Pick-up Dogs How Two Rescue Dogs Save the West from Being Won
Lu’s Eulogy
Today we said goodbye to Lupe CrazyWolf. Lu (?- 2017) spent her whole life cheating death–wrestling grizzly bears on Wapaloopsie Mountain, chasing black bears throughout the North Cascades, dancing with rattlesnakes in the Badlands of South Dakota, disappearing with cougars on Gee Point. But it’s cancer that got her. Years ago, Lu was found abandoned […]
Adopt a Rescue Dog
Ten years ago today, I brought Lupe home from the Lawrence Humane Society shelter. Lu has been the best friend I’ve ever had and without question the most original character I’ve come across in my near 40 years of existence. Since day one, Lu has been a challenge. She’s kept me on my toes, […]
Dogs and Epilepsy
It started with a hard thump and then rhythmic pounding in the middle of the night. In a single breath, I was jolted out of sleep and yelled, “Something horrible’s happening.” Marcos’s head pounding against the bed frame in the other room. The horrible of smell of a metallic urine, adrenaline pumped out onto the […]
Forever Young
For Liu peh, Mar, and DeEfeElJefe May your ‘paws’ always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young […]
Rescue Dogs
End the annual dog holocaust. An estimated 3-4 million healthy shelter pets are euthanized each year because they don’t find a home. Only about 30 percent of pets in homes come from shelters or rescues. Unless you absolutely know that your breeder is responsible, why not adopt a dog? For starters, rescue dogs are not nearly as likely […]
Mountain Worship in Winter
Mountain Worship: When the mountain’s out, I’m happy. When the clouds cover the mountain, I still hike. –Ancient Kendalian proverb
Walking the High Country with Dogs
“The wilderness experience positions the great questions we face in life within the context of our utter smallness. Only our acceptance, our willingness to go where we are small and where we need to respect the power and objectivity of nature makes it possible for us to experience a hero’s journey.” Ann Bancroft, Arctic and […]
High on High Pass
We took an adventure to High Pass, right under Mount Larrabee and overlooking Mount Baker in the North Cascades. Marcos, our trusty therapy dog featured in these pictures, had a glorious day and this was his third hike following knee surgery. The aquatherapy he has been doing for his knee has helped him gain strength […]