Baxter

  • Charlie’s First Christmas

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    Yes it’s Charlie’s first Christmas and so far so good. In case you don’t know, Charlie is our puppy that we got in May. He is a Schnoodle, which is a mix between a Schnauzer and a poodle. (I still love saying Schnoodle. It’s such a fun word.) Charlie is now 9-months old. I had…

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  • I Still Miss Them

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    It just hit me out of the blue this week: I miss my boys. I still miss them. As some of you may know, we lost our Beagle and Golden Retriever not too long ago. The whole family went through the grieving process in our own way but I’ve since found out, we’re pretty much…

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  • I Think The Time Is Right

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    This week we started the search for a new dog. It felt like it was time. For those of you who don’t know, our Beagle, Oscar, past away almost a year ago. This past February we made the difficult decision to put our beloved Golden Retriever, Baxter, down. “Let the grieving process take it’s course.”…

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  • How Do You Know?

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    I find myself wondering, “How do you know when the timing is right?” “Have I waited long enough?” “Am I ready?” “How do you know when you’re ready to get a new dog?” Our Beagle, Oscar, died last May. His buddy, and our awesome friend Baxter the Golden Retriever, crossed the Rainbow Bridge near the…

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  • Thoughts On End Of Life

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    If you saw my post earlier this week, you know I wrote about how we had to put down our beloved golden retriever, Baxter. Baxter was 12, old for a Golden, when we had to say goodbye this week. The staff at Capeway Veterinary Hospital was fantastic as they gave my family the time to…

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  • I’ll Miss You Friend

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    I’m flooded with memories today. Memories of my wonderful friend Baxter. We had to let Baxter go last night. He was sick. He was not eating. He couldn’t walk at the end and we knew he wouldn’t want to live like this. Priscilla and Matthew said goodbye for all of us as we’re all miles…

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  • How’s Baxter? A Canine Update

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    My wife, Priscilla, was out for a walk the other day when a neighbor stopped her to chat. We live in a neighborhood that’s like that, think “Happy Days” or “Leave It To Beaver.” Everybody looks out for everybody and we talk in the street when we’re out. It’s always funny in the spring: we…

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  • Raising Grampy – Chapter 23

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    Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, just hanging out with Grampy and teaching him baby stuff. Guess who came to see me this week? No, not the Amazon Delivery Guy. He comes to see mommy. A lot! Grammy came down! And Aunty Kat and Uncle Matt and this time Aunty Kat brought my Uncle Josh. There…

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  • Raising Grampy – Chapter 18

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    Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, just hanging out with grampy, AND grammy, and uncle and aunty and mommy and everybody! What a week! My mommy was on this thing called a vacation. They have them at her bank. I don’t know if everybody else does. I think I told you how we surprised Grammy and…

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  • Why Do We Do It To Ourselves?

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    I know I know—- there have been two other columns about my dog but this one’s from me. Wait a minute…….. As you may or may not know, our Beagle, Oscar, died last week. He had been sick so it was a blessing. Knowing that though doesn’t make it any easier. Why do we do…

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