Hair Today – and Tomorrow!
I think Happy was an interior decorator in a past life, but a deeply twisted one. My proof? After I vacuum his room, he pulls off exactly five chunks of hair and, like he’s been watching HGTV, details...
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In these difficult recessionary days, I’ve been shopping for bargains in every area. I’ve bought generic drugs, generic foods and generic remedies to counteract the generic drugs and foods. I’ve also...
View Article"Going" in Winter
Although I feel certain we had one exactly a year ago, Happy’s acting like he’s never seen winter before. I take him out and he goes, but once he’s out he won’t go. That sounds like a Zen riddle, but...
View ArticlePresents, Accounted For
Do dogs understand the concept of presents? Every day, when Happy approaches his girlfriend Callie’s house, he rustles through a pile of sticks. Like a fussy guy trying on slacks, he rejects one for...
View ArticleStop, Thief!
Things have been missing from the house. A spatula, a fondue fork, a copy of The New Yorker. Has a gourmet thief, with a literary bent been ransacking the house? Nope, I found all this stuff in Happy’s...
View ArticleDo They Know It's Christmas?
Do dogs have an innate understanding of Christmas? This will be Happy’s third. I swear he knows what’s up. Literally. When I open a closet he really contorts himself trying to see what’s on the top...
View ArticleUsing the Clicker
Not long ago, I was watching TV with Happy when he put his paw on the clicker and changed the channel. At first, I think he liked the novelty of it; like when he realized he could lick his own behind....
View ArticleShake Your Head If You Hear Me
I know that experts say dogs communicate with their barks, eyes and tails. Sometimes, really smart ones even use signal flags! But Happy has added one more form of dog-talk. He shakes his head. Now, at...
View ArticleThe Downward Dog
Sometimes I think Happy was a man in his past life. Even if I’m not sure I was. And if he was, I think Hap was a yoga instructor. He comes out of his crate in the morning, then sits, closes his eyes...
View ArticleDogs Smile Just Like You Do
Most experts agree that if a dog is smiling, it’s for the same reason most people are smiling. No, not because George W. Bush is leaving office. Good guess, though. It’s because they’re feeling good,...
View ArticleCan Dogs Be in Love?
There are scores of dog mysteries in this world that I find myself obsessing over. For instance, are some dogs embarrassed when you put a sweater on them? Would they rather wear something snappier,...
View ArticleHair Today – and Tomorrow!
I think Happy was an interior decorator in a past life, but a deeply twisted one. My proof? After I vacuum his room, he pulls off exactly five chunks of hair and, like he’s been watching HGTV, details...
View ArticleShave and a Haircut
In these difficult recessionary days, I’ve been shopping for bargains in every area. I’ve bought generic drugs, generic foods and generic remedies to counteract the generic drugs and foods. I’ve also...
View Article"Going" in Winter
Although I feel certain we had one exactly a year ago, Happy’s acting like he’s never seen winter before. I take him out and he goes, but once he’s out he won’t go. That sounds like a Zen riddle, but...
View ArticlePresents, Accounted For
Do dogs understand the concept of presents? Every day, when Happy approaches his girlfriend Callie’s house, he rustles through a pile of sticks. Like a fussy guy trying on slacks, he rejects one for...
View ArticleStop, Thief!
Things have been missing from the house. A spatula, a fondue fork, a copy of The New Yorker. Has a gourmet thief, with a literary bent been ransacking the house? Nope, I found all this stuff in Happy’s...
View ArticleDo They Know It's Christmas?
Do dogs have an innate understanding of Christmas? This will be Happy’s third. I swear he knows what’s up. Literally. When I open a closet he really contorts himself trying to see what’s on the top...
View ArticleUsing the Clicker
Not long ago, I was watching TV with Happy when he put his paw on the clicker and changed the channel. At first, I think he liked the novelty of it; like when he realized he could lick his own behind....
View ArticleShake Your Head If You Hear Me
I know that experts say dogs communicate with their barks, eyes and tails. Sometimes, really smart ones even use signal flags! But Happy has added one more form of dog-talk. He shakes his head. Now, at...
View ArticleThe Downward Dog
Sometimes I think Happy was a man in his past life. Even if I’m not sure I was. And if he was, I think Hap was a yoga instructor. He comes out of his crate in the morning, then sits, closes his eyes...
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