Category Archives: Dogs

Ivory

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Jay McLaughlin

Goodbye old friend

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Flora – and some fauna

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Jay McLaughlin

I’ve been remiss with blogging. This post is FLORA. This is flora here in  central Virginia. That blooms in early May. Most of it smells divine. In the unlikely event I end up in Heaven, and in the still less … Continue reading →

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Every day is a gift

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Jay McLaughlin

The name of this whole blog could be “Every day is a gift.” I forget sometimes. Days like today remind me. At seventeen years, Ivory is old by any standard. By the standards of sixty pound dogs he is ancient. … Continue reading →

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Some people have all the luck…

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Jay McLaughlin

Today, I was one of them! This morning Roux and I went down to Monroe Park at VCU for the Hounds for Healing 1K+Dog Walk. Ivory’s doing okay, but this would have been a little too much for him. Doing … Continue reading →

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Lots of plants, a few animals, a Special Delivery from Amazon:

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Jay McLaughlin

I got a package from Amazon a day or two ago; imagine my surprise and delight when I opened it and found this handsome boy inside: Perhaps it was sent to the wrong address but I’m not sending him back! … Continue reading →

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Days like this, I don’t even know where to begin – Monument Ave 10K & more

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Jay McLaughlin

…so I’ll work backward. Even though I’ve still got a big afternoon ahead. And what I am sure will be a fantastic Sunday and an even more exciting Monday. So many  astounding things just keep happening, right out of the … Continue reading →

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Too Much Fun (II)

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Jay McLaughlin

April 1, 2011 – no fooling! First – I have to brag – sue me – my superb friend Ivory’s book “To the Rescue” by Elise Lufkin and Diana Walker is now available as an e-book! I just downloaded it … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Alex!

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Jay McLaughlin

Congratulations Alex! Three years ago this month my friend Alex moved in here, the latest – and greatest – in a 15+ year string of superb renters. Of course you can always forecast quality potential renters by interviewing their pets … Continue reading →

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“A dog is a bond between strangers.” – John Steinbeck

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Jay McLaughlin

John Steinbeck wrote a beautiful book in 1960 called Travels With Charley. He wrote about traveling around the US in a camper with his poodle Charley. About  the connections they made. I’ve always liked having my dogs help me make … Continue reading →

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If you know me, you know Ivory

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Jay McLaughlin

Actually it’s quite possible you don’t know me – but you know Ivory. Tons of people walk up to us and say “Hi Ivory! And hi… there.” Perhaps if I had a floppy right ear and a tail that never … Continue reading →

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