(re-run) It’s 8:30 p.m. The dogs are in their usual spot, glued to the twilight through the sliding glass door. They are lying in wait for a rat. The Jack Russell started this. The lab was happy to snooze in the chair before Daisy came along. Now they stand guard for their yard. When they… Continue reading Animals in my Life, Domestic and Wild
Category: Jack Russell terrier
Daisy in the Spotlight
(re-run) Daisy’s favorite spot at the beach house is on the back of the couch. From there she can see the squirrels taunting her from the trees outside the window. She can see part of the street where dog walkers go by every five minutes or so. Pepper has taken over the antique silk wing… Continue reading Daisy in the Spotlight
The Story of Scout, the Rescue Pup
Yesterday my two dogs alerted me to a rat under the pad for the air conditioner on the side of the house. Pepper had already dug a huge hole in the wet clay. Any more digging and the air conditioner was going to tip over. So my adult offspring and I put a wire fence… Continue reading The Story of Scout, the Rescue Pup
The Squirrels’ Rude Awakening
The pair of squirrels that used to live in the Valley Oak tree in the yard below mine have gone AWOL. I can’t blame them. Their habitat was destroyed one rainy day when my neighbors had their trees trimmed. I was at a memorial service, and when I returned, surprise! Their Valley Oak (the reason… Continue reading The Squirrels’ Rude Awakening
Surprise in the Porch Stove
I just got home from the beach with temps up to 70 degrees. “Why am I coming back?” I asked myself as the car’s outside temp rose to 82, then 88 then 92 as I pulled off the freeway in San Ramon. When I got home, the dogs went ballistic as they always do. We’re… Continue reading Surprise in the Porch Stove
Surprise in the Porch Stove
(re-run) I got home from the beach, with temps up to 70 degrees. “Why am I coming back?” I asked myself as the car’s outside temp rose to 82, then 88 then 92 as I pulled off the freeway in San Ramon. When I got home, the dogs went ballistic as they always do. We’re… Continue reading Surprise in the Porch Stove
Spring Cleaning in February
(re-run) It started with a koala bear. A bunch of them. Some musicians were having a fundraiser for Australia, the fires, and the koalas. It was donation at the door. Two and a half hours of music, and I knew three of the performers. We got there early and sat in the third row. Two… Continue reading Spring Cleaning in February
Daisy’s DNA
(re-run) My three-time rescue dog looks like a Jack Russell terrier. The vet calls her a Jack Russell. She looks like a skinny Eddie from Frasier. But that’s where the comparison ends. Daisy is freakishly smart. She can open doors and escape yards by jumping over the gate or digging under it. She can hurl… Continue reading Daisy’s DNA
The Story of my Rescue Puppy, Pepper
I laughed out loud. I had joked about a getting a pit bull, and the universe had dropped two of them in my path.
Surprise in the Porch Stove
I just got home from the beach with temps up to 70 degrees. “Why am I coming back?” I asked myself as the car’s outside temp rose to 82, then 88 then 92 as I pulled off the freeway in San Ramon. When I got home, the dogs went ballistic as they always do. We’re… Continue reading Surprise in the Porch Stove
FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER! 