Category Archives: Dogs

October is Adopt-A-Dog Month

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Elizabeth Thomsen

My Favorite Quotation About Dogs: “Very, very early a dog learns that life is not as simple a matter to his master as it is to himself. There are times when he reads trouble, that he cannot help or understand, … Continue reading →

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Day 1: January 1, 2011

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I don’t really believe in the Golden Rule. I don’t think we should treat others the way we want to be treated, I think we should treat others the way they want to be treated. This is much more difficult, … Continue reading →

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Ribsy

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Ribsy, by Beverly Cleary This is an old favorite of mine, but I haven’t read it in many years. I was almost afraid to read it again. I’ve been rereading a lot of favorite books lately, and many of them … Continue reading →

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October

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen
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Owney

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Owney was a stray puppy who wandered into the Albany Post Office in 1888 and fell asleep on a pile of mailbags. He followed the mailbags onto a Railway Mail Service train, beginning a life of riding the rails. He … Continue reading →

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New Flickr Group: Dogs in Art

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I just set up a new Flickr group called Dogs in Art to bring together all sorts of images of dogs, from classical sculpture to salt and pepper shakers. Vintage postcards, toy dogs, garden decorations, knick knacks, murals, paintings, etc., … Continue reading →

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Dog Years : A Memoir

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Dog Years is poet Mark Doty’s story of his two dogs, Arden and Beau, and their shared joys and sorrows. Mark and Arden are living alone with Mark’s lover Wally, who is dying of AIDS, when Mark decides to get … Continue reading →

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