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How Long Did It Take to Train That Dog?
Sky doesn’t look her age, but she’s going to be ten next month. I make sure she eats a super good diet, gets lots of rest and very important, gets exercise for both her body and her mind. On the way...
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When the Dog Talks, Listen
I was having a problem with my service dog, Sky, and it was causing me a lot of grief. Though she was working well, better than ever, in fact, away from home, she had begun pestering me at home, pawing...
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My Dog, My Self(ie)
It’s not only that I never go anywhere with my (service) dog. It’s not merely that we are joined at the hip It’s more that all my life, my view of the world has been through dog-colored glasses. When...
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Traveling with a Service Dog
I had never even thought of teaching Flash, my second service dog, what to do in a museum. At home, though he was with me most of the time, it never even occurred to me to take him to a museum. I...
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Barks Too Much
On a trip years ago, our group had a Native American guide for one day and, lucky me, I was seating right behind him as he drove. Of course the subject of my service dog came up and of course, shortly...
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My Rights or Yours?
A few weeks ago, sitting in the hot tub after my swim, the two other people soaking away aches and pains began a discussion about Sky, my service dog, who, as usual, was parked at the side of the hot...
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Drawings for Sale
I have partnered with INSIDE THE BOX MEDIA to sell some of my favorite drawings, as well as brand new cartoons, as lovingly enlarged prints, hand signed and ready to be framed. These can be purchased...
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Teaching a Dog to Make Sensible Decisions
Every good dog needs an education, not just the teaching of basic commands, but enough of an understanding about the ways of the human world they share with us to make appropriate decisions when...
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Your Cheating Heart
There’s a lot of push back happening and on the way because of the huge number of people claiming their dogs are Emotional Support Animals. Oy vey. Such a can of worms. Two, count ’em, two dogs who...
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Once Again, a Dog Saves the Day
When the ambulance arrived a few days ago to take me to the closest emergency hospital, I couldn’t bear the thought of going without Sky, my service dog. I knew that some hospitals allowed service...
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