Category Archives: Dogs

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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