DYLAN THE WESTIE, RORY AND KURT KOBAIN: Smelling Like Puppy Spirit” Bob and Fay are experiencing difficulties in remembering me, Dylan the Westie, as a pup. I can’t remember much but watching Rory from here in the Land Beyond some memories are flooding back. We might want to refer to music now. Rory loves jazz.Continue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: DYLAN THE WESTIE, RORY AND KURT KOBAIN: Smelling Like Puppy Spirit””
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“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY GRAPPLES WITH THE CONCEPT OF A LOST PUPPYDOM
RORY GRAPPLES WITH THE CONCEPT OF A LOST PUPPYDOM I don’t wish to split hairs here but to be lost don’t you require to have been from somewhere? As a puppy I am in essence from nowhere? Or is the concept of lost apply to a puppy who has such a minimal foundation in lifeContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY GRAPPLES WITH THE CONCEPT OF A LOST PUPPYDOM”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY AS A FRESH OFF THE BOAT FIREFIGHTER
RORY AS A FRESH OFF THE BOAT FIREFIGHTER Bob and Fay’s daughter A and their grandchild J arrived at our house so J could be dropped off. Fay and J are going to the nutcracker tomorrow. Why anyone would go out to see nuts cracked is beyond me. J loves the fireplace, so Bob litContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY AS A FRESH OFF THE BOAT FIREFIGHTER”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: NEEDLE IN MY FLANK: OUCH!!!!
PUPPY WOES: NEEDLE IN MY FLANK: OUCH!!!! Today we had a double adventure. My first real daylight ride in our car and a trip to a funny smelling animal hospital where we met a lady veterinarian named Dr. CK. I heard Bob saying in the car we were going for a “puppy check” to determineContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: NEEDLE IN MY FLANK: OUCH!!!!”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY DELIGHTS: ONE LUCKY SQUIRREL
PUPPY DELIGHTS: ONE LUCKY SQUIRREL A cloudy and windy November day. Was it Jimmy Cliff that sang,” I can see clearly now”…. A wonderful day for visuals. I can see crystal clear. And 50 feet ahead of me through the glass sliding door I see it. The motherlode! A black squirrel flicking its tail andContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY DELIGHTS: ONE LUCKY SQUIRREL”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: EVEN ALBERT EINSTEIN PEED ALL OVER HIMSELF
PUPPY WOES: EVEN ALBERT EINSTEIN PEED ALL OVER HIMSELF Into week 12 and settling into my home nicely. Well, there is a little issue with “my business” as Fay likes to say or “pee and poo” Bob refers to it as. When you gotta go you gotta go doesn’t fly particularly well in this household.Continue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: EVEN ALBERT EINSTEIN PEED ALL OVER HIMSELF”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: AND YOU THINK A PUPPY RAISING MANUAL IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD?
AND YOU THINK A PUPPY RAISING MANUAL IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD? Of course, I want to be reared to mature into a model West Highland Terrier. I trust Bob and Fay have been through this rigamarole with Dylan the Westie but as I hear poor Bob groan it all happened 17 yearsContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: AND YOU THINK A PUPPY RAISING MANUAL IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD?”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Reggie is Up for an Academy Award! Dancing with Mr. Gordon Lightfoot in the Kitchen: Malivoire, Lightfoot, Kidman, Dylan the Westie and Reggie up for Oscars! Chapter Seventy One (71)
Needless to say, Bob, Fay, Dylan the Westie and I were floored when we received a call at lunchtime from Nicole Kidman in Los Angeles. “A Dog Saved My Life” is nominated for the best picture, Nicole Kidman for best actress, Mr. Gordon Lightfoot for best song, Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog-Russell Crowe for bestContinue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Reggie is Up for an Academy Award! Dancing with Mr. Gordon Lightfoot in the Kitchen: Malivoire, Lightfoot, Kidman, Dylan the Westie and Reggie up for Oscars! Chapter Seventy One (71)”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Why Do (some) Humans Hate Dogs? Chapter Fifty Four (54)
In Egypt I was cursed, kicked, spat on and shot at. In many human eyes I am but a simple beast. Why was I thrown out in the street like an old rag? Why did animal control try to shoot and poison me? I can say you are mean you know whats. You are lowlifeContinue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Why Do (some) Humans Hate Dogs? Chapter Fifty Four (54)”
Pet Ownership: That Nasty Contractual Clause You Don’t Want to Read
Yes, as a lawyer I am familiar with contractual provisions. There are many clauses one encounters in a commercial contract: limitation of liability, indemnification, no liability for special and consequential damages and literally hundreds more. In fact, when we picked our West Highland Terrier Dylan from the breeder some 15 years ago there was aContinue reading “Pet Ownership: That Nasty Contractual Clause You Don’t Want to Read”
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