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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH TOO CLOSE TO HOME?

January 21, 2023 by

A neighborhood watch group creates a bond. People looking out for the best interest of others? That’s the glue holding communities together. But things get a little sticky when they turn on you. It started with walking the dog.

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GRANDPARENT CHRISTMAS BLESSING

December 26, 2022 by

A grandparent Christmas is different than another Christmas? It is for the willing, as in willing to keep things on schedule. Not so much for those who set a time and place and use it for judging others. Like everything else that goes one, things come up to delay the time. But it doesn’t effect […]

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DOG WALKING TO START A BETTER WORLD

October 26, 2022 by

Dog walking for a ‘better world’ sounds pretty good. But what’s a better world? Let’s start with a cleaner world.

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DOG APPRECIATION CLASS FROM START TO NOW

September 20, 2022 by

How it started: Dog appreciation lasted sixteen years with Daisy, who was about this size. For a long haired miniature dachshund, she cast a giant shadow. Daisy was a dog of many talents.

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NURTURING YEARS, OR CHECKING OUT

August 23, 2022 by

Nurturing years change over time. From the duties of planting and raising nasturtiums in third grade, to raising kids in your thirties, the stakes rise. Then everyone grows up and no longer need nurturing? No, that’s not how it works.

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DOG PARK POLITICS FOR COMMON GOOD

July 25, 2022 by

Does a dog park seem like a strange place for politics? Not when the engagement leads to common good for everyone. When common good is the goal, a dog park is the perfect model. Here’s why:

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DOG TIME: HOW IT STARTED

May 20, 2022 by

Dog time after five months:

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DOG OWNER APOLOGY LONG TIME COMING

April 17, 2019 by

    Like so many others with a heart that beats regularly, I’ve been around dogs most of my life, at least the parts I’ve shared with others. My childhood dog was actually my children’s childhood dog since my childhood dog didn’t stick around long enough for the proverbial ‘dog bond.’ Rusty wasn’t a good […]

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