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Steven King’s dog was banned from Pet Co.
I laughed when I read Steven King’s tweet and looked at the photo of his unrepentant dog. Every dog owner has ‘been there’.
Dogs are wonderful companions, the perfect literary critic, and teach us about love, loss, relationships, and how to live each moment of life in joyful abandonment.I look at my own relationship with the dogs who have touched by life. Several AKC pedigree pets: Jacques, my miniature black poodle, from my childhood and my constant companion. Inca, my basenji whose yodel (they do not bark) unnerved the neighbors. Justine, my rescued greyhound, who was the ‘mommy’ assistant for my two young sons.
More recently my dogs have been lost or re-homed. Buddy a little chiweenie (chihuahua and dachshund) who passed away at the age of 10 years. And my current ‘sweet-heart’, Chanel, a toy poodle-mix.
If you aren’t a pet owner, you may not understand the bond. However, if you have a dog, oh the stories you can, and will, tell!
What better way to share the joy of a living with such a treasured soul than to her/he leave paw-prints on the hearts of your readers?
Jacques would steal a biscuit from the table and hide it between the couch cushions. If you left your bathwater unattended, he would jump into the tub for a swim.
Justine, sounded like a horse when she ran (hooves on packed earth), spent most of her time resting on the living room love-seat. She wore a hat and sunglasses when we went for walks. She tattled on my child and stacked boxes of Rice-a-Roni in the living room.
Buddy was my husband’s side-kick and had a snarky-personality (but we loved him anyway).
Chanel, is a sweetie and loves to wear a sweater in the winter and play in the rain. She’s likes to talk to her humans. She wants a hug before bed time and kiss on the head when she wakes up.
How do you feel about pets in the stories you read?
What is your fondest memory of your pet?
What does your pet do that makes you nuts?
What is/was your favorite pet?
Happy Reading,
Connie
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| Chanel enjoying the SoCal sun! |
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| Me in my dog persona on Saturday morning |
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