by Linden Gross | Mar 7, 2014 | Lessons From my Dogs, Uncategorized
My pack knows how to share. Occasionally one dog attempts to steal an inappropriate nibble from another’s bowl, but they mostly head to their spots and wait for whatever treat is coming their way. When I offer a pan with meat drippings or even a post-dinner plate or...
by Linden Gross | Jan 10, 2014 | Lessons From my Dogs
I was supposed to adopt my brother Jeff’s English Cocker as soon as the two arrived from France. I knew there had been problems, which is why Bodhi had been forced to leave the Paris apartment my brother and sister-in-law share. But having housed Bodhi for a...
by Linden Gross | Dec 6, 2013 | Lessons From my Dogs, Writing
Ziggy, my fourth pup, belonged to friends of mine who had adopted him from the Humane Society. The Australian Sheppard-Border Collie mix was as sweet as he was beautiful. It quickly became apparent, however, that he was also a scared dog with an ugly past. Raised...
by Linden Gross | Nov 8, 2013 | Lessons From my Dogs, Uncategorized, Writing
I met Sophie, a Black Australian Shepherd-Golden Retriever mix who looks just like a Flat-Coated Retriever, when she was a year old. She raced out to the rocks at the southeast border of my backyard, curled her lip Elvis style and wagged the lower half of her body so...
by Linden Gross | Oct 11, 2013 | Lessons From my Dogs, Writing
My then partner Eric and I were ready to have a pup. We had tried to adopt one a few months earlier, but the young prospect showed not the slightest interest in us. This time around, I was taking no chances. The breeder had told me that she had a puppy who met the...
by Linden Gross | Sep 6, 2013 | Lessons From my Dogs
“I’m looking for an over-sized mellow cocker spaniel,” I told the breeder. “We have just the puppy,” she answered. “He’s 30% larger than his siblings. His nickname is The Philosopher. He just sits back and watches everything before deciding whether he wants to...
