Dogwalk Musings

People who love dogs know there is nothing in the world like them.  Least of all people. Shortly after we lost our Saint Bernard Bacchu...

Jub Jub McFadden.  The name kind of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?  No?  Well, I guess it's in the mind of the beholder.  You ...

No, not Bacchus.  He left us two years ago this month.  It seems like yesterday and we still miss him terribly.  It's the couch.  His c...

Most all of us who have dogs love them with all our hearts. There are times, however, when love is not enough. Since the end of November ...

On a sweltering hot August day in the summer of 2007 I got a call from a neighbor asking if I could come over. Ready for a break for any r...

Bacchus. He was an old boy when he left us. For a Saint Bernard. A few months short of ten. His disease took it's toll, aging him ...

I love dogs. You who follow this blog know it. A shy three months have passed since we lost our beloved Bacchus. The emotion still bubb...

It seems to be taking forever to get these snippets organized and put together but it is still fun. Sure beats my usual blogging, especiall...

Bacchus will be with us for a l-o-n-g time to come! We've begun washing the blankets, gathering the toys and vacuuming everything! He h...

I write this for those of you who asked for and faithfully followed my updates on Bacchus. Many of you are strangers who have become carin...

Bacchus December 28, 1999 - August 19, 2009 We will walk no more together

It was WSU day again for Bacchus. We're beginning our seventh month of controlling his congestive heart failure. We now have a new car...

With temperatures hovering in the high 80s to mid 90s, it's the dog days of summer as far as I'm concerned! We do what needs to b...

Funny. Today there is little on television other than the Michael Jackson memorial. Hundreds of thousands of people are saying goodbye to ...

Saturday morning I was in the bathroom splinting my finger when I glanced out the window and saw a deer staring back! Wow. Our yard is fe...

Tough love works! After a dose of constipation and the reversal of same we decided no more bad diet. It worked. He's eating well now,...

What has been a very short week is winding down. Blogging has sure taken a back seat between the holiday, gardening and Bacchus. Thursday...

Every once in awhile I figure I've done something right. If I hadn't, I don't know how I rate the wonderful "animal...

Some days are just plain better than others. Today was one such. I had to talk with our vet this morning and mentioned Bacchus had an eye...

I remember back when I was arranging for care givers for my Mother. One lady said to me caring for the elderly was not so different from ...