Tag Archives: Maverick

In the blink of an eye

Posted on April 30, 2019 by

a year went by Last year, I was so deeply mourning Max, so lost in grief that I thought I’d never smile again. And a few miles down the road, you were being born. A little red ball of fur, … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Maverick, Max, puppies | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Food woes

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

I was brought up to think of food as a way to express how much you love someone. If you come to my house and go away hungry, it’s your own fault, because if I like you, and you wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Maverick, training | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Looking back and looking forward

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

A year ago, I was sleeping on the sofa, sleeping on the floor beside Max, barely sleeping, listening to him breathe, praying for one more week, one more day, one more ride in the car, one more Golden smile, one … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Maverick, Max, puppies | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Struggling

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

It’s been almost a year, and every minute that brings me closer to that anniversary is a minute filled with shards of glass in my heart. I knew, from the moment I heard that horrible word, “hemangiosarcoma,” that my life … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Maverick, Max, training | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

I should be doing stuff

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

Like reading Ulysses because I signed up for this Greek and Roman mythology course and I’m behind on the reading already. But I don’t feel like it right now, so I’ll complain later that I didn’t do it and be … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Maverick, training | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

pondering pet rocks

Posted on March 16, 2019 by

As y’all know if you’ve read anything I write, I have this wonderful, crazy, active, and very smart Golden Retriever puppy. I adore the little shit, but there are times when he stretches my nerves to the snapping point, and … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Maverick, puppies, training | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Progress

Posted on March 13, 2019 by

Today I went to the dentist for the seemingly umptee-twelfth time (that was my mother’s expression, by the way) and he ground off a bit of the troublesome tooth, then ground off a bit more and a bit more. I … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Maverick, Max, my life, puppies, training | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Snow in March

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

A year ago, it snowed in March. It snowed today, more than it did last year Maverick loves it. Max loved it, too. I hate snow. I see little beauty in it, it takes a minute to become all brown … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Maverick, Max, snow | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Drama

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

Yes, I’m a drama queen. And I’m better at it than most, so trying to draw me into your drama won’t work because I’m gonna make some drama of my own that will out-drama anything your little peewee brain can … Continue reading →

Posted in Maverick, Max, my life, puppies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Remembering

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

Today was one of those days when Maverick looked at me like I was the most horrible person he’d ever met, simply because I wasn’t amused with him playing tug of war with his leash in the middle of the … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Maverick, Max, my life, puppies | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments