Get off the bed! Right Now!

April 16, 2014 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times | tagged discipline, dogs, get off the bed!, Greyhounds | 12 Comments

This is not Ella, but it could be… Credit: courtesy of TheLovedDogSite.com

Another Nap, Another Day

February 14, 2014 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, Musings, Stories | tagged dogs, Greyhounds, naps | 13 Comments

These are the same lovely ladies found in Afternoon Naps . One of my commenters, M.R., had wondered aloud if the order ever changed. We have our answer, Houston. Yes. Why yes, they do. This time the order is as follows per Maggie, who sends these updates to me :): Lori the foster, QT, Snappy. […]

Saturday’s Guffaw

January 11, 2014 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times | tagged booties, dogs, humor | 14 Comments

Booties for your special little friend! One day there will be payback…

Living with a Greythound

November 25, 2013 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times | tagged dogs, greyhound, humor, joy, laughter, living well | 7 Comments

Thanks to Eileen for the h/t:

Princeton & The Wood Pile…

November 6, 2013 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, Stories | tagged animals, appreciation, dogs, greyhound, laughter, living well, love | 6 Comments

From Angi Long on Facebook at the Royal Hounds Greyhound Adoption Page – Dear Princeton, Apparently, I am going to need to keep you on leash by my side until we find a more hound-proof way to store the firewood. Don’t look at me like that. You’re the one who pulled the lid off the […]

The World is Bigger than our Backyard, eh?

August 15, 2013 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, Musings | tagged animals, appreciation, bicycles, dogs, inspiration, joy, laughter, living well, motorcycles | 7 Comments

I was having a chat with my good friend Wiley – we leave messages back and forth on our posts, of course. Somehow, we got onto a discussion of whether Wiley, a most intrepid, loving dog, could go bicycle riding with his forever peeps, which tickled a memory from long ago of dogs and motorcycles. […]

So God Made A Dog

July 8, 2013 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, In Appreciation, Stories | tagged animals, appreciation, dogs, family, God, joy, laughter, positive, purpose | 9 Comments

Caught this for the first time today – it’s a play on So God Made a Farmer, etc. Made my heart crinkle and expand. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lJ7AfSO2fKs

Love, Pain & The Whole Damn Thing

May 15, 2013 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, Daily Post Challenge, In Appreciation, Stories, WPLongform | tagged animals, appreciation, bravery, courage, daily prompt, dogs, dying, family, God, Heart & Soul, joy, kindnesses, laughter, life, living well, love, magical, memory, Pain & The Whole Damn Thing, Rainbow Bridge, soul, tenderness, wplongform | 28 Comments

Claire Has Flair ~ 2001-2013 ~ Rest in Peace The Daily Post asked us to write about unconventional love. Many people and even entire societies or cultures think loving and being loved by a dog is unconventional. Maybe so. Sign me up. Again and again and again. It has been a tough four months on […]

P.S.: re best laid plans of Woman and Cat

March 19, 2013 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, Daily Post Challenge | tagged AdoptaPlatoon, corruption, depression, dogs, Marines, military, NCIS, tears, venting, war | 5 Comments

Got to say it was a crappy day. Despite every way I knew to shift my head and heart. I began with my usual morning routine of morning pages and readings, etc. It’s quite elaborate. I then moved into the day, with the endless list of tasks left undone, now to be done. Turns out […]