A dog is looking for his forever home and finally finds it.
Adrianna thinks of the perfect punishment for people who engage in dog fighting.
Chip was new to the Julou Dogs' household. Well, he had been born there 10 years ago, but he left to be with his Mama Betty when he was 8 weeks old, so he hardly remembered the place at all. Chip's Mama Betty passed away suddenly, but when she...
It was the 4th of July and the Julou dogs, Caesar, Tsin'tia 2 and Ginger were in their secure back yard, enjoying the far off fire works but also seeing and hearing some closer to home. Mama Judy and Daddy Lou went out in the front yard to see the...
The Julou Dogs, Ginger, Caesar and Tsin'tia II woke up early on March 17. They stretched, yawned, scratched and trooped out the doggie door for some morning outside time. The three dogs roamed around their yard, sniffing things and doing what dogs...
Mom was baking again. Caesar, Tsin'tia 2, Chip and Ginger could smell all kinds of goodies cooking in the oven. While tempted to go see what was in the oven, Caesar remembered his very painful accident with the oven at Thanksgiving when he burned...
“Gah! What is that foul stench?” Adrianna spat. She had been walking through the market in San Francisco, enjoying the sunny day, the crowd and the market itself. But a group of teenagers had just passed with a crying child. As they passed...
Two weeks before Christmas, Mama Judy put up the Christmas tree in a corner of the living room. This was not a new tradition and Ginger, Caesar and Tsin'tia had all seen the Christmas tree in its corner in years before. Even the cats, Jethro and...
Thanksgiving is hard on a Ridgeback's sensitive nose!
In about 1990, my brother and sister-in-law took in a cat who turned out to be an expectant mama. The kittens were born at their house in Round Rock and were cute little things. They did have some trouble finding homes for the kittens and found...
Remember when we were teenagers? Or better yet, in our lower 20s? We owned the world! We had friends and we could drink and vote and the world was ours! The future stretched before us in all its bright, shiny glory and potential. We were going to...
The Irish are a happy people and have their ways to deal with life’s ups and downs. When we are happy, we drink! When times are good, we drink! When times are hard, we drink! When we lose at love, we drink When...
Karelian Bear Dogs originated in northern Europe, mainly in Finland. They are related to other breeds develped in that area. They are hunting dogs, used to hunt small game as well as the bear hunting which gave them the name Karelian Bear Dog. The...
Once there was a little girl named Addison. She was as beautiful as a princess and had a lovely family. She was loved very much by her Mommy and Daddy and her grandparents and aunts and cousins and pretty much everyone else, too. Addison loved to...
All Ages: Halloween Adventure
We got Zorro when I worked at insurance company in Austin, about 1993, after the company moved to the offices off 2222 in Austin, Texas. One fall morning I parked and headed to the in door as usual when i was confronted by a tiny black kitten...
When we moved to Austin for Lou's job in late 1982, we had my elderly dog, Tache and my cat, Ouija. We rented a duplex on Cinnamon Path in South Austin. One Sunday while walking Tache in the early morning, I heard a kitten meowing it's little lungs...
2007 Puppies learning to eat solid food. I've realized lately that I don't really remember much about Tsin'tia II or Caesar as puppies. I remember an incredible amount about of Tsin'tia I's puppy days, and a little from Quanah's young months, but...
Ginger safely home. I drove down to Brenham, Texas from Hutto to pick up Ginger, one of our 2005 Nikita/Indy puppies. Her owner died suddenly & her family had to move. Her family was supposed to be trying to find a place to live where they could...
We once lived out in the Texas Hill Country and it has been my dream to own land there ever since. The place we lived on had 300 acres and only 3 houses. It was GREAT! Lots of room for the dogs to run, quiet most of the time, beautiful in all...
Chocolate Drop, don't lie so still. I fear to go to wake you will Reveal that you have slipped away To The Rainbow Bridge today. I am not ready to let you go! Stay here tho the swift creek flow Is calling you away from me. These past 15...
Chapter 1: The Best $40 > The 4th of July weekend of 1988, my husband and I spent the best $40 we’ve ever spent in our lives. Since my old Miniature Poodle, Tache, passed on in 1986, Lou had been talking about getting a Rhodesian...