Laugh and Learn with Bella and Finny Standard Poodles baking, driving cars and taking out the garbage! That’s how Bonnie A Wayne captures the attention of her young readers. Mrs. Wayne, a mother of two adult daughters has spent more than three decades working with children and families. Her professional and personal experiences, as well ...…
Jack is a momma’s boy of a dog who loves anything to do with being outside or curled up on my lap… and he is much too big to be a lap dog. He’s an extremely friendly, intelligent Blue-Heeler x Border Collie who just turned 3 this past Christmas. Sammy was adopted as a puppy ...…
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Happy Mini – January Cover Girl Mini is around 3 years old. I adopted her from a no-kill shelter, PAWS Chicago, on Easter Sunday where they estimated her to be six or seven months old. She is very energetic and happy, and she shows it with her constantly wagging tail, her wiggly body and her ...…
“Baggage” by Evelyn Colbath Now that I’m home, bathed, settled and fed, All nicely tucked in my warm new bed, I’d like to open my baggage lest I forget, There is so much to carry, So much to regret. Hmm…yes, there it is, right on top; Let’s unpack Loneliness, Heartache and Loss, And there by ...…
I first met her while walking my dogs. She would come close to the fence, I would talk to her and I could tell she listened. She had a twinkle in her eyes but I could tell she was also very sad. A look in the garden and her living condition broke my heart. How ...…
I wasn’t sure I was ready for another dog, having just lost my beloved dog of 15 years six months earlier. My family was ready, however, and we began searching Petfinder.com. I had three criteria: it had to be female, small, and not a puppy. My children saw the picture of Biscuit and begged me ...…
One day I was sitting in my living room when a black puppy wandered in! We had left our back door (sliding glass) open and she decided to come for a visit! She had been digging under the fence between our neighbor’s yard and ours! (They left her outside all day so obviously she was lonely ...…
“I was new to the dog park – just a small puppy and a little overwhelmed by everything. All the other dogs were hyper and a bit overwhelming for me, and I liked to hide behind my master’s legs. But then I met Lucy. Lucy was out in the park with her owner at the ...…
The day my husband was deployed is 2001 was a sad one. We had been married for 11 years and had never been apart for any great length of time. I went to work with a heavy heart and tried to go about my day as usual. In the afternoon a gentleman walked in with ...…
