The Dog Whisperer – The Muki Series

At a dinner party the other night one of the family dogs, Lucy, got scared from the flames of a fire that was made to toast marshmallows in and we were all amazed to see the other family dog, Bubbles, grab a hold of Lucy’s neck with her teeth to calm her down. The concept stuck and Gretchen could...

Meeting Elle Again – The Muki Series

Me and Elle back in 2005 Muki is the first girl who has not melted from Wade’s charm and good looks and believe me he is pouring it on with her, doing what he can to win her over. Perhaps we should have named her Jennifer the name for many of his past admirers. How fascinating it is to bring an animal...

Puppy Madness

Photo Courtesy of Cathy Miller After a weekend at The Viceroy Hotel it is to be expected that I would experience some sort of emotional let down when I returned home and what could be better to lift the spirits than driving eight hours in one day to pick up our new puppy, Muki? I’ll tell you in a...

Biting The Dog That Bit Me

I have somewhat recovered from the trauma of getting bitten by a dog while hiking a few months ago. The anxiety returns whenever I run in to the woman and her dog on the trail. I always have to move out of her way as she comes stomping up toward me with her angry mutt by her side. Yesterday, I waited for...

Does a Family Need a Pet?

My oldest son, Brevitt, was a yellow lab in a previous life. He bounds around the house smashing into things, chewing on his shirt and retrieving balls. His dog name is Thumper, dubbed so by my sister Michele. Thumper has been putting the pressure on us to add to the pack. “Aren’t three of you...