Dogs we have had and loved. Now, only the Duke remains, but the memories … sometimes, the house is full of the ghosts of dogs we have owned and loved. Divot was a champion and she knew it. She was… Read More ›
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HOW GRIFFIN BROKE TINKER’S HEART
Tinker and Griffon were almost exactly the same age. We got them a few months apart. Griffon was deemed not-breedable because he had a problem with a rear leg. It was fixed before he came to us and was neutered…. Read More ›
TINKER BELLE – Marilyn Armstrong
Can you set a price on love? Can you set a number to it? Can you calculate it by the cost of health care, toys, dog food? Grooming? Tinker Belle was a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, also called PBGVs or… Read More ›
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TINKER BELLE – Marilyn Armstrong
Can you set a price on love? Can you set a number to it? Can you calculate it by the cost of health care, toys, dog food? Grooming? Tinker Belle was a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, also called PBGVs or… Read More ›
HISTORIC DOGS – PETITE BASSET GRIFFON VENDEEN – AT THE BRIDGE
Three sleeping PBGVs (Petite Basset Griffon Vendeen) from left to right, Tinker, Griffin, and Pagan. Now at the Bridge. I hope you have the comfiest sofas for your naps. Once upon a time, we had three furry noisy smelly hounds called PBGVs, or Petites… Read More ›
REMEMBERING TINKER BELLE
Can you set a price on love? Can you set a number to it? Can you calculate it by the cost of health care, toys, dog food? Grooming? Tinker Belle was a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, also called PBGVs or… Read More ›
TINKER’S WORLD
FOR JUDY DYKSTRA-BROWN AND MORRIE Can you set a price on love? Can you set a number to it? Can you calculate it by the cost of veterinary care? Squeaky toys? Greenies? Dog food? Grooming? Tinker Belle was a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen,… Read More ›
FOR LOVE OF A DOG – TINKER
Can you set a price on love? Can you set a number to it? Can you calculate it by the cost of veterinary care? Squeaky toys? Greenies? Dog food? Grooming? Tinker Belle was a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, usually called PBGVs or Petites. They… Read More ›
IF THAT MOCKINGBIRD DON’T SING
When we lived in Boston, a mockingbird used to sit on the rail of our stoop and shout imprecations at the two dogs and the cat, Big Guy. It made them crazy. They wanted that bird so bad. One fateful… Read More ›
GONE TO THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
Gone, But Not Forgotten – Show us something that is lost, but not forgotten. These are the dogs of our “pack” (since we moved to this house) that have passed over and have gone to the Bridge. Our pets don’t live… Read More ›
Neighbors and Old Friends – Marilyn Armstrong
Friends come in many sizes and shapes. Horses, dogs, cats and other warm fuzzy creatures give our lives texture and joy … and old things holding memories of other times and places … these too become friends, holding our memories… Read More ›
Sometimes you just need a good shake …
This was Griffin having a good shake. He was a pure-bred Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, a medium-size shaggy scent hound originally tasked to hunt rabbits over rough terrain. Petits (or PBGVs) were never pack hunters, not like Beagles or Harriers…. Read More ›
