Archive for the 'Dogs' Category

Charley Tan the Man

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

I lost Charley this day to a tumor he developed in his mouth. Together we fought it since it appeared in September. Funny how disease opens your eyes to things you either did not notice or took for granted. Charley ran the house, and all the dogs respected whatever he said… even if he wanted […]

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Today?

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

On September 15, Baxter was diagnosed with lymphoma. He is 3 1/2 years old… a baby with a very grown up disease. It’s been quite a ride to this point with all he has been through, but yesterday, he could not get himself up. It’s like his hind legs have become spaghetti. I tried to […]

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Bobbie: In Memoriam

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

A friend just called to let me know that Bobbie passed away over the weekend. He, Mattie and Timmy got out of the yard, and with his nose glued to the ground, Bobbie took off heading down the road out into a busy street. Whatever he smelled apparently took him back and forth across the […]

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Brazos Valley no-kill shelters give animals a reprieve

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

By WHITNEY LITTLE
Eagle Staff Writer
Technically Gail Allen has no sons or daughters, but she has more than 100 children.
The woman behind The Cat’s Cradle, a no-kill animal rescue shelter outside Navasota, has been housing cats and kittens for nearly 10 years.
Allen shares her 125-acre home site outside Navasota with more than 100 cats … and […]

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Ponderences

Monday, February 12th, 2007

The pondering of the day is actually left over from yesterday and seems to be a recurring one: HOW do dogs have the uncanny ability to get restless in the last minutes of a movie or a project you are working on? Yesterday, I had invested almost 2 hours into watching a movie on tv. […]

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The benefits of sunshine

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Ever notice how hypnotic a sunny day is in the winter after weeks of rain to a bunch of critters? Pretty sweet. The dogs pile up in a couple places around the yard and soak up as much of it as possible. Several can be seen sleeping on their backs letting their stomach soak up […]

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