Cancer survivors are here for the long haul, living each day and counting. At a Relay for Life last weekend, their names were announced and the time they’ve been cancer free – one month, one year, five years, 20 years.…
Live in the Moment
Annie is an All-American breed. Dog trainer Letty Towles coined that term. Annie is Golden Retriever/terrier/the rest unknown. Adopted from the Humane Society she lounges in the living room one morning with Suzi, another All-American, a Boxer-Golden Retriever mix. “I…
Down and Dirty with Earthworms
Dear Mother Earth,Sorry I haven’t written sooner. It is a little nuts around here trying to keep up with everything, but you understand that. I added another title to my job descriptions: worm rescuer. Some days I step out the…
The Story of Grace
I’d rather eat ten penny nails than go to a victim’s impact panel and listen to a lineup of broken people tell the story of how their life was forever changed by a drunk driver. But a friend of mine…
These are Good Dogs
James has a problem. Well, actually, he’s got lots of problems but at the moment he’s fighting the leash, big time, a dog acting like a bucking bronco, throwing one leg over the lead, rearing up, forcing the trainer to…