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Monday, September 6, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part X

At the motel, when I finally took him out for a brief walk along a path through some fields behind the motel, he strained on his leash. And I thought I might as well let him walk on his own a bit… No sooner had I released him, I realized I had made a huge mistake – Jag wasn’t walking, he was loping... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 5, 2010

Earl, Shmearl…

So that was it? That was all he had, after that tremendous build-up, the hoopla, the dire warnings, the media’s never-ending dissemination of strategies for dealing with the impending disaster? Okay, so there was a tree down in our street. Big deal! Earl didn’t even manage to hit the car parked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 3, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part IX

After a fitful sleep, I woke to an early dawn. I got up, and bent over my doggie, who was lying on his left side, next to my bed. His eyes were open, and as I bent down to him his short tail tapped the floor a few times in greeting and then he lifted his right paw…in greeting as well? Almost, though... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part VIII

I took my key, went to the car, told Jag to wait, and inspected the room. Resplendent in creamy arborite, a green chenille bedspread, a naugahyde-covered headboard emblazoned with gold stars and free-form lamps on the night tables – the only touch missing to complete the picture of a bygone era were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part VII

We’re driving past all the old familiar places – Cobourg, Belleville, Kingston, Brockville...Jag’s curled up on his blanket in the back seat, sleeping what I hope is a healing sleep. Occasionally we’re taking an exit in rural areas, to allow the doggie a brief walk. I fill up the tank at a truck... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 23, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part VI

I often travel the stretch of the Trans-Canada from Toronto to Montreal, through the picturesque farmlands and woods of Eastern Ontario, its wide curves sweeping over ancient hills. It’s not a spectacular landscape, but very pleasing, inducing a certain calm, and to me it has the feel of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part V

We are making our way south under a canopy of maples, my dog and I, past the South Park Club’s tennis courts, along Young Avenue towards Point Pleasant Park. When we cross the bridge, we have a view of the rising sun as it crests the wispy filaments of fog shrouding the cranes and ships along the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part IV

First of all, I must again express my gratitude to all those who have followed these events and have wished us well. As I mentioned, yesterday was not a good day. By evening my doggie was lying motionless, panting heavily and clearly in great pain. I called the Emergency Clinic again to ask for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part III

My doggie and I have had a difficult day – he’s been lying more or less in one spot all day, and is still in a lot of pain. We only went for one very short walk for peeing purposes. That he’s still in a lot of pain causes me pain as well, both figuratively and literally. Sometime this afternoon we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Jag, My Doggie…Part II

To all those who expressed their concern and good wishes for my doggie, thank you very much. I can report that, much to everyone’s great relief, the surgery was successful and he’s definitely on the road to recovery. I had to pick him up this morning and take him to another vet, since the Animal... Sign in to see full entry.

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