-aged dog. I leave the puppies for the children.
I wanted a dog less than 50 pounds so I could lift it in an emergency. And
I wanted a dog that wasn’t barking its head off.
… my needs are simple.
I adopted both my dogs, in succession, from our local ASPCA. I have been wildly delighted with them.
It may just be me — and this is not the whole of the selection process — but I walked down the line of cages looking for
a middle-aged dog. I leave the puppies for the children.
I wanted a dog less than 50 pounds so I could lift it in an emergency. And
I wanted a dog that wasn’t barking its head off.
… my needs are simple.
I adopted both my dogs, in succession, from our local ASPCA. I have been wildly delighted with them.
It may just be me — and this is not the whole of the selection process — but I walked down the line of cages looking for
a middle-aged dog. I leave the puppies for the children.
I wanted a dog less than 50 pounds so I could lift it in an emergency. And
I wanted a dog that wasn’t barking its head off.
… my needs are simple.
I adopted both my dogs, in succession, from our local ASPCA. I have been wildly delighted with them.
It may just be me — and this is not the whole of the selection process — but I walked down the line of cages looking for
a middle-aged dog. I leave the puppies for the children.
I wanted a dog less than 50 pounds so I could lift it in an emergency. And
I wanted a dog that wasn’t barking its head off.
… my needs are simple.
My husband is a cat person and I am a dog person. We live (two humans, two cats, and one dog) in relative harmony until he (husband) starts talking about that peaceful future day when we will have no animals left to worry about. That’s about the time I shoot my visual daggers at him and wish him happiness in that blissful future with his new wife. Thanks for the wonderful piece, Joanna!
My husband is a cat person and I am a dog person. We live (two humans, two cats, and one dog) in relative harmony until he (husband) starts talking about that peaceful future day when we will have no animals left to worry about. That’s about the time I shoot my visual daggers at him and wish him happiness in that blissful future with his new wife. Thanks for the wonderful piece, Joanna!
My husband is a cat person and I am a dog person. We live (two humans, two cats, and one dog) in relative harmony until he (husband) starts talking about that peaceful future day when we will have no animals left to worry about. That’s about the time I shoot my visual daggers at him and wish him happiness in that blissful future with his new wife. Thanks for the wonderful piece, Joanna!
My husband is a cat person and I am a dog person. We live (two humans, two cats, and one dog) in relative harmony until he (husband) starts talking about that peaceful future day when we will have no animals left to worry about. That’s about the time I shoot my visual daggers at him and wish him happiness in that blissful future with his new wife. Thanks for the wonderful piece, Joanna!
My husband is a cat person and I am a dog person. We live (two humans, two cats, and one dog) in relative harmony until he (husband) starts talking about that peaceful future day when we will have no animals left to worry about. That’s about the time I shoot my visual daggers at him and wish him happiness in that blissful future with his new wife. Thanks for the wonderful piece, Joanna!
Loving cats and dogs differently is what I take away from my research on this.
They say that having dogs makes you live longer. You have to go out and walk twice a day. There’s a good chance you’ll meet and interact with other dog folks.
You also get to know where every squirrel in the neighborhood lives, which may not make you live longer but makes every day just a little more exciting.
Loving cats and dogs differently is what I take away from my research on this.
They say that having dogs makes you live longer. You have to go out and walk twice a day. There’s a good chance you’ll meet and interact with other dog folks.
You also get to know where every squirrel in the neighborhood lives, which may not make you live longer but makes every day just a little more exciting.
Loving cats and dogs differently is what I take away from my research on this.
They say that having dogs makes you live longer. You have to go out and walk twice a day. There’s a good chance you’ll meet and interact with other dog folks.
You also get to know where every squirrel in the neighborhood lives, which may not make you live longer but makes every day just a little more exciting.
Loving cats and dogs differently is what I take away from my research on this.
They say that having dogs makes you live longer. You have to go out and walk twice a day. There’s a good chance you’ll meet and interact with other dog folks.
You also get to know where every squirrel in the neighborhood lives, which may not make you live longer but makes every day just a little more exciting.
Loving cats and dogs differently is what I take away from my research on this.
They say that having dogs makes you live longer. You have to go out and walk twice a day. There’s a good chance you’ll meet and interact with other dog folks.
You also get to know where every squirrel in the neighborhood lives, which may not make you live longer but makes every day just a little more exciting.
Orwell seems to have been a dog AND cat person, so probably that was his cat. ??
He does seem to have understood both animals.
Orwell seems to have been a dog AND cat person, so probably that was his cat. ??
He does seem to have understood both animals.
Orwell seems to have been a dog AND cat person, so probably that was his cat. ??
He does seem to have understood both animals.
Orwell seems to have been a dog AND cat person, so probably that was his cat. ??
He does seem to have understood both animals.
Orwell seems to have been a dog AND cat person, so probably that was his cat. ??
He does seem to have understood both animals.
Dang!
Thank you so much. I was writing this late at night and my brain obviously fell asleep on me.
I KNOW that!
I about have that poem memorized …
A perfect storm poem, being by and about poets I love.
Dang!
Thank you so much. I was writing this late at night and my brain obviously fell asleep on me.
I KNOW that!
I about have that poem memorized …
A perfect storm poem, being by and about poets I love.
Dang!
Thank you so much. I was writing this late at night and my brain obviously fell asleep on me.
I KNOW that!
I about have that poem memorized …
A perfect storm poem, being by and about poets I love.
Dang!
Thank you so much. I was writing this late at night and my brain obviously fell asleep on me.
I KNOW that!
I about have that poem memorized …
A perfect storm poem, being by and about poets I love.
Dang!
Thank you so much. I was writing this late at night and my brain obviously fell asleep on me.
I KNOW that!
I about have that poem memorized …
A perfect storm poem, being by and about poets I love.
The short lives of our animal companions shapes us better.
We think, “Well, I’ll take Mandy to the park today and walk beside the river. It takes a bit more time, but she’s getting old and …”
After learning that from my dog I can go and maybe apply it to people.
The short lives of our animal companions shapes us better.
We think, “Well, I’ll take Mandy to the park today and walk beside the river. It takes a bit more time, but she’s getting old and …”
After learning that from my dog I can go and maybe apply it to people.
The short lives of our animal companions shapes us better.
We think, “Well, I’ll take Mandy to the park today and walk beside the river. It takes a bit more time, but she’s getting old and …”
After learning that from my dog I can go and maybe apply it to people.
The short lives of our animal companions shapes us better.
We think, “Well, I’ll take Mandy to the park today and walk beside the river. It takes a bit more time, but she’s getting old and …”
After learning that from my dog I can go and maybe apply it to people.
The short lives of our animal companions shapes us better.
We think, “Well, I’ll take Mandy to the park today and walk beside the river. It takes a bit more time, but she’s getting old and …”
After learning that from my dog I can go and maybe apply it to people.
My entire family are pet people.
I have had cats who I dearly loved. But, this is all about dogs.
When my daughter and several of my grandchildren took me to dinner for my birthday, that fact became evident. After all orders had been given, everyone whipped out their phones. All the pictures were of pets. It is rather sad when the pictures we have to share are all of dogs, and very few of people.
My son lives in Phoenix. He saw a picture of a Boxer girl who was about to be euthanized. He drove to Riverside California to save her. She has major health issues, but Tim and his wife, Becca, are taking care of everything they can.
When I lost my elderly rescued Boxer girls within a few months of one another, I went into a situational depression. I saw a picture of a small dog on a neighborhood website. Twice he had been abandoned and abused by a man who did not want him. So, of course, I had to get him.
I have always lived with active and athletic dogs…Boxers and Cockers. Now I have a Pekingese. He is more like an inanimate object than an athlete. He has now lived with me for 2 years and he recently started to wag his tail. He has never liked being held, but he will now come to me for petting and scratching. He is nothing that I thought I wanted, but he is everything I needed.
Sonny has become the love of my life.
My entire family are pet people.
I have had cats who I dearly loved. But, this is all about dogs.
When my daughter and several of my grandchildren took me to dinner for my birthday, that fact became evident. After all orders had been given, everyone whipped out their phones. All the pictures were of pets. It is rather sad when the pictures we have to share are all of dogs, and very few of people.
My son lives in Phoenix. He saw a picture of a Boxer girl who was about to be euthanized. He drove to Riverside California to save her. She has major health issues, but Tim and his wife, Becca, are taking care of everything they can.
When I lost my elderly rescued Boxer girls within a few months of one another, I went into a situational depression. I saw a picture of a small dog on a neighborhood website. Twice he had been abandoned and abused by a man who did not want him. So, of course, I had to get him.
I have always lived with active and athletic dogs…Boxers and Cockers. Now I have a Pekingese. He is more like an inanimate object than an athlete. He has now lived with me for 2 years and he recently started to wag his tail. He has never liked being held, but he will now come to me for petting and scratching. He is nothing that I thought I wanted, but he is everything I needed.
Sonny has become the love of my life.
My entire family are pet people.
I have had cats who I dearly loved. But, this is all about dogs.
When my daughter and several of my grandchildren took me to dinner for my birthday, that fact became evident. After all orders had been given, everyone whipped out their phones. All the pictures were of pets. It is rather sad when the pictures we have to share are all of dogs, and very few of people.
My son lives in Phoenix. He saw a picture of a Boxer girl who was about to be euthanized. He drove to Riverside California to save her. She has major health issues, but Tim and his wife, Becca, are taking care of everything they can.
When I lost my elderly rescued Boxer girls within a few months of one another, I went into a situational depression. I saw a picture of a small dog on a neighborhood website. Twice he had been abandoned and abused by a man who did not want him. So, of course, I had to get him.
I have always lived with active and athletic dogs…Boxers and Cockers. Now I have a Pekingese. He is more like an inanimate object than an athlete. He has now lived with me for 2 years and he recently started to wag his tail. He has never liked being held, but he will now come to me for petting and scratching. He is nothing that I thought I wanted, but he is everything I needed.
Sonny has become the love of my life.
My entire family are pet people.
I have had cats who I dearly loved. But, this is all about dogs.
When my daughter and several of my grandchildren took me to dinner for my birthday, that fact became evident. After all orders had been given, everyone whipped out their phones. All the pictures were of pets. It is rather sad when the pictures we have to share are all of dogs, and very few of people.
My son lives in Phoenix. He saw a picture of a Boxer girl who was about to be euthanized. He drove to Riverside California to save her. She has major health issues, but Tim and his wife, Becca, are taking care of everything they can.
When I lost my elderly rescued Boxer girls within a few months of one another, I went into a situational depression. I saw a picture of a small dog on a neighborhood website. Twice he had been abandoned and abused by a man who did not want him. So, of course, I had to get him.
I have always lived with active and athletic dogs…Boxers and Cockers. Now I have a Pekingese. He is more like an inanimate object than an athlete. He has now lived with me for 2 years and he recently started to wag his tail. He has never liked being held, but he will now come to me for petting and scratching. He is nothing that I thought I wanted, but he is everything I needed.
Sonny has become the love of my life.
My entire family are pet people.
I have had cats who I dearly loved. But, this is all about dogs.
When my daughter and several of my grandchildren took me to dinner for my birthday, that fact became evident. After all orders had been given, everyone whipped out their phones. All the pictures were of pets. It is rather sad when the pictures we have to share are all of dogs, and very few of people.
My son lives in Phoenix. He saw a picture of a Boxer girl who was about to be euthanized. He drove to Riverside California to save her. She has major health issues, but Tim and his wife, Becca, are taking care of everything they can.
When I lost my elderly rescued Boxer girls within a few months of one another, I went into a situational depression. I saw a picture of a small dog on a neighborhood website. Twice he had been abandoned and abused by a man who did not want him. So, of course, I had to get him.
I have always lived with active and athletic dogs…Boxers and Cockers. Now I have a Pekingese. He is more like an inanimate object than an athlete. He has now lived with me for 2 years and he recently started to wag his tail. He has never liked being held, but he will now come to me for petting and scratching. He is nothing that I thought I wanted, but he is everything I needed.
Sonny has become the love of my life.
I recently discovered Mimi Mathews, a romance writer. She wrote “The Pug Who Bit Napoleon: Animal Tales of the 18th & 19th Centuries.” I read the first couple of chapters which were interesting to me, as I love history. Unfortunately, because these are historical animals, there is no whimsy which I think is the best accompaniment to dogs, especially.
There is no coincidence that dog spelled backwards reveals his true character. The bible has it wrong. God created dogs in his image. They are what we ought to be.
I recently discovered Mimi Mathews, a romance writer. She wrote “The Pug Who Bit Napoleon: Animal Tales of the 18th & 19th Centuries.” I read the first couple of chapters which were interesting to me, as I love history. Unfortunately, because these are historical animals, there is no whimsy which I think is the best accompaniment to dogs, especially.
There is no coincidence that dog spelled backwards reveals his true character. The bible has it wrong. God created dogs in his image. They are what we ought to be.
I recently discovered Mimi Mathews, a romance writer. She wrote “The Pug Who Bit Napoleon: Animal Tales of the 18th & 19th Centuries.” I read the first couple of chapters which were interesting to me, as I love history. Unfortunately, because these are historical animals, there is no whimsy which I think is the best accompaniment to dogs, especially.
There is no coincidence that dog spelled backwards reveals his true character. The bible has it wrong. God created dogs in his image. They are what we ought to be.
I recently discovered Mimi Mathews, a romance writer. She wrote “The Pug Who Bit Napoleon: Animal Tales of the 18th & 19th Centuries.” I read the first couple of chapters which were interesting to me, as I love history. Unfortunately, because these are historical animals, there is no whimsy which I think is the best accompaniment to dogs, especially.
There is no coincidence that dog spelled backwards reveals his true character. The bible has it wrong. God created dogs in his image. They are what we ought to be.
I recently discovered Mimi Mathews, a romance writer. She wrote “The Pug Who Bit Napoleon: Animal Tales of the 18th & 19th Centuries.” I read the first couple of chapters which were interesting to me, as I love history. Unfortunately, because these are historical animals, there is no whimsy which I think is the best accompaniment to dogs, especially.
There is no coincidence that dog spelled backwards reveals his true character. The bible has it wrong. God created dogs in his image. They are what we ought to be.
I love animals, full stop. Always had cats,(lots of them) growing up and we always had dogs. My husband never liked cats until we got together and I told him it’s them or me because they are great to ward off vermin when you live in the countryside. We have one thirteen year old cat now that we’ve had since she was about seven months and he loves her to bits.
We have a ten year old labrador cross too and last year we lost our Irish Wolfhound. We were heartbroken and the lab misses him still. They were great buddies. We were lucky though, the vet told us their life span is six years, seven if you’re very lucky and our Fionn was nine. We’ll never forget him.
I enjoyed this post very much.
I love animals, full stop. Always had cats,(lots of them) growing up and we always had dogs. My husband never liked cats until we got together and I told him it’s them or me because they are great to ward off vermin when you live in the countryside. We have one thirteen year old cat now that we’ve had since she was about seven months and he loves her to bits.
We have a ten year old labrador cross too and last year we lost our Irish Wolfhound. We were heartbroken and the lab misses him still. They were great buddies. We were lucky though, the vet told us their life span is six years, seven if you’re very lucky and our Fionn was nine. We’ll never forget him.
I enjoyed this post very much.
I love animals, full stop. Always had cats,(lots of them) growing up and we always had dogs. My husband never liked cats until we got together and I told him it’s them or me because they are great to ward off vermin when you live in the countryside. We have one thirteen year old cat now that we’ve had since she was about seven months and he loves her to bits.
We have a ten year old labrador cross too and last year we lost our Irish Wolfhound. We were heartbroken and the lab misses him still. They were great buddies. We were lucky though, the vet told us their life span is six years, seven if you’re very lucky and our Fionn was nine. We’ll never forget him.
I enjoyed this post very much.
I love animals, full stop. Always had cats,(lots of them) growing up and we always had dogs. My husband never liked cats until we got together and I told him it’s them or me because they are great to ward off vermin when you live in the countryside. We have one thirteen year old cat now that we’ve had since she was about seven months and he loves her to bits.
We have a ten year old labrador cross too and last year we lost our Irish Wolfhound. We were heartbroken and the lab misses him still. They were great buddies. We were lucky though, the vet told us their life span is six years, seven if you’re very lucky and our Fionn was nine. We’ll never forget him.
I enjoyed this post very much.
I love animals, full stop. Always had cats,(lots of them) growing up and we always had dogs. My husband never liked cats until we got together and I told him it’s them or me because they are great to ward off vermin when you live in the countryside. We have one thirteen year old cat now that we’ve had since she was about seven months and he loves her to bits.
We have a ten year old labrador cross too and last year we lost our Irish Wolfhound. We were heartbroken and the lab misses him still. They were great buddies. We were lucky though, the vet told us their life span is six years, seven if you’re very lucky and our Fionn was nine. We’ll never forget him.
I enjoyed this post very much.
The ongoing discussion about our furry friends (fwiw, I love both cats and dogs!) reminds me of this poem:
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
Mother says they smell,
And never sit when you say sit,
Or even when you yell.
And when you come home late at night
And there is ice and snow,
You have to go back out because
The dumb dog has to go.
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
Mother says they shed,
And always let the strangers in
And bark at friends instead,
And do disgraceful things on rugs,
And track mud on the floor,
And flop upon your bed at night
And snore their doggy snore.
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
She’s making a mistake.
Because, more than a dog, I think
She will not want this snake.
–Judith Viorst
The ongoing discussion about our furry friends (fwiw, I love both cats and dogs!) reminds me of this poem:
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
Mother says they smell,
And never sit when you say sit,
Or even when you yell.
And when you come home late at night
And there is ice and snow,
You have to go back out because
The dumb dog has to go.
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
Mother says they shed,
And always let the strangers in
And bark at friends instead,
And do disgraceful things on rugs,
And track mud on the floor,
And flop upon your bed at night
And snore their doggy snore.
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
She’s making a mistake.
Because, more than a dog, I think
She will not want this snake.
–Judith Viorst
The ongoing discussion about our furry friends (fwiw, I love both cats and dogs!) reminds me of this poem:
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
Mother says they smell,
And never sit when you say sit,
Or even when you yell.
And when you come home late at night
And there is ice and snow,
You have to go back out because
The dumb dog has to go.
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
Mother says they shed,
And always let the strangers in
And bark at friends instead,
And do disgraceful things on rugs,
And track mud on the floor,
And flop upon your bed at night
And snore their doggy snore.
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
She’s making a mistake.
Because, more than a dog, I think
She will not want this snake.
–Judith Viorst
The ongoing discussion about our furry friends (fwiw, I love both cats and dogs!) reminds me of this poem:
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
Mother says they smell,
And never sit when you say sit,
Or even when you yell.
And when you come home late at night
And there is ice and snow,
You have to go back out because
The dumb dog has to go.
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
Mother says they shed,
And always let the strangers in
And bark at friends instead,
And do disgraceful things on rugs,
And track mud on the floor,
And flop upon your bed at night
And snore their doggy snore.
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
She’s making a mistake.
Because, more than a dog, I think
She will not want this snake.
–Judith Viorst
The ongoing discussion about our furry friends (fwiw, I love both cats and dogs!) reminds me of this poem:
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
Mother says they smell,
And never sit when you say sit,
Or even when you yell.
And when you come home late at night
And there is ice and snow,
You have to go back out because
The dumb dog has to go.
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
Mother says they shed,
And always let the strangers in
And bark at friends instead,
And do disgraceful things on rugs,
And track mud on the floor,
And flop upon your bed at night
And snore their doggy snore.
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
She’s making a mistake.
Because, more than a dog, I think
She will not want this snake.
–Judith Viorst
Thank you for my first laugh of the day!
Thank you for my first laugh of the day!
Thank you for my first laugh of the day!
Thank you for my first laugh of the day!
Thank you for my first laugh of the day!
I’ve heard it said that we fall in love with the pets that we need for character development, no necessarily the ones we think we want.
I’ve heard it said that we fall in love with the pets that we need for character development, no necessarily the ones we think we want.
I’ve heard it said that we fall in love with the pets that we need for character development, no necessarily the ones we think we want.
I’ve heard it said that we fall in love with the pets that we need for character development, no necessarily the ones we think we want.
I’ve heard it said that we fall in love with the pets that we need for character development, no necessarily the ones we think we want.
I am so glad you liked it.
The hard part is leaving behind all the writer/pet photos that are not in the public domain. :[
I am so glad you liked it.
The hard part is leaving behind all the writer/pet photos that are not in the public domain. :[
I am so glad you liked it.
The hard part is leaving behind all the writer/pet photos that are not in the public domain. :[
I am so glad you liked it.
The hard part is leaving behind all the writer/pet photos that are not in the public domain. :[
I am so glad you liked it.
The hard part is leaving behind all the writer/pet photos that are not in the public domain. :[
Oh, that is very funny.
I look at snakes in the pet store
but I don’t get one
because I think they are actually hard to keep alive and delicate and all that.
Also, there’s the fetal mice
Oh, that is very funny.
I look at snakes in the pet store
but I don’t get one
because I think they are actually hard to keep alive and delicate and all that.
Also, there’s the fetal mice
Oh, that is very funny.
I look at snakes in the pet store
but I don’t get one
because I think they are actually hard to keep alive and delicate and all that.
Also, there’s the fetal mice
Oh, that is very funny.
I look at snakes in the pet store
but I don’t get one
because I think they are actually hard to keep alive and delicate and all that.
Also, there’s the fetal mice
Oh, that is very funny.
I look at snakes in the pet store
but I don’t get one
because I think they are actually hard to keep alive and delicate and all that.
Also, there’s the fetal mice
Irish wolfhounds are great dogs. I’ve never had one myself (I try to have dogs I can lift) but I have known one.
One of my themes in the Spymaster series is Doyle having huge sorta mongrel dogs at home, retirees from Meeks Street. They probably have Irish Wolfhound in them.
Hawker does not exactly ‘keep’ a cat, but he has long-term relationships with the Meeks Street cat.
Irish wolfhounds are great dogs. I’ve never had one myself (I try to have dogs I can lift) but I have known one.
One of my themes in the Spymaster series is Doyle having huge sorta mongrel dogs at home, retirees from Meeks Street. They probably have Irish Wolfhound in them.
Hawker does not exactly ‘keep’ a cat, but he has long-term relationships with the Meeks Street cat.
Irish wolfhounds are great dogs. I’ve never had one myself (I try to have dogs I can lift) but I have known one.
One of my themes in the Spymaster series is Doyle having huge sorta mongrel dogs at home, retirees from Meeks Street. They probably have Irish Wolfhound in them.
Hawker does not exactly ‘keep’ a cat, but he has long-term relationships with the Meeks Street cat.
Irish wolfhounds are great dogs. I’ve never had one myself (I try to have dogs I can lift) but I have known one.
One of my themes in the Spymaster series is Doyle having huge sorta mongrel dogs at home, retirees from Meeks Street. They probably have Irish Wolfhound in them.
Hawker does not exactly ‘keep’ a cat, but he has long-term relationships with the Meeks Street cat.
Irish wolfhounds are great dogs. I’ve never had one myself (I try to have dogs I can lift) but I have known one.
One of my themes in the Spymaster series is Doyle having huge sorta mongrel dogs at home, retirees from Meeks Street. They probably have Irish Wolfhound in them.
Hawker does not exactly ‘keep’ a cat, but he has long-term relationships with the Meeks Street cat.
I’m with you on the ‘what we ought to be’.
And here’s just a fascinating post on the aristocratic dogs of the French Revolution by Geri Walton:
https://www.geriwalton.com/dogs-during-the-french-revolution/
I’m with you on the ‘what we ought to be’.
And here’s just a fascinating post on the aristocratic dogs of the French Revolution by Geri Walton:
https://www.geriwalton.com/dogs-during-the-french-revolution/
I’m with you on the ‘what we ought to be’.
And here’s just a fascinating post on the aristocratic dogs of the French Revolution by Geri Walton:
https://www.geriwalton.com/dogs-during-the-french-revolution/
I’m with you on the ‘what we ought to be’.
And here’s just a fascinating post on the aristocratic dogs of the French Revolution by Geri Walton:
https://www.geriwalton.com/dogs-during-the-french-revolution/
I’m with you on the ‘what we ought to be’.
And here’s just a fascinating post on the aristocratic dogs of the French Revolution by Geri Walton:
https://www.geriwalton.com/dogs-during-the-french-revolution/
I can go with that. Dogs are certainly ready to teach us kindliness and loyalty. Most of us could do with the reminder.
I can go with that. Dogs are certainly ready to teach us kindliness and loyalty. Most of us could do with the reminder.
I can go with that. Dogs are certainly ready to teach us kindliness and loyalty. Most of us could do with the reminder.
I can go with that. Dogs are certainly ready to teach us kindliness and loyalty. Most of us could do with the reminder.
I can go with that. Dogs are certainly ready to teach us kindliness and loyalty. Most of us could do with the reminder.
Good on your son who rescued a dog who needed him. And good on you for doing the same.
Obviously a family trait.
Pekinese … for a long time I didn’t quite understand them. Then I realized that Pekes don’t KNOW they’re tiny. They think they’re huge and intimidating because they feel so big inside.
Dogs of great heart.
Good on your son who rescued a dog who needed him. And good on you for doing the same.
Obviously a family trait.
Pekinese … for a long time I didn’t quite understand them. Then I realized that Pekes don’t KNOW they’re tiny. They think they’re huge and intimidating because they feel so big inside.
Dogs of great heart.
Good on your son who rescued a dog who needed him. And good on you for doing the same.
Obviously a family trait.
Pekinese … for a long time I didn’t quite understand them. Then I realized that Pekes don’t KNOW they’re tiny. They think they’re huge and intimidating because they feel so big inside.
Dogs of great heart.
Good on your son who rescued a dog who needed him. And good on you for doing the same.
Obviously a family trait.
Pekinese … for a long time I didn’t quite understand them. Then I realized that Pekes don’t KNOW they’re tiny. They think they’re huge and intimidating because they feel so big inside.
Dogs of great heart.
Good on your son who rescued a dog who needed him. And good on you for doing the same.
Obviously a family trait.
Pekinese … for a long time I didn’t quite understand them. Then I realized that Pekes don’t KNOW they’re tiny. They think they’re huge and intimidating because they feel so big inside.
Dogs of great heart.
I have a friend who’s kept and bred and showed and judged dogs all her life.
For a little time now she and her husband have been dogless. She couldn’t bear to replace their last pair of Corgis.
For a while they did all the stuff they hadn’t been able to do. The travel and impetuous evenings out out. I think it WAS nice not to have to worry about the dogs at home.
But now . . . she’s thinking about getting another one.
I have a friend who’s kept and bred and showed and judged dogs all her life.
For a little time now she and her husband have been dogless. She couldn’t bear to replace their last pair of Corgis.
For a while they did all the stuff they hadn’t been able to do. The travel and impetuous evenings out out. I think it WAS nice not to have to worry about the dogs at home.
But now . . . she’s thinking about getting another one.
I have a friend who’s kept and bred and showed and judged dogs all her life.
For a little time now she and her husband have been dogless. She couldn’t bear to replace their last pair of Corgis.
For a while they did all the stuff they hadn’t been able to do. The travel and impetuous evenings out out. I think it WAS nice not to have to worry about the dogs at home.
But now . . . she’s thinking about getting another one.
I have a friend who’s kept and bred and showed and judged dogs all her life.
For a little time now she and her husband have been dogless. She couldn’t bear to replace their last pair of Corgis.
For a while they did all the stuff they hadn’t been able to do. The travel and impetuous evenings out out. I think it WAS nice not to have to worry about the dogs at home.
But now . . . she’s thinking about getting another one.
I have a friend who’s kept and bred and showed and judged dogs all her life.
For a little time now she and her husband have been dogless. She couldn’t bear to replace their last pair of Corgis.
For a while they did all the stuff they hadn’t been able to do. The travel and impetuous evenings out out. I think it WAS nice not to have to worry about the dogs at home.
But now . . . she’s thinking about getting another one.