Category Archives: Let’s Paws: I break for critters

Let’s Paws: Happy to be a Blind Dog’s Seeing-Eye Dog

Posted on December 23, 2015 by planetlippstone

My latest trip was to take what might be my last journey with one of my favorite beings — my blind nephew Chaos, a 12-year-old Labrador Retriever. I volunteered to dog-sit, which meant flying down to my sister’s in Charlotte, … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws: TSA Dogs Looking for a Few Good Homes

Posted on November 6, 2015 by planetlippstone

So the TSA is looking for a few good homes for a few good dogs who flunked basic training. Would that we could. Honestly, we’re far from being over the loss of our beloved Ginger. Even if we were ready, … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws: Who shall rest this Yom Kippur? My dog

Posted on October 1, 2015 by planetlippstone

I’m not religious in the least; Hebrew School dropout and all that. But I felt an overwhelming need to run to synagogue this Yom Kippur, that part of the Jewish New Year where it’s OK to take an entire day … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws: Saying goodbye to my ancient dachshund on Yom Kippur

Posted on September 26, 2015 by planetlippstone

After days of deliberations about something we knew in our bones was the right thing to do, we euthanized our Old Girl Baby, Ginger, at the start of Yom Kippur. I’ve been overwhelmed every time I sit down to write about … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws: Pilot probably saved one lucky dog

Posted on September 16, 2015 by planetlippstone

A pilot is credited with saving the life of a French bulldog on an Air Canada flight from Israel to Canada. Which begs the question: What was Simba, a 7-year-old bulldog doing in the cargo hold to begin with? This … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws: It’s National Woof Day!

Posted on August 27, 2015 by planetlippstone

  On this National Dog Day, Pawsing to give a shout out to my Old Girl Baby, Ginger. Going on her 19th year. Happy to give her a lift when her ancient legs can’t keep up with that puppy soul. … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws: Wisdom shines in old dogs’ eyes

Posted on August 19, 2015 by planetlippstone

No doubt about it: When everything else starts to go in a dog (and a human), the eyes still have it, as demonstrated by excerpts from this touching book. And will ’til the end. Old don’t need to learn new … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws: Jimmy Kimmel and lion, 1; the dentist, 0

Posted on July 29, 2015 by planetlippstone

Jimmy Kimmel takes perfect aim at that Minnesota dentist who admits to slaughtering what turned out to be a famed lion in Africa. Even if that lion were a “nobody”, why? When I was in Kenya on safari, I saw lions … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws: Happy Mother’s Day, to me

Posted on May 10, 2015 by planetlippstone

Me and Ginger, my old girl baby dachshund, who’s approaching her 19th year. That would make her somewhere in the neighborhood of 85, at least. This is a common sight morning, noon and night, though Mitch selflessly takes over the night … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws Again: 14 legs, with lots of spring

Posted on March 15, 2015 by planetlippstone

You can tell spring is around the corner when you finally start seeing life again on every corner. Of the two- and four-legged kind. Togetherness, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 3.13.15.

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