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THE FORLORN SCOTTIE: BLACK & WHITE SUNDAY

By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/05/2016 • ( 36 )

How could anyone resist those eyes? The sadness radiating from t hat poor, lost soul? Not us, that’s for sure! Obvious to me that little dog needs a biscuit! Or two. Black & White Sunday: Portrait – LOST IN TRANSLATION

Write About Dogs

By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/04/2013 • ( 16 )

My favorite cartoon – by George Booth — was originally published in The New Yorker. It shows a man sitting in front of a typewriter. Dogs are everywhere A woman, presumably his wife, watches from the doorway. The caption reads “Write about… Read More ›

Sometimes you just need a good shake …

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/26/2013 • ( 2 )

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 ›

Dogs of Morning

By Marilyn Armstrong on 06/21/2013 • ( 5 )

Long ago, many years having passed since then, we lived in the great city of Boston, Hub of the Universe. In addition to thousands of books and millions of “little wheels off things,” we accumulated furry friends. Two ferrets (Bonnie… Read More ›

Does it really suck?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 01/02/2013 • ( 7 )

Buying a vacuum cleaner when you own pets, especially long-haired dogs or cats, is a big deal. Normal people go to a store and buy a vacuum cleaner. Almost any reasonably good machine will do the job and last for… Read More ›