A New Girl in the House
By Mickey Dunaway This morning Chloe and Boomer were beginning to play after breakfast—more accurately, Boomer was trying to get Chloe to roughhouse—when Chloe took one look at Boomer and… Read more A New Girl in the House →
Boomer and Miss Brenda
By Mickey Dunaway A day or so before last Thanksgiving, our Democrat next-door neighbor (Miss Brenda to our Brittanys, Boomer, and Chloe) spilled some of her Thanksgiving dinner, taking it… Read more Boomer and Miss Brenda →
Little Missy and the Thunderstorm
The last two nights, I have slept in my bed for the first time since early February. As the old folks used say—and of course—I have been one for a… Read more Little Missy and the Thunderstorm →
Mornings with Boomer and Chloe
Every morning like clockwork at 6:30 a.m. Boomer and Chloe start stirring and rattling their kennel by the bed – they sleep in a kennel only slightly smaller than a Honda Odyssey. The Brittanys’ morning routine begins. They wake ready for a bowl of Costco’s best – Kirkland Organic Grain-free and a morning hunt. Brittanys never just walk – they always hunt. If we are lucky, we will see them stalk, and if we are very fortunate, we will see that very magical of dog behaviors – the point. Might be… Read more Mornings with Boomer and Chloe →
Stealing Apples
I wrote this story some years ago at the death of our black Labrador, Kentucky Coal Dust. Since the fateful day of his death, my wife, Sandy, and I talk about Coal almost every day. Such is the impact of precious canine family members. When Coal left us, he left us with many lessons over his ten years. However, I want to focus on his very last day on earth, so on with the story Coal was lovable, perennially a puppy as Labs tend to be even well into old age,… Read more Stealing Apples →
The Rest of The Story
Almost two weeks ago, I got a message from a dear friend asking if I would be willing to adopt her precious nine-year-old Brittany, Chloe. She and her husband experiencing life’s difficulties where they just could not give Chloe the attention and love she had always known. No need for the reasons – they are reasons that will affect most of us. LET’S JUMP BACK FIVE YEARS IN THIS STORY. After we filled out an application to potentially acquire Boomer – we had to demonstrate some high standards of dog… Read more The Rest of The Story →
Southern Exposures 