A funeral among the aspen 26 Aug 2013 | 02:12 am

I backed over a duck last night.  Miley had brought it near my car, and I guess it hid there are all day. When I moved the car, I crushed it. I was very upset about it, and I still am. I decided the...

A melanistic golden retriever? 26 Aug 2013 | 01:51 am

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Golden retriever mix puppies! 25 Aug 2013 | 03:09 am

I just happened to come across the neighbors’ puppies when I came in this afternoon. The father was a golden retriever. Long-haired male pup: Smooth-coated female: Here’s the mother, a 40-pound Rot...

Muddy face 24 Aug 2013 | 08:23 pm

Unredeemed duck chaser 24 Aug 2013 | 08:09 pm

So much for that. I was, however, able to call her off.

Oscar and the Khaki one 24 Aug 2013 | 07:19 am

I think this one is a hen. Oscar’s the one with the plumage in transition and the drake voice:

The redemption of a duck chaser 24 Aug 2013 | 06:28 am

A few days ago, Miley decided to break the rules and try to catch a duck. It was one of those rainy  days, and I thought she was just going to chase them a bit. But I was wrong. She scattered them i...

Something is happening to this duck 24 Aug 2013 | 02:23 am

One of the mom’s ducklings is undergoing a transformation. This is the one dad calls Oscar: Just a few weeks ago, he looked like this: And as a duckling, he looked like this:

Pouting golden retriever 23 Aug 2013 | 05:26 am

Golden retrievers can pout. Oh my:

Wolf killed in Kentucky 21 Aug 2013 | 05:48 am

(Not the guy who killed it) A wolf was killed in Hart County, Kentucky, this past March. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources released this statement: Federal officials recently co...