Carl spends most of his day in the waiting mode. He is either waiting for the delivery of food, human contact, or a good walk around the block. When he is in the act of waiting, it is clear that this is not what he wants to do. He demonstrates this by looking right atContinue reading “The Blessings of Waiting”
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An Unpredictable God
One thing that I can tell you about Carl is that he is predictable. Just as I sat down to write this blog, I knew that he would come up and start scratching my leg for the ongoing attention he craves. Earlier this morning, I left Carl inside the fence to go water the gardenContinue reading “An Unpredictable God”
In the Details
Every day, Carl waits patiently for his food. He doesn’t see the food until I place it in his dish, but even so, he knows it is coming. Every once in a while when I forget to open the huge metal can and scoop a portion for him, he will remind me by bellowing outContinue reading “In the Details”
He Walks into our Pain
Carl made it home safely and even brought a couple of little friends with him. Given that we were staying in a pet friendly cottage should have been a warning that pets were not the only living creatures that resided in the house on a regular basis. So once we were home, Carl had toContinue reading “He Walks into our Pain”
Could Carl Be Possessed?
I used to think that Carl could be demon possessed. I couldn’t trust him and wasn’t sure if we would growl or nip at me. The months that followed his tail removal surgery were difficult for all of us. We didn’t know if Carl would grow out of his distrust for us and we hadContinue reading “Could Carl Be Possessed?”
Glamping with Carl
Glamping with Carl has its own unique challenges. Our little camper found its way to Fairy Stone State Park in Virginia. This cool park is known for stones that can be found only in a couple of places in the world. The hilly incline and tall oaks surrounded us during our stay. Temperatures were unusuallyContinue reading “Glamping with Carl”
The Power of a Voice
Carl has been screeching for some reason for the last couple of minutes. It may be that he wants my attention or that he wants to be fed. But for whatever reason, his familiar voice can be clearly heard by everyone in proximity of our home. Everyone who lives close to us, knows this voice.Continue reading “The Power of a Voice”
Taking a Ride with God
I know that some of you are wondering why in the world Bee is riding in a buggy. Well first of all, she is my baby (ba-Bee). Second, if you look closely, her snout is pressed close to her face which doesn’t give her the airway that her brother Carl has. Lately, we haveContinue reading “Taking a Ride with God”
On Hands and Knees
This time I had to defend Carl in the incident that occurred in the depths of the night. I had an idea by Bee’s behavior that there would be an episode but I was just too tired to get out of bed to deal with it. I wish I had at least tried to stopContinue reading “On Hands and Knees”
A Carl Pop
Carl refused to move. It was clear that he was cold because his entire body shook but never the less, he wouldn’t budge. This was a particularly cold day with temperatures in the low 20’s and I didn’t want to stand there and argue with my little bull headed bully. Being hard headed is oneContinue reading “A Carl Pop”