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Tag Archives: Pets
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: 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: The Dachshund and the Easter Bunny
My honeybunny dachshund Ginger may be going on 85 (here’s a convoluted formula that made my head ache; she’s almost 18 in dog years), but she’s still a pup at heart. Especially when it comes to kid stuff like the … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Airbnb, Brentwood Photography, cool places to stay, dog lovers, dogs, Pets, St. Petersburg Florida, travel
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Let’s Paws: Doggone great encounters
What’s travel without meeting new faces — preferably of the canine kind? Some dogs I’ve had the recent pleasure of meeting: Starbucks drive-thru, Raleigh, NC. Downtown Seattle. Pike Place Market, Seattle. Ditto. Ballard neighborhood, Seattle. Alki Beach Park, Seattle. Gas … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, Florida, NC, Pets, Raleigh, Seattle, St. Petersburg, travel
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Let’s Paws: Thanks, airline, for caring about sick pet
It’s an awful spot to be in: hunting for a reasonable airline fare to get to a loved one’s funeral at the last minute. Some of those so-called airline bereavement fares aren’t easy to come by. American Airlines, which just merged with … Continue reading
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Tagged airline fees, Alaska Airlines, bereavement fares, old sick dogs, pet sickness, Pets, travel
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