Posts by Joan Courtney
A New Trick
Duff here. Life was getting boring. Day in and day out? All the same. So I decided to mix it Up. Do Something different. Shake up the Norm. The new Trick goes like This: Mom gets ready for Work. If She’s not late, I don’t use this Technique. I sit by the Door, and when…
Read MoreGuilt
A well-trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch. He will just make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it. —Helen Thomson Duff here. I have This Maneuver down to a science. Mom and I have lunch together every Day. Well, unless She goes out on the town with Friends. Then…
Read MoreHalloween Frights
Duff here. Last night was Halloween. This Holiday has been celebrated for over a week, so I think it’s a Big Deal. My little Friends can hardly contain Themselves. I get into the Festive mood too, romping and Playing. Once Mom put a Big Bow on My collar, in honor of The Day. I kept…
Read MoreWinning
Winning is a big deodorant. —John Madden, football coach, analyst and author Duff here. The other day Mom said, “Some days chickens. Some days feathers.” And I was wondering what That was all about. I like Chickens well enough. They’re fun to Chase. They are so funny as They run Around, wings a flapping. I…
Read MoreMom’s 100-Yard Dash
Duff here. The other day, Mom was at the Safeway shopping center. She spied a Friend driving Her gorgeous Truck, and being Friendly, began to Wave. Her Friend was busy driving (Good idea, but no Help to Mom,) and kept on moving. As You know, if Nothing else, Mom is determined. She continued to wave,…
Read MoreIs Time Zipping By?
Time moves so fast. From ages 1 to 17, it takes forever. From 18 to 20, it feels like a month. From 20 to 30, it feels like a week. —u/zip759 Duff here. Time is zipping By. Why, when I was a Puppy? There was so much time to Learn new things. I discovered how…
Read MoreCelebrate the Glory of Autumn
Autumn, with all its glory, arrived suddenly this year. The bright sunshine of summer whisked by and the cooler mornings of fall have crept in. The small, colorful summer flowers are still here, but the much cooler nights will soon see them gone. To my way of thinking, it’s never too early to enjoy the…
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