“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AFTER GERMAN SHEPPARD ATTACK

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AFTER GERMAN SHEPPARD ATTACK Bob and I were taking one of our many daily walks. Bob is of the view a tired dog is a happy dog. He sure has that one right. On I trundle on a miserable winter day and I feel Bob tighten up. Like the Beach BoysContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AFTER GERMAN SHEPPARD ATTACK”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY INSPIRED BY THE SOUND OF MUSIC!

RORY INSPIRED BY THE SOUND OF MUSIC! I had been listening to radio and television advertisements promoting a revival of the musical “The Sound of Music”. Bob groans in pain hearing the refrain, “….climb every mountain” and on occasion he howls like a wolf after he listens to it. Well I find it catchy. IContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY INSPIRED BY THE SOUND OF MUSIC!”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: MATTERS ARE NOT WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE: OUR SECURITY TEAM AND BOB’S GLOCK

MATTERS ARE NOT WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE: OUR SECURITY TEAM AND BOB’S GLOCK Bob is fond of saying we inhabit a “modest cottage” on a quiet street in Toronto’s Bridlepath area. Bob and Fay purchased the late musician Gordon Lightfoot’s home and gently renovated it a few years ago. That musician Drake is ourContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: MATTERS ARE NOT WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE: OUR SECURITY TEAM AND BOB’S GLOCK”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: BRAVE NEW WORLD

BRAVE NEW WORLD As a FOB, as all puppies are, life graduates in excitement day after day assuming you have caring and attentive masters. Arriving at Bob and Fay’s house was an eyeopener after being born in a kennel. The backyard was a new world of sights and smells. Chasing squirrels is a thrill. RunningContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: BRAVE NEW WORLD”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE HOLY GRAIL CALLS BUT I KNOW NOT WHY

THE HOLY GRAIL CALLS BUT I KNOW NOT WHY Today it is my third walk around the block. I met Remy for the first time who is three times my size but so very calm. She let me sniff her. Jump on her side. All this was exciting. I am seeing the outside world andContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE HOLY GRAIL CALLS BUT I KNOW NOT WHY”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S REFLECTIONS ON 2025 AND RESOLUTIONS FOR 2026

RORY’S REFLECTIONS ON 2025 AND RESOLUTIONS FOR 2026 Can anything be more momentous than the year of your birth? Could anything be more disastrous than being placed with an unloving and mean family? This is not the case for me thank the stars above. I have a loving family. My bowl is full of tastyContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S REFLECTIONS ON 2025 AND RESOLUTIONS FOR 2026”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY REFLECTS ON 2025

RORY REFLECTS ON 2025 I will be 4 months old tomorrow. I am blessed. I have Bob, Fay and their son AJ to take care of me. Likewise, I take care of them….in a way. I have a bowl full of kibby (as Bob calls kibble), a bowl full of fresh clean water, bits ofContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY REFLECTS ON 2025”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS HAS RORY BECOME A SMASH AND GRAB ARTIST? IS RORY HEADING TO PUPPY REFORM SCHOOL?

ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS HAS RORY BECOME A SMASH AND GRAB ARTIST? IS RORY HEADING TO PUPPY REFORM SCHOOL? On the eighth day of Christmas our dishwasher failed to drain despite valiant and creative attempts to make it by Bob. Matthew the repairman arrived on the eighth day of Christmas and while bendingContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS HAS RORY BECOME A SMASH AND GRAB ARTIST? IS RORY HEADING TO PUPPY REFORM SCHOOL?”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS: A PERFECT DAY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE

RORY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS: A PERFECT DAY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE There has been a buzz of activity in the past few days before Christmas. Lots of chopping of vegetables and delicious baking smells. This must be related to the big tree in the living room from which I have grabbed a few dangling shinyContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS: A PERFECT DAY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE”