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LIFETIME LEARNING MEANS HOMEWORK FOREVER?

November 14, 2022 by

Lifetime learning means not quitting until you figure things out. It also means knowing what you don’t know and when to call an expert. This is when it gets dicey. You know what you don’t know, but still wonder if the experts know more. These are the lessons of when to listen and learn.

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PROTECTING VOWS, THE ONES YOU MAKE AND BREAK

September 29, 2022 by

Doesn’t ‘protecting vows’ sound like something a fraud would say? “You protect those vows, boy, while I work the crowd.” Eventually the whole idea turns into another ‘gray area.’ But it shouldn’t, and here’s why:

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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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GRADUATING DOGS ARE EDUCATIONAL

September 13, 2022 by

Graduating dogs from obedience training is a win/win for everyone. A well mannered dog is a joy for everyone. Well mannered dog owners take that joy and run. So should you.

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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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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS OF THE FUTURE WITH CHILL

May 29, 2022 by

Happy birthdays seem to tail off the older you get, and that’s just sad. We all get excited for little kids’ birthdays, but what happens when they get older? Around my place they get better. Here’s why:

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AGING MUSIC FOR COUPLES TO GROW OLD BY

May 23, 2022 by

I first heard aging music from the Beatles. When I’m Sixty-Four came out when I was thirteen. Why would a young band contemplate being 64 years old? It seemed weird. Until I turned sixty-four.

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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 leas 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 fit with […]

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MAKE NATIONAL PUPPY DAY EVERY DAY FOR YOUR DOG

March 23, 2017 by

  National Puppy Day Or National Daisy Day?   Real dog people know the deal: Every dog has it’s day, and for their dog it’s every day. For everyone else, National Puppy Day is a starter. Dog people have dog history over them. It’s usually history with the twists and turns you’d expect from family […]

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