October is now officially "Adopt a Dog Month" and what a great addition to fall colors, apple pie and pumpkins (who I believe to be taking over the earth). Here's a repeat of a post I wrote in June of 2011, right after the first copies of Love Has No Age Limit came out. Since then, over 80,000 copies of the book have gone out into the world, and hopefully, helped a dog settle happily into its forever home. From June of 2011: Love Has No Age Limit, the book I co-authored with Karen London about adopting an adolescent or adult dog, was delivered yesterday morning at 8 AM. I pulled up just after Denise had spent heaven knows how long carrying boxes from the truck into the office. (The delivery man’s comment, while first refusing to unload the boxes, was “Do you know how many books Read More
Archives for 2017
For The Animals Shall Not Be Measured By Man
I've started several different posts this week. One is about helping dogs feel secure in new surroundings, one about teaching frustration tolerance and problem solving, one about the power of being positive. However, I just can't seem to finish them. After last week's brouhaha over my review of the Monks' new book, I find my mind swirling with things I want to say, but none crystallized well enough to send them out into the universe. The good thing about being almost 69 is that you finally start listening to yourself. If I'm not ready to finish the articles, then, well, I won't. What I will do is look to the animals for peace and wisdom, from the ones who live in our homes, to the wild ones whose lives we affect every day by our actions (or lack of). Do you know the Read More
In Case of Flood: Comments re My Book Review
Last night I went to sleep in our tent camp to the soft buzz of Snowy Tree Crickets, and woke up to an ice cream-colored sunrise. And then to the horrific news about Las Vegas, and then to an email that asked me if I knew that my Facebook page was flooded with comments, several of them negative. After reading all of the comments on Facebook and the blog, I feel compelled to answer some of them here. As background, if you need catching up, last week I wrote a review of the Monks of New Skete’s book, Let Dogs Be Dogs. We posted it on Facebook, and so far it has reached 119,576 people and generated 182 comments. Some of them express disappointment in me for writing a negative review; some go a bit, uh, farther. Rather than answer each comment individually, I’ve responded here to the most Read More
Book Review: Let Dogs Be Dogs
Let Dogs Be Dogs: Understanding Canine Nature and Mastering the Art of Living with Your Dog by The Monks of New Skete and Marc Goldberg. The primary premise of the books is that dogs can't be happy without a pack leader, and that had better be you. It thus seems appropriate to begin this review with a definition. LEADER: 1. One that leads or guides. 2. One who is in charge or command of others. 3a. One who heads a political party. 3b. One who has influence or power. 4a. A conductor. 4b. The principal performer in an orchestral section. 5. The foremost animal, such as horse or dog… 12. The growing apex or main shoot of a shrub or tree. 13. An economic indicator. Abridged from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition. As is clear, the word leader has Read More
Fun with Food at the Farm
Just some snapshots this week, the first regarding Sunday afternoon's project turning a batch of organic Roma tomatoes into red sauce for pasta. Here are some just after being harvested by yours truly from Vermont Valley Community Farm. Here's where they ended up after four hours of cooking on low with onions, garlic and spices. This chest freezer is large enough to hold a entire cow, so you'll note lots of bags on the right that help keep things organized. (The red sauce will eventually go into the bag with red sauce, marinara sauce and pizza sauce. I just hadn't organized it yet. It's on the left right now.) The freezer is so large that I used to lose track of everything in the bottom half, and ended up throwing much of it away when I finally cleaned the freezer Read More
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