Gratitude for Pets/Animals
What a wonderful gift from God animals are! Have you and your family spent much time thinking about this? There is so much to appreciate about the animals in our world–the variety in their appearances, sizes, colors, strengths, and abilities;…
Better Than Sit or Stay: How Pets Help Us with Teachable Moments
Raise your hand if you joined in the “Pandemic Puppy” trend! [Picture me raising my hand.] Yes, my family decided to add a third dog to our family unit over the last year. Among our three pooches are three different…
Parenting a Puppy
Several weeks ago, my family decided that two dogs just weren’t enough for our family of seven humans. And so we added a third dog. A Golden Retriever puppy, to be precise. His name is Dallas, and he’s just about…
Rico
My family recently had to say our final goodbyes to our sweet dog Rico. It was one of the most difficult things we have had to do. For nearly 13 years, Rico brought our family joy, calm, loyalty, consistency, kindness,…
On Retraining
We recently received some new-to-us living room furniture from my in-laws. It is great furniture—an oversized couch and chair that can hold a lot of people and are perfect for napping. Unfortunately, my dogs think so, too. Once upon a time…when we…
My Other Children
Have I ever mentioned I have two children besides Callie, Caleb, and Katie? They’re quite a bit furrier than my other three kids, and they each have four legs. Rico and Toby are their names, and even though they are…
