Tag Archives: dogs

Farewell, Bourbon

Posted on June 21, 2015 by

My next door neighbor Bourbon crossed the Rainbow Bridge last week. He was pushing 16, so it wasn’t unexpected and he had become frail in the past few weeks. He looked to be part Rhodesian Ridgeback with some hound and … Continue reading →

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Year in Review

Posted on December 17, 2014 by

I was watching Louie playing with his jolly ball in the backyard and it dawned on me that this coming Friday is the first anniversary of him coming here to live. He really has come a long way in a … Continue reading →

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In the doghouse!

Posted on August 13, 2014 by

This is what I came home to at lunch today. The guts of Louie’s Boots & Barkley bed (that I bought him 6-8 weeks ago) were all over the living room. Within a week of getting it for him, I … Continue reading →

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Musings and Miscellany

Posted on July 23, 2014 by

We live in an odd little corner of the world, at least weather-wise. It can be raining cats and dogs (Louie considers this phrase pure hokum) a mile or two in any or every direction, and we may see a … Continue reading →

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Arthur, Thundershirts and Salmon?

Posted on July 6, 2014 by

It’s been an eventful week.  Louie tested the Thundershirt when Hurricane Arthur came to visit last Thursday. Let me say, I have yet to hear any thunder and where I live, my deck barely got wet during the hurricane, but … Continue reading →

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Ridges & Whorls

Posted on June 22, 2014 by

The first thing I noticed about Louie when we met 6 months ago was his beautiful topaz colored eyes. The second thing I noticed was the ridge of hair between his eyes and down his snout and wondered how he … Continue reading →

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Walking with Louie

Posted on June 8, 2014 by

Louie is an absolute joy to walk with. He walks at a good pace and only stops a few times to do his business. The other day his pace was so fast, we knocked off about three minutes from our … Continue reading →

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