As I shared last time, when I wrote the first articles about our beloved Joogsie it was mostly to share and sort my feelings. The relationship between man and dog can be a powerful one, perhaps strangely

There are times in life when you are resigned to a probable, or even inevitable, outcome. But sometimes the seemingly imminent is postponed. Sometimes Providence smiles on you in the midst of apparent

When I wrote about Joogsie about a year and a half ago, it was an exercise in dealing with my own heart. The idea of losing Joogsie so quickly to whatever was ailing her was tough to deal with, and sharing

As I've shared in recent posts, we've had a bit of a scare with our beloved Joogsie. She's not out of the woods yet, but seems to be doing quite well and we are anticipating a great recovery. Thank you

Who knows? She may live to be 20! As I shared last week, Joogsie was scheduled for surgery yesterday. I also shared that we approached it with some trepidation. Her age (for a Great Dane) and recent weakness

What a roller coaster ride it's been in trying to restore Joogsie's health. Now, I know she's "just" a dog. And, as I was reminded while my friend Jean Rony just visited from Haiti, there are

But she's been an amazing and loyal companion whose memory we'll cherish for the rest of our lives. Joogsie...how'd she get a name like that? We've had other Great Danes, one named Clifford and the other