This is our mini-schnauzer, Tiffany Pearl. Although her family can afford veterinary care for her, some pet owners can’t. Often veterinarians and their families and employees quietly donate more time and care than we can imagine. If you find joy in your pet and are able to help out, Tiffany and I are asking you…
Our FREE BOOK for June 2019 is the novel EMILY & EINSTEIN by Linda Francis Lee. If you’re a dog lover, you’ll like this book, although Einstein is the most unusual and cranky dog you’ll ever meet. From the back cover, “Emily and her husband, Sandy Portman, seemed to live a gracious if busy life…
About three years ago, we said a tearful good-bye to our little mini-schnauzer, Wofgang Amadeus. Wof was a protective little guy, sure that the safety of the household rested on his capable shoulders. My husband Neil and I decided that we wouldn’t adopt another dog. We hoped to do some extensive traveling, and we knew…
The Clumber Spaniel is a relatively new breed, developed in the 1800s in England and France. Experts believe that the Clumber resulted from a mix of early spaniel types and the Basset Hound. It’s a strong, slow-moving breed with an excellent sense of smell. The adult Clumber usually weighs in at 55-85 pounds. They are…
Friends of ours owned a beautiful little Papillon at the same time that our teenage daughter owned a Shih Tzu. We were wondering how the dogs would get along, so we planned to have our friend Bill hold his Papillon and my husband carry our Shih Tzu, Ickabod into our living room for a meeting….
Considered the oldest breed of retriever, the Curly-Coated Retriever was developed as early as the 1500s in England. Its bloodline may include the Irish Water Spaniel, the Poodle, and various breeds of setter. (Photo by Zwoenitzer, licensed under GNU Free Documentation) This dog loves water and grows to a fairly good size, weighing in at…
I have never met an Otterhound; however, they seem to be a very interesting dog. “Used in medieval England to hunt down otters that were depleting the local fish population, this large scent hound was bred to love water.” Nancy Baer and Steve Duno who wrote the book, Choosing a Dog, suggest that if you…
Although dog experts aren’t quite sure, evidence suggests that this breed existed during the Middle Ages in England, although it probably didn’t originate there. The Harrier is a middle sized dog, 40 to 55 pounds, strong and athletic. It was bred to hunt foxes and rabbits and, in its modern version, is still a very…
The first dog my husband and I owned after we married was our golden-red Cocker Spaniel. We chose him from a litter of 11 puppies owned by friends of ours, and when he was four weeks old Mama Cocker wouldn’t feed her puppies anymore. The owners were so overwhelmed by hand-feeling 11 babies, that they…
For years our neighbors owned a Brittany. She was a beauty, friendly and sweet in temperament. This breed was originally developed in France and is considered a sporting dog, used to hunt birds, and they are also a wonderful family dog, good with kids and full of energy but gentle enough to be a house…
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