Monthly Archives: May 2013
Bunny Ears
This past Easter, at the dog show, we decided to have some fun. We’d gone to work on her obedience; however, from her actions the day before I really didn’t think she would cooperate. She’s too much a socialite. She wants to say “Hi” to everyone, and since it was Easter Sunday, what better way […]
The Daily Fen Score
When I traveled to South Korea on a Christmas gift team mission this past December, my husband had charge of the house, including our dogs and Fen, our grandpuppy who is living with us (remember the “S” for sucker on my forehead). As I said in my first post, my husband isn’t exactly a dog […]
Willie
Late December 2006, following the devastating loss of our beloved golden retriever Rudy, the house fell desperately silent. No pitter patter from prancing puppy paws across our wood floors signaling play time; quiet prevailed when the door bell rang or a car pulled into the drive; no panting warm dog breath upon my shoulder letting […]
Funny Looking Cat
After being away at school I came back home with a cat named Crier. She was a very friendly black and white kitty who was a great companion while I was out on my own. She adjusted nicely to being a farm cat. She used to be an indoor/outdoor cat. I was trying to watch […]
Grandpuppies
Eight years ago, when we let our 11-year-old daughter get a puppy, I became a grandma – to a dog! At first, when she would say things like, “Here, Thurman, come see Grandma,” I was a little perturbed. I didn’t feel old enough to be a grandma and I certainly wasn’t planning to have […]
Crumbs in my bed
About 13 years ago, my dad went into hospice care. I had a 7-year-old dog, and two up and comers, who were in- and outdoor dogs. Late on the night of St Patrick’s Day, I knew what the message was just as soon as the phone rang. Dad had passed. I managed to get the […]
The “S” Stands for Sucker
Editor’s Note: This is the first of what we hope will be several posts for On The Table, a group blog that is an experiment of sorts for us at The Columbian. We’ve had reporters team up on blogs in the past, but until now we’d never had a community- or reader-blog written as a […]