Having recently lost Lyssa, a wonderful Belgian Malinois, to breast cancer that spread to her lymph system, I was very interested in today’s news about research and treatment options for dogs who have cancer. Lyssa was always my “guardian angel,” trotting faithfully (and anxiously) around the perimeter of the arena whenever I was riding. [...]
Continue Reading →Earlier this month, we launched “Geneva’s Phoenix,” a rescue shelter for German and Belgian Shepherd dogs (www.GSDAloha.com).
We wish that every attempted dog rescue had a fairy tale ending, but the sad fact is that not all of them do. In fact, it is because of two beautiful German Shepherds — Geneva and Phoenix [...]
Continue Reading →There is a depth to the human/canine relationship that I think has barely been tapped. I know in my own life there have been dogs who have touched me so profoundly that its really impossible to find the words to explain it. Geneva was such a dog; so was Geneva’s Phoenix. Sometime when I am [...]
Continue Reading →Shell with her ill-gotten gain!
We’ve learned the hard way to keep EVERYTHING out of Shell’s reach. Here she’s stolen one of the grooming brushes, but that’s a minor theft compared to her previous successes. Let’s see, she and Tyson have stolen/destroyed: the insulation on the air conditioning pipes; a broom; Alex’s new [...]
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