Coping with Grief: Day 7 - Deathiversary
I woke-up at 3:16 AM grateful for the extra six minutes of blissful unawareness. One week ago, I was consuming my final moments with...
Coping with Grief: Day 6 - Dogpression
On the sixth day of grieving my true love sent to me four paws a laying….. like a sad clown in his dog bed. Elvis, my normally exuberant...
Coping with Grief: Day 5 - Slumber Breaks
It seems 3:10 AM is my new rise and shine time. Like clockwork, my water-winged lids crack open before dawn. Like clockwork, Alexa...
Coping with Grief: Day 4 - Exhaustion Ensues
Today marks one week since I took Lady Gaga to the veterinarian for what I presumed was garden variety gastroenteritis. Over the last...
Coping with Grief: Day 3 - Why Me?
Most people don’t know I’ve been on my own since the age of 16. As a single person with only a canine family, 71% of whom have perished...
Coping with Grief: Day 2 - Take Care of Yourself
My bloated eyes lifted at 3:10 AM. In a beat, remembrance blurred with reality. For a moment, I forgot. Then a surge of fear accelerated...
Coping with Grief: Day 1 - Brace for Impact
One might think based on my history I would know better than to think any of my dogs are immune to disaster. My first dog, a caviar...
Lady Gaga “Mad Dash Edge of Glory” May 23, 2011 – July 12, 2018
Lady Gaga illogically excelled in a sport unintended for dogs her size, and she won….again…..and again. Soaring past Labrador Retrievers...
Managing Pets During a 911
It’s been two days since my last Percocet and the surgeon's scalpel dumpster dove into my abdomen. At 10:53 PM last Thursday evening I...
365 Days to Suck the Joy Out of Life (Yours and Your Dog’s)
Happy New Year! It’s that time of year to reassess the size of your arse, clean out your fridge and pack an Excel spreadsheet chocked...