Tag Archives: dog parks

What I’m Grateful For

Posted on November 30, 2013 by one person's view

Last week was American Thanksgiving. My fellow bloggers to the south put up gratitude- themed posts. (This one, from Tails and Tales, is especially poignant, given the author’s narrow escape from a tornado.) And even though I’m as Canadian as … Continue reading →

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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday # 5

Posted on January 31, 2013 by one person's view

My area of the continent was in a deep freeze for the last few weeks… and then Monday and yesterday I was obsessing over reports of freezing rain coming my way on the drive to and from school. (I would have skipped … Continue reading →

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Three Paws on the Rainbow Bridge

Posted on May 29, 2012 by one person's view

When Charles and Sienna walked into the park a few weeks ago, I was thrilled to see them come in. Sienna is one of my favourite dogs: a standard poodle with the people-loving temperament of a golden retriever. I hadn’t seen them … Continue reading →

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A Reluctant Return to the Park

Posted on January 11, 2012 by one person's view

How much do I love my dog park? How much do I hate cold and winter? When I left for school Monday morning, I hugged Our Best Friend and said, “We’re going to  the park Wednesday. Promise.” In fact, I … Continue reading →

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Habits

Posted on September 26, 2011 by one person's view

My 3 1/2 loyal readers may have noticed that this is my first post in a month. There are a number of reasons, chief of which is I have returned to school, in a city two hours away from where … Continue reading →

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Seven Links

Posted on August 12, 2011 by one person's view

So both Kristine of Rescued Insanity and AJ of PupLove nominated me for this Seven Links blogger thing. It was started by TripBase, and these are the rules: Blogger publishes his/her 7 links on his/her blog – 1 link for each category. … Continue reading →

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Three Dog Week

Posted on July 20, 2011 by one person's view

We’ve been babysitting since last Friday. This is Blackie: This is Duke: This has been a challenge. We’ve been Blackie’s babysitters of choice since she was two years old. In fact, the first time I took her I had her … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on July 17, 2011 by one person's view

Kristine, this is for you. Yes, I know you pronounce it Shee-vah. As I have mentioned in the past, I am sometimes approached by people at the dog park to explain what their ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighbours have against dogs. My … Continue reading →

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The Pet Blogger Challenge

Posted on January 24, 2011 by one person's view

I’m a pretty decent writer, but a lousy business person and networker.  For quite a while now, I’ve been trying to find other personal blogs about dogs, or even pets in general, so I could exchange links and acquire new readers.  I thought … Continue reading →

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Nemesis

Posted on January 20, 2011 by one person's view

We met King on one of our first visits to the dog park with Our Best Friend. King is a huge malamute with squinty eyes, and he took an immediate dislike to OBF. “Yeah, that’s King,” his owner said. “He … Continue reading →

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