Those of you who wonder about Toby the Puppy’s progress in his fight against cancer are entitled to hear the latest news. He is doing well! My pup has just begun the second phase of his treatment. He endured the radiation treatment. Toby’s appetite kinda/sorta went into the tank for a time after that phase … Continue reading Puppy Tales, Part 106: Phase 2 begins
Toby the Puppy has had quite a year, to be sure. He lost his Mommy to cancer in February and has mourned Kathy Anne’s passing along with the rest of the family. That wasn’t the end of it for him, though. He and I headed east for few days this past summer. My puppy came … Continue reading Puppy Tales, Part 105: What a champ!
CARTHAGE, N.C. — Toby the Puppy has a new best buddy, and this one is a big’n to be sure … about 90 pounds. We ventured to the eastern coastal states of this great country to stay a few days with my cousin, who happens to be mommy to a most adorable and beautiful German … Continue reading Puppy Tales, Part 104: Toby meets Vigo
Toby the Puppy this afternoon demonstrated his role as the top BFF in my new world. I had been away for a couple of days, driving to the Texas Panhandle to see a few friends and to, well, just get out of the house. I was on my own — as in completely alone — … Continue reading Puppy Tales, Part 103: I’m his BFF!
Toby the Puppy’s adaptability surely has become a sight to behold. He now shares his North Texas house with two cats, Marlowe and Macy, who moved in with my son about three weeks ago. While I am boasting about Toby the Puppy’s adaptability, I need to offer a word about the kitties’ own ability to … Continue reading Puppy Tales, Part 102: Making room for kitties
Let it never be said that Toby the Puppy cannot learn to adapt. He is doing precisely that as I write these words. You see, he has acquired two fur-baby roomies who now share his house with him. They are Macy and Marlowe, the cats who arrived with my son the other day. My son … Continue reading Puppy Tales, Part 101: New roommates
This is the face of a very smart pooch, a critter who has developed some amazing intuitive skill. How do I know that? I am about to tell you how. Toby the Puppy and I are set to take a road trip out west. We’re going to pile into our pickup truck and head northwest … Continue reading Puppy Tales, No. 100: He’s good to go!
You know by now that Toby the Puppy is a smart pooch, perhaps the smartest pooch who ever lived. I want to provide a brief report on a skill that our puppy has just acquired: He can “dress himself.” Yes, you read that correctly. How does he perform such a — um — human task? … Continue reading Puppy Tales, Part 99: He’s dressing himself
What you see in this picture are Toby the Puppy — he’s the one in the Superman shirt — and his newest best friend, Dolly. I want to highlight this new friendship to illustrate how sociable Toby the Puppy can be, and how others of his, um, species relate to his sociability. Dolly is a … Continue reading Puppy Tales, Part 98: Toby expands his BFF list
The picture you see here is of Toby the Puppy when he joined our family in early September 2014. He is five months of age in this photograph. We took him to the veterinarian almost the moment we decided he would join us; the vet took one quick look in his mouth and without blinking … Continue reading Puppy Tales, Part 97: Cuter than ever