My dog

 So long since I've posted about Peppa's life. But I can't resist showing this photo of her in doggie heaven, having the best Ch...

 Peppa and I go to play-and-train most Sunday mornings. It's great fun and a chance for Peppa to be around other dogs.  In going there, ...

 I thought I'd post something today, in the hope of keeping this blog going.  Life with Peppa is quite different to our previous times w...

 When we brought Peppa into our lives, we knew it would be necessary to get her used to grooming. So we did our best, and she's used to ...

As I mentioned yesterday, there has been a late onset of hot weather after a strangely cool and wet start to summer. I had  read that one wa...

 Peppa was sitting at the top of the steps on our back porch the other night, staring at something. I went over to see what it was, and she ...

 We have to resist the temptation to compare Peppa's progress with that of our beloved Penny, because we need to remember Peppa is a sep...

 It was a long trip home in heavy traffic, last Thursday... and the driver was taking great care, because there was a very special new famil...

 I went for a walk today and it seemed there were  dogs everywhere.  But were there dogs all around me? Or is it that I'm starting to at...

 I've been feeling low the last few days, and it's taken me until today to realise it's probably because yesterday was  the tent...

Penny's ashes are buried in her special spot, outside the glass door where she liked to lie and watch the world go by in her last months...

I has been a long time since I could even think of adding to Penny's blog, but today seems to feel right. Here's a recap of our gr...

Penny's training release command to do as she pleased has always been, 'Go free.' Tonight, as the vet euthanised her, her two ...

Two days ago it was 44°C (111.2°F) outside in our yard. Penny was inside, but that was a dangerously hot day, and we were worried about he...

Wow! Nearly two months since I posted about Penny and her adventures. Well, at her age - and mine - just getting out of the house and walk...

What a beautiful sight... A gorgeous dog and a wonderful tree  trunk.

In a busy household it can be difficult to get a few moments' private rest. But Penny seems to have solved the problem. In an unused d...

Penny seems to have a weakness in her right  rear leg, so we're doing 'reps' . Or maybe we should call them 'sets'. Who...

One of the humans has a new goatskin stretched across his dejmbe, so of course he had to try it out as soon as he got it back after the repa...