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Peace Via Puppies

by KSL on April 25, 2011

Shiba Inu puppy cam shows mommy dog with her new litter of puppies.

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A Dog-People Community – The Spark – “Dog-dogs” and “People-dogs”

by KSL on August 27, 2010

Whenever I am out walking Lola, or even when I’m alone, if I run into another person with a dog the first thing I do is ask if the their dog is friendly. Sometimes I get a straight “yes” or “no” but I often get a more complicated answer. “He’s great with other dogs but [...]

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Road Tripping

by KSL on August 26, 2010

Last Saturday I needed to go on a road trip. I have family in Oldtown, Maine, and we needed to get some face time with loved ones. I think I’m lucky that Lola travels so well, I don’t need to pack any crates or have special meds for long car trips. The only thing I [...]

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It’s just walking the dog…

by KSL on August 13, 2010

It seems so simple, it’s just walking the dog. Lets face it, we don’t all do it, every day. We don’t have 8 glasses of water every day either, that doesn’t make us bad people. So our dogs live with the environment we provide for them. If we are busy, go-go-go’ers, then they are ready-ready-ready [...]

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A Dog-People Community – The Spark – Helping Seniors

by KSL on August 13, 2010

I live down the road from full assisted and semi-assisted senior living facilities and I have been fortunate to meet some really great people out walking dogs. Last winter, I couldn’t help thinking about how much of a challenge the weather must be for so many of them. I would get so nervous thinking about [...]

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A Dog-People Community – The Spark

by KSL on August 12, 2010

I don’t know when the I first articulated the idea for what I call “Lola Beans – Dog-People Community Centers” but it wasn’t long after Lola and I rescued each other. Shortly after Lola came into my life, I quickly understood there was a pattern of civil unrest in my home on the days Lola [...]

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