Yoda of the Dog World

Duff here. The other day, I got a High Compliment and wanted to share It with you. Anita Bromley, A talented Friend who Knits like the Wind, declared me “Yoda of The Dog World.” What praise for Me, a Very Small Dog! While I still aspire to be a Yoda, but I can be the…

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Wisdom of Head and Heart

There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart. —Charles Dickens Duff here. The other day, I was considering: Wisdom is usually generated by Experiences. Some of these Times are quite positive, and those I keep close to Myself. They Glow and Sparkle. There’s a Warm Feeling inside that expands and…

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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…

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Opportunity 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…

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Care 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.…

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Change 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.…

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Mom 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…

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