Category: Spirit Dogs

Look What I Got

Remember my two brothers Arrow and Abel? They sent me this way cool stuffie. It came in the mail yesterday but mom didn’t let me have it until this morning. Usually when I get a new toy I rip into…

Fighting Words

She may look like a lady, but she’s got the heart of a street fighter. Yesterday Tess made it real clear nobody can mouth off to her and get away with it. Our friend Jim came out for a visit.…

A Conundrum

How can a dog be bad and good at the same time? Or to ask the question another way, when is it good for a dog to behave badly? Last week mom asked Jack to come in the house because…

A Legacy

Codie barked last night. Around 2am I heard the coyotes howling. At first I thought they were after the chickens, but for once I kept still and then I heard her. Codie slipped into the bedroom and whispered for me…

Trouble in River City

See that happy face? That’s Tess showing her good self. Yesterday she showed her real bad self and mom was NOT happy. The papers from the shelter said Tess is an Australian Shepherd like me. Tess says nobody asked her…

The Twins

Lately we’ve been barking about some serious stuff – the rainbow bridge, quiet listening, memories…Tess and me decided I should bark something fun today. What’s more fun than my goofy pals, the evil twins? If you’ve been following our barks,…

Quiet Listening

Ash feels like he’s letting us down. Since Codie put it in his head that she would bark to him, he spends hours by the gate hoping to sense her presence.  He tries real hard to be still so he…

What Now?

I like to remember Codie in her fur coat. She had thick curly hair and bright amber eyes. Mom used to call her Princess Amber Eyes. There are so many stories about Codie. That’s what happens when you are chosen…

I Am Barking

I nearly barked out loud as I came down the driveway towards the house. What once had been a humble split rail fence at the entrance to the property was now a sturdy six foot fence and gate. There was…

The Sign of the Rose

Before she died Codie told me her spirit would return to watch over us. She said she had to stay on the other side of the rainbow bridge for a whole year, but once the year had passed she would…