I liked taking Trixie with me just about everywhere I went and introducing her to new adventures. One summer we went to the lake in Oklahoma with my sister Janet who chauffeured Trixie around on the golf cart. It was heart warming when they parked quite a distance away and when Trixie saw me calling […]
Interesting question, and one I’m sure many pet owners ask after losing a beloved pet. I hear people say they will see their passed away pets in heaven. Poets write about reuniting with pets in heaven. Are those just “comforting” thoughts or might there be something to it? Raises issues about the afterlife, heaven, and […]
According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association’s, more than half of dog owners purchase toys for their dogs. Playing with toys is not the monopoly of little kids but also pets. Dogs have their own sets of toys to enjoy during their playing time. Dogs benefit from these toys, health and training wise. There […]
The English Springer Spaniel belongs to the Gun Dog or AKC Sporting group. They are a compact, hearty medium-sized dog with long pendant ears. They should be sturdy and neither too light nor too heavy. Trixie weighed about 35 pounds as an adult. The tail is generally docked (and wagging!). The dog should have a […]
I don’t know what it is, but dogs seem to like sticking their heads out the window when driving. Trixie was no exception. She always “expected” me to roll down her back window so she could feel the wind in her face – or rain sometimes. During wintertime when it was cold outside, she still […]
Waiting at the Door… I was just a pup when we first met, I loved you from the start, you picked me up and took me home and placed me in your heart. Good times we had together, we shared all life could throw, but years passed all too quickly, my time has come to […]
“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.” – Philippians 3:20-21 Everyone goes through a different process when […]
Lend Me a Pup I will lend to you for awhile a puppy, God said, For you to love her while she lives and to mourn for her when she is gone. Maybe for 12 or 16 years, or maybe for 2 or 3 But will you, till I call her back take care of […]
Tribute to a Best Friend By Unknown Author Sunlight streams through window pane onto a spot on the floor… then I remember, it’s where you used to lie, but now you are no more. Our feet walk down a hall of carpet, and muted echoes sound… then I remember, it’s where your paws would joyously abound. A […]
After choosing the English Springer Spaniel breed for my next dog, I found a breeder in nearby Oklahoma and arranged with him to get a puppy from his next litter. In the meantime, I put in a request to the Humane Society that if they were to get an English Springer Spaniel, I wanted him. […]