I turned eleven on February 7th. I’m officially a ‘senior’ dog, though nobody has bothered to tell me what that means. I’ve had some sports injuries and I can’t jump like I used to, but I can still outrun Journey when we race down the driveway. Mom says she and I are now at...
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I promised Ash that I would do my part to keep BarkingProse running. I’d rather be out messing with the alpacas, but a promise is a promise. The hardest thing for me is to pick a topic. Maybe it’s my age but I’m kinda all over the place. One day I want to post a...
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Time is a tricky thing. It brings you the future but it also takes away the present. I’m just a mutt, but I know that time doesn’t heal all wounds. Some things can’t be fixed. Some losses are forever. It’s been five months since Shiloh left us. I miss that little girl every day....
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Sometimes I get to thinking too much and it makes my head hurt. When Tess was with me I’d play some bump and run with her and forget about what made me sad. Now I’m sad because Tess isn’t with me anymore. I’m so grateful I have Journey. She can’t replace Tess but she...
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I always knew this day would come, I just didn’t know when. Endings come too fast when you’re happy, and I’ve been so very happy at Asherpark. It’s a beautiful warm sunny day. It’s the kind of day that makes your heart ache for something you can’t quite explain. I’m leaving this evening. Mama...
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I can hardly believe little Journey is one year old today. It was only a few months ago she was a tiny pup with teeth like needles. Now she’s all grown up and auditioning to be a therapy dog. I can’t wait to see what Journey learns next. Since mom started training us mutts, I’ve had...
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She was my one true love. Nobody can ever replace Tess in my heart. I loved everything about her: the good, the bad, and the silly. We were joined at the hip and heart. We did everything together except run off to the ravine. Despite all her flaws, Tess never dug under the fence...
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I just read Journey’s first Bark. Wow! I knew that little mutt was special, but she never told me about meeting Tess on the rainbow bridge. I’m having a hard time putting it all together. It’s like part of Tess came back in Journey’s body, but I can’t figure out what that means. It kinda...
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Excuse me if I look a little disheveled. I was busy playing in the dirt when Ash told me to come post my first Bark. I know Ash needs help running BarkingProse and I really do want to do my share, but it’s hard to get started. Ash told me to think about something...
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This has been a hard month for Ash. It was one year ago that he lost his best friend, Tess. I know it’s on his mind even though he can’t bring himself to talk about it. For months there had been something not quite right with Tess. Mom took her to four different vets...
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