Unconditional Love Doesn’t Yell, Not Even When The Dog Barfs

They say that the benefit of living with a dog is that you get to experience unconditional love. The dog is happy to see you, every single time you come home. And I mean every time. You can be gone for five minutes or five days. The dog will always act like she hasn't seen... Continue Reading →

When Company Is Competition: The One-Dog House

Our dog Dory turned seven over the weekend and I'm trying to figure out how best to celebrate. Dory is a miniature poodle we adopted from the breeder after she won her championship title. She carries a gene that produces parti-colored pups making her unsuitable as a show dog brood bitch*. Bad news for the dog... Continue Reading →

Virtual Hiking Update: Why I Refuse to Panic About My Deadline

My Hadrian's Wall virtual hike is nearing the end. There's only 11 days left but Dory and I still have 23 miles to go. If we had been able to keep to our earlier pace, we'd have a doable 12 miles left, but my assumption that things would get easier as we got farther into... Continue Reading →

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