Posted on July 20, 2010 by Nancy Houser

There was an elderly woman who had an old dog that had just been diagnosed with a terminal illness, given three months to live.  As she was getting things in order for her dog before it passed over, she contacted her Pastor and had him come to her house. She wished to discuss certain aspects [...]

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Nancy Houser

December 8 – 6:00 PM It started to snow. The first snow of the season, my friend and I took our cocktails and sat for hours with our herd of dogs by the window, watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. We  love snow and winter! [...]

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Nancy Houser

While most dogs in today’s world are kept as companions or pets, some dogs do have “real” jobs like guarding, herding, rescuing, sniffing (for all kinds of things) or being a service dog.  Throughout history dogs have worked happily beside their masters doing virtually whatever was asked of them. Some breeds have proven to be [...]

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Get ready for the first published non-fiction memoir written by a 16-year old shelter dog, Bo Hoefinger of the website “Bo Knows Online”. The book is a laugh out loud look into the lives of one American family from a truly unique perspective. Read as Bo humiliates chipmunks, cats and humans in this no-tears fun [...]

Posted on October 01, 2009 by Nancy Houser

My granddaughter, Cassie,  was stopped for an excessive speeding ticket the other day on Interstate 80 while coming home to Kearney, Nebraska. She thought she could talk her way out of the ticket, until the officer happened to look at her dog in the back seat….! ( The claw marks tell approximately the speed she [...]

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Nancy Houser

At one time, fairy tales used to tell a moral story about life. Today, what better way than to teach us about financial lessons than the Tale of the Three Little Pigs. But instead of the three little pigs, we are going to talk about The Tale of the Three Little Dogs, hoping that each [...]

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Dog people are a breed in their own, entirely unacceptable by non-dog people and ridiculed by people who do not know what it is like to own a furry friend. Here are a few ideas for dog people to know what kind of friends they can advertise for in the friend-wanted ads of the newspaper. [...]

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Nancy Houser

We know dogs have thoughts, and wonder about things. But people seldom understand what they are saying. But God knows everything, especially the things all dogs question the world over!  Here are a few dog thoughts for the big guy upstairs to answer…. Dear God: Is it on purpose our names are the same, only [...]

Posted on September 09, 2009 by Nancy Houser

A dog looked through the crack in his dog-house wall to see his farmer/owner and his wife put up a huge “Dog for Sale” sign in the front yard of their farm. “What does this mean?” the dog silently questioned himself. After looking things over and listening to their conversation, he was devastated to discover [...]

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Nancy Houser

On some extremely stressful days, I look around at all the dogs at our rescue (with half running loose unless we are gone or someone’s really grumpy)and think how wonderful and peaceful life would be without them. I would be free to do things I can not do now, and I wouldn’t have to worry [...]

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Nancy Houser

When a mixed breed dog was found by a native resident of  St. Petersburg, Florida,  Major Brian Dennis, the soldier was located in Anbar Province, Iraq—and the dog had been savagely abused with his ears purposely cut off. A relationship was immediately struck up by the Major and his new friend, upon whom Brian called [...]

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Nancy Houser

They told me the big black Lab’s name was Reggie as I looked at him lying in his pen. The shelter was clean, no-kill, and the people really friendly. I’d only been in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when [...]

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Nancy Houser

A dog had followed his owner to school.  His owner was a fourth grader at a public elementary school.  However, when the bell rang, the dog sidled inside the building and made it all the way to the child’s classroom before a teacher noticed and shooed him outside, closing the door behind him.  The dog [...]

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Nancy Houser

“Be tuff ! The “dog days” of summer can be wuff !” June bugs are a sign of summer, along with June strawberries and hot days. Hot afternoons are my favorite time when I nap under the chair in an air-conditioned room. Ah….what a dog’s life! But peaceful moments like this are rare, as living [...]