Introduction A year ago today my great daily companion of ten years, Yeager the Weimaraner, died. Of all the “Yeager epistles,” the one I’ve decided to set down on my own “Yeager Memorial Day” is one about that universal reality… Read More ›
Senior Dog Care 
Helping Yourself Help A Very Old Dog Live Longer and Well (Part II)
It’s understandable how striving to maintain a very old dog’s well-being may appear futile. Given a dog’s shorter life span, the time, energy and money expended on behalf of what may only be a matter of several weeks or months… Read More ›
Helping A Very Old Dog Live Longer and Well (Part 1)
In eight profound months, beginning in October of 2010, my perceptions of time, communication, dignity, and the power of intention were forever altered by the paradoxical process of helping my ninety-pound, 16 year old Weimaraner companion named Yeager live well… Read More ›
The World's Best Dog: A Tribute to Yeager the Weimaraner, 1995-2011
The famous Dog-Whisperer Cesar Milan would’ve been appalled by how Yeager the Weimaraner led me down the path we shared, rather than me guiding him. I simply maintained a pledge to respect his wishes, as best as I could determine them, and… Read More ›
An Old Dog's Last Runyon Run? A Walk in the Park
When I officially adopted Yeager on New Year’s Day 2002, he was six and a half years old, almost to the day. I was spared the frustrating joys of inculcating good behavior in a puppy and got to jump… Read More ›
When Is a Dog Old?
At one point in the life shared between human and dog companions, it will often belatedly dawn on the former that the latter has suddenly found his day to be perfectly fulfilling with just a deeper sleep and a… Read More ›