Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

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When Your Dog Knows…

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Sometimes life can be challenging. Here at Casa de Stone, we’ve had a few challenging months.

It started with an office move the end of July, rolled into some minor health-related problems for me, and Thursday night I noticed Delilah had another ulcer in her eye. Took her to the vet on Friday, and she actually had three ulcers! So now she’s on antibiotic drops.

I’ve always found my peace and solitude in the woods when I’m walking the dogs. Weekday walks are really limited for time, so the woods are off limits. On the weekends, Delilah gets a longer walk than normal, and she has a favorite route she likes to follow…but sometimes…

Into the woods…

Sometimes…your dog just knows just what your soul  needs.

They call to my soul

The woods call to me and replenish my soul.

And that makes me smile.

 

Stray Magic – A Jackie Bouchard Original

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Jackie Bouchard and her beautiful dog, Rita.

I am a big fan of Jackie Bouchard and her books. I’ve read every one of them, and I honestly think her writing gets better with each one.

Jackie has a way of making her characters seem like real people. They have fears, insecurities, and idiosyncrasies just like the rest of us do. Jackie’s characters are easy to relate to, without seeming over-the-top or neurotic. In fact, I often find myself reading a passage with my head bobbing along and thinking, I do that too. So, it’s not just me?

This gal here grew up with the Brothers Grimm, and all the classic fairy tales. I fell in love with Harry Potter when the series came out, and am a big fan of Lord of the Rings. I’m constantly on the hunt for good books about magic. So, when I found out that Jackie’s latest book, “Stray Magic,” is an adult fairy tale, I couldn’t wait to read it.

Disclaimer, I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my honest option. Heart Like a Dog will never share or endorse anything we don’t use, o r believe in ourselves.

Stray Magic did not disappoint me. Without giving too much away… single for the first time in ages, with her daughter heading off to college, Cara is experiencing the empty nester syndrome. Her ex is already moving on, her boss is a jerk and her love life is pretty non-existent. THAT’s when she discovers she has a Fairy Godfather, who doesn’t quite fit the image we all have of a fairy anything. It’s also when the hilarity ensues as he vows to grant the wish he was supposed to grant 25 years earlier. There are also a couple of hold your breath moments, as life can get a bit hairy when you have a Fairy Godfather like Vincent.

 

Stray Magic, a Jackie Bouchard original

Of course, it wouldn’t be a Jackie Bouchard book without a dog, and as you can see from the cover, Llewlyn is a Corgi. Actually, there’s more than one dog, because Cara, (like Jackie) volunteers at the Helen Woodward Animal Center.

As I said, I’ve loved all of Jackie’s books and Stray Magic is no exception. I give this book four paws up! It is warm, funny, and true to life, with relatable characters.

Oh, and guess what? It’s available today on Amazon.

What are you waiting for? Go. Go order it. Now.

We Make Our Neighbors Laugh

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Once upon a time, we walked our dogs on various trails in and around the towns we lived in.  As of late though, our walks are confined to the park/woods at the top of the street, or on various streets around our neighborhood. It’s become the place where the majority of our adventures take place.

I’m a friendly type of gal, and always wave to and speak to people as we pass. Some of the people around here are friendlier than others, but I think that’s true anywhere.

When I walk the dogs I like to face oncoming traffic. 1) That is what I was taught as a child, 2) if someone isn’t paying attention, or doesn’t see me, I can do my best to avoid THEM, and 3) if someone isn’t paying attention, I want to make sure my terror face stays in their minds forever…;-)

Because of some untrained dogs owned by a number of DADO’s in our ‘hood, we often times have to cross the street and walk with traffic. I try to keep those times short, but sometimes, we do drift along. Mostly the neighborhood doesn’t have a lot of traffic and I try and keep my eyes and ears open.

Last night I was giving Delilah her evening walk. Delilah’s a hoot because you just never know WHAT she’s going to do in any given situation. Not to mention that she will zig when you want to zag, or get her leash tangled, pee on the paint the utility company marks lawns and roads with, roll on a dead worm, kick dirt on you or any number of other things. Siriusly. The list goes on and on.

We were approaching a house where one of our neighbors was watering his lawn. I wave to this guy when I see him, but we seldom have the opportunity to exchange pleasantries. So, we approach his house, and we both wave and he says, “Hello”.

I almost always respond to a hello or hi with, “Hi, how are you?” I was raised to be polite, what can I say?

He was apparently raised the same way I was, because he said, “I’m good, how are you?”

So I said, “I’m great!”

That’s when Delilah squatted and peed in the street.

In. The. Street. Not on the side of the street, no, she was about five to six feet out from the curb.

Piss on it, kick some grass over it and walk away. That’s my motto.

 

I looked at him and sort of shrugged my shoulders and we both laughed, then he said, “Well at least you know she’s not picky where she goes.”

And I responded with “No, she has no problem finding somewhere to pee, in fact, last week, she even pooped in the street. At least it was easy to pick up.”

He was still laughing when we left.

 

 

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