Conquering Life

This is the day, that 5 years ago forever changed my life. Absolutely incredible, unthinkable, holy crap it’s already been 5 years since my “fallen and I can’t get up” broke my neck ski crash at Dear Valley. It’s unfathomable to think about everything that... Read More

Let me preface this blog entry by saying I’m not hugely comfortable about posting it, but feel strongly that I should, so here goes. I’ve always tried to keep my blog completely positive and only about the great things in life, but truth be known, that isn’t how it... Read More

It’s Christmas card time! Funny thing, a few years ago I used to think what a pain in the butt it was to send out Christmas cards. I would keep putting it off and off, until eventually they became New Year’s cards or even later. A few years ago something changed and I... Read More

Caleb and I have been working on a pretty cool trick over the past several weeks and wanted to share the progress with you. What we call it is… “I’m Thirsty”, and it involves Caleb taking off running across the house, pulling a towel on my mini beverage... Read More

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Canine Companions for Independence sends out a quarterly newsletter about their great organization, the graduates, puppy raisers, and everything wonderful going on with their wonderful service dogs. Yours truly and Caleb the Super Dog made it on the front page with this article:... Read More

And, stepping through last month up till now… August 31 – Caleb Looking Awfully Handsome on the Backyard/Deck September 8 – A Few Action Shots I made for CCI of Caleb Helping Me Pay for Vegetables at the School Farm September 10 – A Trip to Portland for a... Read More

Hmmmmm… How does one catch up after 2 months of blogging inactivity? Definitely with an apology for all of you who were concerned that something might have happened to me. I’m healthy and have had a truly wonderful summer enjoying the occasional sunny/non-rainy day, my new... Read More

Have any of you Labrador retriever owners out there heard of swimmers tail? Well, I never had, until a few weeks ago, and let me tell you, it’s one of the most pathetic/heartbreaking things I’ve ever seen. Let’s see… It started something like this. Caleb was... Read More

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, both parents had the day off, and we decided it was the perfect day to give Caleb his first bath in his new home. A couple things made this bath really go a whole lot easier. First, my expertly designed (yeah… I’m so cool) roll-in shower... Read More

Just a thought for all you folks who love me, the super dog, and beeping your horn when you’re feet away from us. IT’S NOT COOL and scares the bejeebers out of both of us! A head nod or wave works just great! Okay… back to the previously planned programming.... Read More

Looks like me and Caleb found our way onto the Internet in video form in a recent article published by the Patchogue Patch. Check it out in its entirety at: http://patchogue.patch.com/articles/video-dogs-graduate-from-medford-school Or Jump Right to the Video Read More