How deeply insightful, perhaps unknowingly, my two sons were in getting me a puppy. I had mentioned the thought of getting a puppy in passing when I would see a cute one, never thinking they would... Read more >>

Set in the lush New York City suburb of Westchester County, the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility—New York State’s largest women’s prison and its only maximum-security prison for... Read more >>

Last October in a meditation, the funny face of a puppy came to me.  I had to jump onto the AKC website to determine the breed – Brussels Griffon.  Not that common of a... Read more >>

Those puppies were cute and they definitely got our attention. And, we weren’t the only ones. Auguste and I were among the people who kept stopping at the table where the woman was sitting... Read more >>

When I was a little girl, there were only two things I wanted—a puppy and a trampoline. My parents eventually gave in and bought me a puppy, but the trampoline was a lost cause. My mother lived... Read more >>

In the distance I hear a small bark. As sleep leaves me I awaken quickly to comfort my puppy from a puppy nightmare. His little body jerking as he continues to bark at something scary deep within his... Read more >>

Little Puppy Dear I am so sorry your life was so short You were a precious and playful sort A beauty, white sprinkled with red Of no fault of your own, now dead. I’ll never forget you or... Read more >>

There are very few things in life that everyone can agree on. We may not be able to come to a consensus about national politics or whether the customer is always right, but show people a picture of a... Read more >>

I just finished watching Marley & Me, knowing I’m probably the last dog lover to watch it. Memories of my own dog growing up flooded back. I got a puppy for my twelfth Christmas, a gift... Read more >>

I am the mother of six children. Four have grown up and moved on, but I have two six-year-old and seven-year-old little boys at home. My husband and I have a twelve-year-old lab that broke her back... Read more >>