Category Archives: Loss

Expectations Of Snow

  It’s a great day for the first snow of the year. It would have been Little Star’s eleventh anniversary of her first day here. It was a cold snowy Friday and it was one of the happiest days of my life. I would soon learn it was one of Star’s happiest days also. It…

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They’re Starting To Look At Each Other

In houses with multiple dogs the best way to know that everyone likes each other is if they are NOT looking at each other. They can be playing, sleeping on top of each other, eating together and even madly in love with each other, but the minute they start staring at each other, then it’s…

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Little Star White Dog

While writing the series of blogs for an APDT contest, I went into great detail about Little Star and her time having dental and eye surgery. She had a very hard time recovering and in fact she got worse. We have received devastating news about Little Star White Dog. Star is our oldest dog and…

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Practice, Practice, Practice: Keeping Behaviors Fluent

For  over 40 years I have had a few things attached to me everyday.  My keys, wallet, money and of course, for over 20 years, the all important cell phone. For 10 years I’ve had a clicker attached to my right pocket. The only place I don’t wear the clicker is when I go “sans…

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Sorrow Passes

Sunday went by quietly in my house. It has been quite busy around here lately. I have been recovering from spinal surgery. My elderly father had a fall and has been in hospitals, rehab and critical care facilities for the last six weeks and that has brought an onslaught of family staying here. The fact…

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