Ok Asa, act natural. Uh oh, this isn’t good. Maybe Mom didn’t hear the crash? Of course she heard it, what was I thinking? She hears everything! Oh no, I can hear her moving upstairs. Quick! Help me hide the evidence! Stop wagging your tail Asa, and help me! This isn’t a game! You’re just […]
Once again I couldn’t help but overhear Mom and a friend talking about their New Year’s Resolutions. They talked about dieting, exercising, and being more positive in the year ahead. Well those are all admirable goals, but once again humans are approaching this all wrong. They don’t need to follow new diet trends, buy an expensive […]
“My wish for you is joy. When you wish someone joy, you wish peace, love, prosperity, health, happiness… all the good things.” ~ Maya Angelou From our family at Living with a Golden to yours, may 2017 be filled with joyful Golden moments!
Although Asa and I had a lot of tail wagging moments this year, 2016 was also very difficult for us. We said goodbye to too many dear friends and family members with four legs and two, who went ahead to the end of the trail. Too many to write a proper tribute to all of […]
‘Twas the day after Christmas when all through the place, A Golden Retriever had a smile on his face. His presents were strewn all over the floor, He’s not on the Naughty List anymore! Mamma didn’t believe it, and neither could Dad, They thought he had been oh so very bad. But what with their […]
“A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year. These make a Merry Christmas! ~ John Greenleaf Whittier ~~~ Wishing you and your loved ones a Christmas filled with simple joys, happy memories and Golden moments! Tail […]
With only a few days to go before Christmas I better stop making my list and checking it twice, and actually go out and buy presents! According to the latest research, there is a real science behind the art of choosing the perfect gift. The trick is putting yourself in the receiver’s place and choosing […]
Rosamunde Pilcher once wrote, “And the wicked thing is, that when we’re really upset, we always take it out on the people who are closest and whom we love the most.” Asa, I owe you a big apology. My behavior this past weekend was inexcusable. I could blame it on my anxiety that the creepy […]
Apparently Mom and Asa are having a bit of a disagreement over whether it is too cold to go out and play. I have to admit I’m on Mom’s side because of the deep freeze blanketing the country. At least on the bright side, Mom and Asa are in agreement that it’s something to sing […]
Our cousin Bear is celebrating a major milestone, he turned 17 years old! That’s 119 in dog years! We’ve never met Bear in person because he lives far away in The Netherlands, but we keep in touch frequently through email and occasionally Skype. Recently Bear was nice enough to take a break from all his […]
