Friday Morning 4:00am!

I woke up this morning (Post written March 4) at 4:00am. I was laying on my side and facing my almost closed bedroom door, when it slowly started opening! Continue reading

Snow Surprises!

At last, it feels a little more like a Canadian winter! We had a significant snow fall just recently and watching Ray out in the back garden was like watching a child exploring snow for the first time. Continue reading

Bravo Ray!

This past Sunday we had a glorious sunny day with temperatures around +10C… generally unheard of here at the end of February! We decided to take advantage of it and drive down to Bronte (a small village within Oakville’s boundaries). Continue reading

Dog Discrimination

Comments about Ray being allowed (or not) into stores, and other businesses, has come up a number of times during the “life” of this Blog. Here in Oakville, I guess we are fortunate in that our bank, all the pet supplies stores, Lululemon, Ten Thousand Villages and one or two other places will allow Ray inside. Restaurants and cafes are sacred ground due to Provincial legislation which limits access to “Service dogs” only. Continue reading

Ray – The Book update 4

The book’s final changes have been submitted to Friesen Press and so, subject to no oversights, I will be “signing off” the book which will then take us to the next stage which is agreeing on the cost price for the soft copy, hard copy and eBook! Continue reading

A Pause for Paws :)

I have mentioned in a number of posts about the way that Ray uses his paws. We are assuming that it was a skill learned  out of necessity while he was running as a stray. Continue reading

A surprising day!

Just when I think I have a grasp of how Ray “works”, he proves me wrong. Continue reading

Ray and puppy!

Ray is generally very good at meeting other dogs now. It does not seem that long ago when he was lunging and barking at anything that moved. He was occasionally tolerant of a dog that was very calm, but even that could not be relied upon. Continue reading

Nocturnal Habits!

Ray’s nocturnal habits have changed just recently. Continue reading