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The People…Er, Dogs I Meet

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The Star of Trove in Portage   Zoie, a Bernese mountain dog, has become a celebrity of sorts. Many customers who enter TroVe, a unique home decor and accessories store in Portage, Michigan, seek out this four-legged icon before getting down to the business of shopping. Of all the wonderful things that fill the walls and […]

The People I Meet

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Saying Goodbye…Again   In early May, Beth Schroeder will say farewell to Gable (the handsome fellow on the right).  Over the course of 25-years, this brave lady has endured countless goodbyes.  Beth  is a puppy raiser for Canine Companions for Independence, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance dogs free of charge to individuals with disabilities. […]

What Is a Komondor?

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That’s What I said… when my husband suggested, “Let’s get a Komondor.” We sat in Barnes & Noble at the time, reading about dog breeds. He slid a book across the table opened to the Komondor section.  (To see a Komondor in full cords check out Beck’s Odelay cover.) I thought he was joking.  “Yeah right,” […]

Meeting a Komondor

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Fourth of July with Marley This is one of my favorite pictures of Marley:  the first photo we ever snapped. Shortly after we’d wrangled this 6-month old, 60-pound Komondor puppy into our house on the Fourth of July (a story in and of itself), we grabbed the camera. Over the years, this character’s shananigans made […]

Life Lessons from the Dog

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Our Canine Tactician: Marley When our 60-pound Komondor puppy arrived one Fourth of July, Marley turned our lives upside down – and provided plenty of writing material. An additional 109 pounds (For a total of 169!) and many stories later, his adventures continue to grace the pages of a variety of publications. Check out the […]