On January 18th, 2017, our golden retriever Italia suffered an unexpected and fatal heart attack. Italia is the reason I became a runner, and three days after her recent death, I ran ten miles in honor of each year I had with her. On February 18th, one month after she crossed the Rainbow Bridge, I ran another ten miles in tribute to her. Continue reading “Thank You, Dear Dog, for Making me a Runner”
Category: Dog Lover
Pay Attention: If someone is inattentive, show them you are there by dunking their flip-flops.
1.Greet people with a warm hello. No need to knock them over though. You would steal their flip flops and drop them in the pool if they ignored you. That wasn’t very nice, but you made your point: Stop and say hi. Continue reading “Pay Attention: If someone is inattentive, show them you are there by dunking their flip-flops.”
We Miss you, Dear Dog: Goodbye to our Golden Girl, Italia.
She was my 10.5-year-old best golden girl. She moved a little slower, barked less, listened harder, chased little, and paced more, especially when given a bone that she carried, guarded, hid, found, savored, and so on. She snored intensely, like a drunken crew of grandpas dreaming of fishing trips. Although she played less, she still wagged the feathers of her fluffy, pristine tail everyday. More than any of that, our glory girl loved effortlessly, without limits. Continue reading “We Miss you, Dear Dog: Goodbye to our Golden Girl, Italia.”
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