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This morning, I woke up to the biggest surprise!  For anyone out there that doesn’t know, I’m a big fan of W. Bruce Cameron. He is, in my opinion, “THE dog author.” He wrote one of my all-time favorite books, “A Dog’s Purpose.” If you haven’t heard of it, where have you been? It wasContinue reading “I Woke Up to the Best Surprise!”

“My dog looks at me sometimes with that look and I think maybe deep down inside she must know exactly how I feel. But then maybe she just wants the food off my plate.” -Unknown  Those “puppy dog eyes!” Anybody who has ever had a dog knows what I’m talking about. We even use theContinue reading “Can Anybody Resist Those “Puppy Dog Eyes?””

I’m not usually a fan of remakes or reboots because most of the time, at least in my opinion, although the graphics are usually much better, the story doesn’t usually change much. So normally it wouldn’t be good news for me – and others who share my opinion – that Nickelodeon is doing several rebootsContinue reading “A Reboot I’m Actually Excited For!”

“Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog the world will change forever.” – Karen Davidson  I rescued Sunny on August 23, 2018, my birthday, from our local animal shelter. Or should I say Sunny rescued me? A sign in my room asks, “Who rescued who?” My Dad saysContinue reading “Who Rescued Who?”

“God gave monkeys tails so they could hang from trees. God gave horses tails so they could shoo flies. Why did God give dogs tails? So they could share their joy with us.” A quote from My dad, Jeff Hartman.

Have I got a treat for you! This video made my heart melt! What a sweet mom! Happy Mother’s Day everyone!https://youtu.be/ZphsDKnLTPI

Recently I rewatched one of my childhood favorite movies for at least the hundredth time (no exaggeration!), the 1943 classic “Lassie Come Home.” I hadn’t watched it for a whole six months!  This wonderful dog story never fails to pull every one of my heartstrings (does anyone know what a heartstring actually is?) as itContinue reading “A Classic Dog Story That Tugs at Every Last One of Your Heartstrings”

It’s finally here, my second favorite day of the year after Christmas! Yes, today, April 10th, combines two of my favorite things: dogs and hugs. Have you guessed it yet? Yes, today is “National Hug Your Dog Day!” As a girl who loves dogs, hugs, and  hugging her dog, what day could possibly be better thanContinue reading “Guess What Day Today Is!”

Dogs have a way of weaseling their way even into the most unlikely of hearts. That’s the lesson of my favorite episode of one of my favorite shows, “Monk.” For those of you that don’t know, “Monk” is a TV show on the USA Network about a former detective turned consultant for the San FranciscoContinue reading “<An OCD Former Detective Learns to Love a Dog: My Thoughts on “Mr. Monk and the Dog””

For those of you who don’t know, I’m a preacher’s kid. My Dad is a Pastor and this morning, Palm Sunday, his message was titled “It’s Not About Me.” I thought I’d practice what he preached and so I’ll have him be my guest columnist and not make it all about me! 😊 Here is how heContinue reading ““It’s Not About Me””