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…
Category: Spirit Dogs
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…
My Girl
I’m a lucky dog. I’ve always had a family. I’ve never been hungry. When I got hurt once mom took me to the vet and I got all patched up. And for the last year I’ve had my own girlfriend.…
July 12, 2009
It was a year ago. July 12, 2009. The saddest day of my life. The day Codie died. Codie was sixteen. Mom said it was a miracle that she lived so long because she got mast cell tumors when she…
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