- Sophie on the border trail
When I was first teaching composition at the University of MN, I came across an odd phrase in a student paper–this, she said is a “doggy dog world.” Hmmmm…..and then I realized she’d misheard the phrase “dog eat dog” world as “doggy dog world.” I prefer a doggy dog world, myself.
Sophie (5 months old now) and Lucy who is next to her love to go hiking in this doggy dog world. Every day we find a new place to explore….this looks up into Canada….along the way we saw many wolf tracks!
- The mail run dogsled race last week
But another aspect of the doggy dog world we live in is the working dog–watching the teams just before a race is so wild–the dogs are so excited that they yelp and jump and bark and jump some more. And then the great moment when they get to run, and off they go yelping (now joyfully) as they fly across the frozen surface of the lake.
Even Sophie is a working dog….she loves to come with me to the Care Center and cuddle up with some of the older folks….fuzzy therapy…..
So remember….it is a doggy dog world…enjoy your dog as you enjoy the world!
