Lin has lived and worked with dogs all her life and can’t imagine having a home without canine companionship. As a baby, her first word was “doggy”, predicting a life-long friendship and commitment to her 4-legged friends. Her experience with animals is not limited to dogs, she has also shared a home with horses, stray […]
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Snapshots – Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Having grown up in a family with ambiguous religious beliefs and lacking interest in participating in organized religious groups, I’ve had the opportunity to develop philosophies of my own over the years. “Group think”, dictated morality, and blind faith doesn’t work for me. Theories and promises of an afterlife abound and none tripped my trigger […]
Snapshots – The Value of Companionship
Why do some dogs live longer than others? Why does one dog live longer than another? What makes an individual resistant to a disease such as cancer, when it is a common malady in its breed? These questions are the focus of Dr. David Waters’ research program at the Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation, […]
Snapshots – Auto Pilot
Auto-Pilot I have never thought of myself as athletic ….. active certainly ….. but not an athlete. My “sport” of choice is biking. I don’t think much of jogging but every once and a while I’ll give it a go when I’m walking da’ boyz. We share our home with Scottish Deerhounds and […]
Snapshots – One on One
Xar, my 3 year old Scottish Deerhound, and I are a therapy dog team. I hold the leash and he works his magic. As members of a local Therapy Dog group, we participate in programs at elementary schools and libraries that accelerate reading skills and behavioral health sessions with children. Much of our focus is […]
Snapshots – You go first
You go first …… I’ll be right behind you. I should have recognized Patryn’s preferred “mode of operation” upon arrival. He and his sister flew into O’Hare Airport in separate crates. They were waiting for us in the pickup office of “live animal” shipping. Patryn was to stay with us and his sister, Hanna, […]