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Tag Archives: dog lovers
Let’s Paws: Happy to be a Blind Dog’s Seeing-Eye Dog
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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Tagged blind dogs, dog lovers, family, Labradors, Pets
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Let’s Paws: Who shall rest this Yom Kippur? My dog
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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Tagged Dachshunds, dog lovers, euthanizing your dog, Jewish religion, Pets, Yom Kippur
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Let’s Paws: Saying goodbye to my ancient dachshund on Yom Kippur
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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Tagged Dachshunds, dog lovers, pet death, Yom Kippur
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Let’s Paws: Pilot probably saved one lucky dog
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
Let’s Paws: Wisdom shines in old dogs’ eyes
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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Tagged Dachshunds, dog lovers, old dogs, Pets
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Let’s Paws: Happy Mother’s Day, to me
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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Tagged Dachshunds, dog lovers, Mother's Day, old dogs, Pets
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Let’s Paws: Away, and missing that special pet?
Meet Edie, the mascot at the Fairmont hotel in Pittsburgh. Or, to use her formal title, “Canine Ambassador.” Look closely at this boxer/lab mix and you’ll see her tail is bent. Apparently this rescue pooch was hit by … Continue reading
Who I’m sleeping with tonight
Meet Konica, proprietress of an art gallery in St. Petersburg, Florida. It’s my digs for the next couple days while I continue The Great Condo Search. One of the neatest lodging experiences I’ve ever had. Back with the scoop (as … Continue reading
Posted in Cool places to stay, North America
Tagged Airbnb, Brentwood Photography, cool places to stay, dog lovers, dogs, Pets, St. Petersburg Florida, travel
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Let’s Paws: Paris restaurant’s doggone wonderful
After chocolate mousse at a Paris restaurant, an even-sweeter dessert: Making friends with some of the proprietors. Why don’t they allow dogs in U.S. restaurants? Never understood that, and never will.
Posted in Eats, Let's Paws: I break for critters
Tagged dog lovers, dogs in restaurants, Paris, travel
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Let’s Paws: Thankful for an angel on his last wings
Thankful because I spent Thanksgiving with someone who wasn’t supposed to make it that long — my sister’s Labrador, Skipper. Actually, he was days away from death as a youngster 9 years ago when she rescued him. I first wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged dog lovers, dogs, Labrador retrievers, Pets, putting dogs down, Thanksgiving
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