At the Dog Writers of America Awards
My birthday weekend in February brought me a genuine surprise: I won an award from the Dog Writers of America Association for my story in Bark Magazine on the organization…
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The Black Dog: How Animals Help with Mental Health
While it has been a few months since I have posted, this blog and its readers have been very much on my mind. We are all doing well, although we…
Two years of Rufusness
Two years ago today, I spotted an alert looking dog sitting at the edge of an alley wearing a collar with a leash attached, but without a person. He was…
De-grossification
As a writer, I have learned that the best way to get me to write is to give myself a deadline. In a similar light, as a homeowner, the best…
Big Whoop
Yesterday, in between writing an article for a fancy pants magazine and dog-walking (because we’re nothing if not glamorous), I learned that The Rufus Files had been nominated for…
Tongue Out Tuesday: The Black Spotted Tongue
When Rufus was about six months old – a month after taking him in – I noticed that he had a few new black spots on his tongue. Then a…
The Art of Backing Off
Recently I met up with someone whom I had not seen in years. I soon realized why it had been so long. Within half an hour I was getting all…
Swag update
The red alert ring has held up brilliantly under intense large dog chewing. Rufus really digs this thing. There are no plastic shards falling off at all. He carried it…
