Category: Spirit Dogs

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…

Camera Shy

This is my brother Abel. We were in the first litter from my mom Wanda and dad Bug. That’s why all our names start with the letter “A”. Abel’s real easy going like me. He likes everybody and all us…

Hot Dog

OK. We’ve been goofin off. My two brothers Arrow and Abel came to stay with us, a coyote swiped our favorite chicken, and it’s been too hot to write. Well, not really. I mean all the stuff I said is…

Our Dad

See the guy in the picture? That’s my dad. I don’t bark about him much because he doesn’t like to be the center of attention. A couple of nights ago I heard mom asking dad about his life when he…

Dental Hygiene

That’s my big tooth, in case you’re wondering. Tess asked me to bark about how we keep our teeth clean, so here goes. When Tess arrived her teeth were a mess. She must have been eating some kind of slop…

Penalty Box

See me? See me in the box? See the ball? If you wonder how this happened, it’s a long story. I barked about the garden outside our kitchen a couple of months ago. There’s been this disagreement between mom and…

Fun and Games

We have some guest dogs staying with us this weekend. They’re my good friends Pepper, Maggi and Libby. We’ve played together a lot. That’s Libby who has me by the throat. Sometimes the play gets a little rough, but I…