January marks the beginning of awards season. Therefore we would like to welcome you to our first annual Golden Tail Wags Awards! Oh sure you’d expect this to be about the best of the best. It’s not. Our awards are in honor of the weird and wonderful things we have seen while visiting Dog Friendly […]
It came without trumpet fanfare. It came without cheers. In fact, it came and went without me noticing until now. Last month we reached 500 blog posts! Thank You! We couldn’t have achieved this milestone without your support! Asa, Mom, Dad, and I are truly grateful that day after day you continue to check in […]
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 […]