Giving thanks for the animals
We can think of no better way to mark this Thanksgiving than with this piece, written by Alcestis “Cooky” Oberg, a contributor to USA Today who remembers more than a few dogs waiting for scraps under...
View ArticleWrestling with words, Rourke thanks his dogs
It’s pretty common for actors — and even moreso athletes — to thank God for the win, but Mickey Rourke, in accepting a Golden Globe award last night, thanked his dogs. In one of the bigger surprises of...
View ArticleLifelines: Dog clings to rope even after rescue
Shylo, a 5-year-old husky, spent more than an hour bobbing in the icy waters of the Rock River in Illinois before firefighters tossed him a rope. Shylo grabbed the rope in his mouth and held on,...
View ArticleThe best part of being a liveaboard
What I’ve liked most about being a liveaboard are the visitors — be they friends or fowl. There’s a family of ducks that pops by regularly. Egrets? I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention....
View ArticleA heartfelt thanks from John and Ace
Yesterday, in updating you on Ace’s miracle recovery, we acknowledged in a backhanded kind of way all the prayers and well wishes you sent his way. Allow us to do it in a forehanded way, too: Thank...
View ArticleSomething to be thankful for — every day
As you tally up the things you’re thankful for today, don’t forget the beast under the table desperately hoping, hoping, hoping that maybe you’ll drop some food. (But don’t let him have any cooked...
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