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    Laugh A Little

    … on giving thanks in shades of blur

    I love the platypus… it’s my favorite animal, distantly followed by sloths, kinkajous and wombats. When we moved to Australia and I knew I’d... Read More

    Tags: dogs, home for the holidays, home from college, family, german shepherd

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    Cry A Little

    … on an opening

    One of the most fascinating aspects of humans being is the fact that we dance in not just one, but a garden of emotions... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, pet loss, grief

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the best laid plans

    The other night Blaze, Marshal, and I arrived in Maine and I was very excited about it. I had to be here for the... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, maine, comedy, humor, dogs, dog sprayed by skunk, skunk, skunk spray, comedic writing

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    Cry A Little

    … on a job well done

    Blaze is not a silly dog for just anyone. She is not a Lab or a Golden Retriever in a ShepHerd’s body. After all,... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, boy and his dog, kids and dogs

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    Cry A Little

    … on a college boy’s girl

    She watched with great confidence as Her Boy got busy earlier in the summer. She checked on Him as He sorted through the clothes... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, photography, a dog and her boy, boys and dogs, dogs missing people, kids going to college

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    Laugh A Little

    … on hanging out with joy (and dawgs)

    This morning we woke up to an early spring snow. And I thought, ‘Oy. I need to shovel…” And then… “Oh, and maybe go... Read More

    Tags: princess blaze, spring snow, german shepherd, photography, being present, dog photography, dogs in snow, german shepherd dogs, just be

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    Laugh A Little

    … on photographing an essence

    I was playing with some pics of the dogs this morning, and brought this one of Blaze down to the basic of basics. Cropped... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor, photography, photographing dogs

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the absence of mom-credit

    Recently I sent Number One Son Sam a text, accosting him with my love… And, being a dutiful son, he acknowledged my message within a... Read More

    Tags: dog texts, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the premature greying of a princess

    Blaze has had some white on her muzzle for a while now, and she insists it’s premature. That her royal lineage is pre-disposed to... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, marshal dillon dingle

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a sick day

    Yesterday was a sick day in our house.  For only me, really. But, as the old adage goes, if mom ain’t happy, no one’s... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, comedy, humor, sick day, zombie apocalypse, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on this dog

    Marshal Dillon Dingle came to us about a week after my soul dog, T, left. I still well up thinking of T.  Still smile... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor, aggressive dog, life after an aggressive dog, owning an aggressive dog

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the dignity of a princess

    Me: “Hey Marshal Dillon Dingle, can you get up on your ‘place’ and sit with Gabe, because he got to take his fancy soccer... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor, high school sports

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