Claiming Your Territory
Duff again. Mom and I were perusing Facebook the other day. My, oh my. So many pictures of Animals of all Sorts. Some of the best (My opinion) are the Dogs. But recently, there was an Otter Momma teaching her Young “˜Un how to swim. And the rescue of a Hawk stuck in the grill…
Read MoreOpportunity is Always Knocking
Opportunity is always knocking. The problem is that most people have the self-doubt station in their heads turned up way too loud to hear it. —Brian Vaszily Duff here. I contemplated this thought the other day. You know. In my Inimitable Doggy Fashion. With My head on My paws, Watching the World go by. And…
Read MoreCare and Compassion
Duff here. I was paging through my History of Experiences the other day. And Came across the Time a few years back when Mom broke her Wrist. She was distraught, to say the least, for She and I had a Business to Run. To stay in shape for what we Do, we took Morning Walks.…
Read MoreChange the Way You Look at Things
Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change. —Wayne W. Dyer Duff again. I was considering this thought the other day. When Mom grooms Me in the morning so I can be the Handsome Dude I am, I am content. But I have given this Ritual a New Twist.…
Read MoreMom Isn’t Infallible
Duff again. Last week, it was time to retire my Old Halter. That Piece of Apparatus and I had many good days together. Taking walks. Getting soaked in the Rain. Getting a Good Scratch beneath a strap. But to tell the truth, it was simply Worn Out. Ready for the Trash Bin. Time to live…
Read MoreNever Give Up
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. —Harriet Beecher Stowe Duff here. The more I considered this Truism, the more I agreed with it. I have had Situations in my Life where I was tempted to give up. Throw in the Towel. No more of This.…
Read MoreDuck Bottoms: Diving Into the Depths
On my morning walk, I pass by a pond lined with plants of all types. The drought caused the water levels to get lower and lower over the summer, and I watched the waterfowl fly away to find more comfortable homes. Over time, they left in twos and threes until there were few left. Here…
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