Category Archives: On Dogs and Dog Life

When gangly weirdos get together….

We went to a meet-up for greyhound owners yesterday (under the auspices of the adoption group who recovered all these dogs from elsewhere). It was at Knox Farm State Park, one of my favorite places. Naturally, photos were taken:  

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Announcing: HULK! no…VIJAY! no…wait, we’ll figure this out.

And who, you may ask, is this? Well, may I present the Formerly-Named “Hulk”. (We’re working on his new name. Stay tuned.) It’s funny how when you lose a dog, people wait a respectable amount of time before asking, “Hey, … Continue reading

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At the Ridge….

For the first time since Cane died last September, I went hiking at Chestnut Ridge Park yesterday. Chestnut Ridge is an old park whose development by Erie County began back in the late 1920s, and a lot of the park’s … Continue reading

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A snoozing puppy

It’s a dreary, rainy, overcast day where we are. In that spirit, here’s Carla. This is from the other night. She didn’t even let the laptop cord hanging across her head bother her.  

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The Four-Legged State of Affairs

Recent adventures in Pet-land:  

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Hurricane’s End

It wasn’t to be, and today we had to let him go. I’d like to write more about him…but not now. Not today. Today is for coping with a silence that I knew one day would come, and yet shouldn’t … Continue reading

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Ten

UPDATE: I wrote this in advance, several days ago. Since then, we are unsure actually of what his medical diagnosis is, but…my tone of guarded optimism here seems to be turning in the other direction. There is an appointment with a … Continue reading

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And now, Carla. (Not awake.)

I have never been more envious of another living being in my life.

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Sundays at Chestnut Ridge

Twice in recent weeks I have taken The Dee-oh-gee to Chestnut Ridge on our Sunday adventure-nature walks. Late spring and early summer are great times to go to this particular park, when things haven’t really started to heat up or … Continue reading

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First Spring adventure

Last Sunday, Cane (the Dee-oh-gee) and I went out for a Sunday walk in the park for the first time since December. Why no outings since then? Well, we got back from Oahu just in time for the weather to … Continue reading

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