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    Think A Little

    … on a decade of service

    Today is HRH The Princess Bunny Blaze’s tenth birthday. I was not there on the day of her birth. But I was there, three... Read More

    Tags: musings, german shepherd, maine, photography, old dogs, just ponderin', winter in maine, old dog

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    Cry A Little

    … on the who outside the bathroom door

    Late this morning, I was in the bathroom with, I’m ashamed to say, my phone, when I saw the screen light up with a... Read More

    Tags: family, secrets to happiness, parenting, just ponderin', adult children, maine blogger, mothers and daughters, lisa dingle, mothers and sons, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on the lovings from, and of, a dawg

    Every afternoon, usually between 2:00 and 3:00, JoHn heads into town to pick up a coffee and have a chat with the folks who... Read More

    Tags: photography, just ponderin', dog photography, secrets of happiness, maine blogger, maine photographer, rescue dog, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on the hound’s way

    Yesterday I wandered ’round the house And I wept I wept for those so certain That they are terrified I wept for those so... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', secrets of happiness, wonder, maine blogger, maine photographer, english pointer, hound, musings, COVID-19, poem, poetry, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on dog behavior whac-a-mole

    When we first brought Belle… Side note: The hyphen in Belle-ah is very hard to remember to type each time, and is also wasteful. In addition,... Read More

    Tags: rescue dog, second hand dog, hound, dog training, musings, german shepherd, maine blogger, maine photographer

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    Wag A Little

    … on whole new worlds

    She probably saw some snow, I think, in the two-ish years she lived in the Oklahoma countryside. But did she wake up to find... Read More

    Tags: winter in maine, maine blogger, rescue dog, hound, maine photograper, photography, holiday magic, maine winter, dog photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on stuff that wasn’t in the contract

    So. It has now been nearly two months since Belle-ah’s coronation as the newest Dingle princess, which came about when she was officially welcomed... Read More

    Tags: rescue dog, rescue transport, dogs in trees, climbing dogs, english pointer, comedic writing, dog humor, german shepherd, humor, photography, just ponderin', maine blogger

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    Think A Little

    … on humans stepping in, and up

    Puppy One: “It’s okay, bro. I think we’re in Maine.” Puppy Two: “Smells pine-y and salty and a little fishy to me.” Through a... Read More

    Tags: animal rescue, animal transport, musings, just ponderin', secrets of happiness, rescue dog, Sciatook, Oklahoma, Sciatook Paws And Claws Animal Rescue, Animal Rescue League of Greater Portland

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    Cry A Little

    … on a letter to the first owner of my second-hand dog

    Dear Sir, Firstly, I’m so sorry for the anonymous nature of this salutation. It’s just that I don’t know your name. My name is... Read More

    Tags: adopted dog, musings, just ponderin', rescue dog, second hand dog

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    Laugh A Little

    … on midcoast island introductions

    A few days have gone by since the coronation of HRH Princess Belle of Dingle, and I figured it was time that she begin... Read More

    Tags: Boothbay Harbor, maine photography, rescue dog, ARLGP, maine, photography, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a newly minted princess

    Six years. Six years without a soul dog. Without a dog velcro’d to my side. I’d only looked seriously at one dog in all... Read More

    Tags: animal refuge league of greater portland, SPACAR, musings, just ponderin', rescue dog, rescue transport, soul dog, pet adoption, dog adoption

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    Laugh A Little

    … on security training

    First, I want to thank each and every one of you who commented here, or on Facebook, or who messaged me privately with incredible... Read More

    Tags: maine photographer, german shepherd, humor, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, german shepherd dog, maine blogger

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