Awesome Dog

Our Labradors, thirty years worth of Labs, have been awesome friends. We obtained the first in '94. his name...Hunter, he was from a 'Show Dog' lineage and we scooped him up from a breeder in Medford, Oregon. He was a pretty boy but not very brainy. Next, we adopted a Black Lab from a different breeder in Medford...named her Naja, she was the classic Bicycle Shop Dog. She greeted customers and chased frisbees through our parking lot seven hours a day. She was a real 'daddy's girl'. Our current Black Lab invests most of her time with Lisa...she's totally tuned-in to mommy's needs and movements. She lays down to perform Yoga with her at least three days a week. Her name is Nori, "Like the seaweed". In 1994 we said, "every boy needs a dog". Now, thirty-one years later we believe "Every human needs a dog".

We All Have Angels

I know 'The Great Spirit' is real. I don't know what God is. You can't learn 'it' through books or websites, Everybody loves a good story. My story is not better or more accurate than your story. As I walk through the green woods accompanied by my Labrador, my third Labrador over the last thirty years, all of which walked these same trails with me...I realize; We all have Angels. Angels are protecting us. Angels are cheering for us and rooting us on. They did the same when they were walking on this green earth. Almost all of us have had fans who wish us well and wish the best for us in all of our endeavors. These souls do not just disappear. I believe they hover above us, sometimes wagging their fingers trying to warn us but, always pulling for us. My Labrador angels keep me safe and alert on every hike we take, "Watch that rock, duck that branch. Is that dead tree about to fall? Keep your eye on it. There's a big cat in the woods to your left, just keep walking." It's so reassuring to know that we all have angels.