Carpe K-9

On dogs, training, trees, nature, the art of the everyday, death, literature, reveling in the absurd, and seizing the day, the night (including twilight and dusk, respectively), and the moments of which they are made.

Monday, July 26, 2010

A Letter to My Father

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Dear Dad, I wanted to write you because it's been a long time since I had, and because you like getting letters, and because I like writ...
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Monday, July 19, 2010

Should I Get My Dog A Dog?

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There is a tongue-in-cheek suggestion often given to Women Who Do Too Much (you know, the ones ferrying the kids everywhere, planning meals,...
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Saturday, June 19, 2010

We have met the enemy, and He is Us

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The young dog was gaunt, but I knew he’d been fed on a regular basis. Now, in our care, he ate warily but readily, as long as the food was l...
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Monday, June 14, 2010

"Uttering joyous leaves of dark green"

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All my life I've been fascinated by trees. I grew up in what the U.S.D.A. Forest Service calls the Blue Ridge area of the Central Hardw...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

I think I'm going to be Sick

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Sorry for the cop-out, but I had to cross-post this. This bit of WTF from Raised by Wolves has just about ruined my day. It's bad enough...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

"Don't Blame the Dog!"

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A while back, I wrote a post about shelters and rescue groups not wanting to see the forest for the trees , and therefore were unwilling to ...
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Reciprocity

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From someone named Ben, on a blog I frequent: This also reminds me of a similar revelation I had a while back: a person who says “no, thank ...
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Saturday, May 1, 2010

The Best Gift You'll Ever Give

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I'm sure no one who enjoys the company of dogs will find this surprising. Many people would prefer to have conversations with their dogs...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Roll the Bones

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I remember being about 9 years old and accompanying my mom to the local Ben Franklin "Five and Dime" store. I believe the company ...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Embarking on the Obedience Train

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Would you agree that stability and clear communication in relationships lead to their success? Then you should agree that trained dogs are ...
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Mailey E. McLaughlin, M.Ed.
"It joined them at breakfast, and presently ate/ All the syrup and toast, and part of a plate." I help dogs with people problems as The Pooch Professor in Atlanta, GA. I also climb trees, read too much, shoot loud guns at pieces of paper, get lost in my own head, laugh at my own jokes, ask a lot of questions, perform weddings and funerals, and ramble. Critical thinking is my jam. I'm a militant agnostic: I don't know, and you don't either. "Every Sunday it brooded and lay on the floor/ Inconveniently close to the drawing-room door."
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