Tag: Riley

  • On dogs and manuscripts

    I have heard about dogs that are so well-behaved, you could leave a plate of food out and they won’t touch it, even if you leave the room. (Even if you leave the house!) I have heard about dogs that are so well-behaved, you can tell them to stay by the mailbox and they won’t…

  • Two important messages

    Friend and fellow writer Dustin is a very talented artist, and he’s participating in this thing called #inktober. I’m an amateur doodler at best, but I like the spirit of #inktober, so I’m going to do the “5K” version, meaning 1 drawing a week. Here is my first: Riley wanted to participate too, but he…

  • 5 years

    Dear Puppa, It’s hard to believe you’ve gone from this… To this… But I have photographic proof, so it must be true. Sometimes I wish you could have stayed the adorable little fuzzball we brought home from the shelter forever — purely for the cuteness factor. But really, you’re a great grown-up dog (most of…

  • After our trip to Hocking Hills last month, when Riley was so anxious and disruptive, I started to wonder if we had become too lax with him. Most of the time he’s a great dog, but looking back with an objective eye, I can see that over the past couple years, his naturally high-energy personality…

  • Hipster Hills

    This past weekend, we celebrated Andy’s birthday by finally doing something we’ve been talking about for years: renting a pet-friendly cabin and taking Riley on vacation with us. This was our “Honeybee Hideaway,” complete with (fake) well and (real) hot tub. We spent several hours hiking in Hocking Hills, which was shaded and lovely. We…