Not that long ago…

We are fast approaching Ray’s 4th anniversary of his rescue from a life as a stray, and inevitably we look back at our early photos of him. Continue reading →

Negotiating Life?

It crossed my mind this morning that we are constantly negotiating our lives. Continue reading →

Learning from a 6 year old!

A friend of mind shared this video. Sceptics will no doubt suggest that is a fake, or it was contrived for political purposes… but I prefer to believe that it is genuine. Why shouldn’t a 6 year old boy be in a position to embarrass a large proportion of the world’s population? He is not old enough to have learned arrogance, discrimination, prejudice, hypocrisy, intolerance and greed. These are all learned traits. Continue reading →

Survival!

Most of us learn how to survive in a world that has its own conditions and expectations, and we somehow find a balance between expressing our uniqueness; our free spirit and our independence, while all the time presenting a degree of conformity! Continue reading →

Environmentally friendly toys!

I have mentioned in numerous Posts, Ray’s apparent indifference to toys.  It’s not that he does not play with them, and ones that make a noise do get his attention, but his interest very quickly goes away. Continue reading →

If Dogs could Talk!

I have a hard time believing that Ray understands and feels embarrassment, so there has to be another explanation for his behavior! Continue reading →