They nudge and prod me out the door. Joey will escalate his pawing into a smacking until I relent and we get into the car and go. Joey is my four-year-old Irish Setter. Scamps is my three-year-old golden. He is tall, she is small. We humans try to capture nature in photos, painting, and songs. In our attempts to preserve our experiences we diminish their value … [Read more...]
The Joy of Hiking with Dogs
There is no better hiking companion than a dog. My dogs are my personal trainers. If I don’t regularly hike with them they proceed to tag-team beat me into submission. Joey will start with a gentle nudge, he then proceeds to the giant tongue in my face. Friends have described Joey has the “Gene Simmons of Irish Setters” and he isn’t afraid to use his weapon to maximum effecti … [Read more...]