Posts by Joan Courtney
What Medication?
Bandit to us when he refused to take his medication (just staring at them): so his owner said to put it in a turkey sandwich and he just used (it) as a pillow. —Lucy Notariantonio Snoop here. Great-Great Uncle Werner was a Highly trained Professional. He had traveled the world as a Drug Sniffing Canine,…
Read MoreHalfway Up
Snoop here. I have spent time in Many Different Homes. One was a Traveling Residence with Wheels. Another was a Round House and a Garage. I could run around the Outside perimeter, and get dizzy after a While. Whoop de do! Living unstuck. But one Abode had a Spiral Staircase made of metal. It was…
Read MoreBoundless Energy
The dog is the god of frolic. —Henry Ward Beecher Snoop here. Great Cousin Rob was a Young Pup when He found His calling. Actually, it wasn’t all that hard to Do, for He was a Border Collie. Typical of His Family’s Genes, He had endless Energy, and could Romp and Play all day long.…
Read MoreBeach Time!
Snoop here. Years ago, it was Beach Time! And I so loved the Sand under My Paws. Not so much the sand between My Pads. Much to My relief, Mom would carefully rub the Granules off. I would run like a Streak, but being so Small? My Parents were always able to catch up with…
Read MoreFlexible Creativity
I don’t make mistakes when playing the violin. I make spontaneous creative decisions. —Funwithmusic Snoop here. Cousin Letitica was on the Creative Side of the Family Tree. She was a Painter by trade, developing abstracts with Her Glorious Tail. Then pouncing on the Wet canvas with Her delicate Paws. It was a technique borrowed from…
Read MoreA Mischievous Reminder
Snoop here. We were adventuring in a Fifth Wheel for a time. I got to meet oh-so-many Canines! Some were very Large, but on the whole, quite Accommodating. Only One thought I was either a Huge Mouse or a Play Toy. Sheesh! Mom snatched Me up in a Heartbeat, and We made Friends from Arm’s…
Read MoreTime for More Fun?
When’s the last time you were on a swing and laughed uncontrollably when you went so high your stomach flipped? Or were on a roller coaster and heard the sound of the last clack at the top of the hill before you felt the weightlessness of that first swoop downwards? Or did something crazy and…
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