Author: Finn

The Dogs of Christmas Past

T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house two little Aussies were restless. We wandered and whined and barked at the owls. We chased each other around the yard and into dark corners. Journey barked with abandon seeming…

The Magic of Friendship

We had the best time ever this week when Liz came to see us. She started coming to Asherpark long before I was born and she knew all the dogs that I’ve only heard about:  Ash, Tess, Jack, Nellie, Mama…

Another Kill

Journey gets this look on her face when she’s killed something. It’s very matter of fact. Like she’s saying, “Oh by the way I just killed again.” First thing this morning we were all out in the front yard. Journey…

She’s Gone Rogue

Journey has always been willful. When she was a tiny puppy her littermates would all run in one direction and Journey would go the opposite way. She rarely got scolded. With those beautiful blue eyes all she had to do…

Family History

When Mom told me she was gonna interview me I was really excited. I wrote down some questions that I hoped she would ask me. I guess I didn’t really understand how the interview would work. I thought we would…

All About Finn

I can’t believe it. Mom just got off the phone with her writing coach and one of her assignments is to interview me! OMG! I can’t wait to hear what questions Mom is gonna ask me. And if she does…

In My Opinion

In case you’re wondering, there’s gonna be more from Nellie’s diary. I’ve been going through her papers and found that she didn’t always finish her stories. Sometimes there’s a gap between what just happened and her next adventure. That leaves…

Beautiful Journey

Journey When I saw this picture of Journey it melted my heart. OMG isn’t she so beautiful? Doesn’t she look like the perfect dog? Calm, poised, wise, all-knowing. Sometimes appearances are deceiving as I discovered going through the BarkingProse archives…

Nobody Loves A Dirty Dog

I was killing time on a poetry website yesterday – anything to put off working on my next Bark – when I got lucky and found this strange little poem by a guy named Billy Collins. “Nobody here likes a…