Dogs ⁽¹⁰⁾

We lost Annie this past Monday morning, January 8, 2024. She has begun her journey to Rainbow Bridge. She was a sweet, loving pet and she was a champion. She was also a part of a number of 'firsts' for the Frank Family. Number one…

In 1961, Ricky Nelson released the song, “Travelin’ Man”. Part of the lyrics were, I’m a travelin’ man and I’ve made a lot of stops, all over the world. This last September, I felt like I was a travelin’ man, who made at least three…

One of my fondest memories of Ruby was when we had our last private time together. Nancy had taken Annie and Gail, our two Labrador retrievers, to another nosework trial leaving Ruby with me. We live in the central valley of California and it can…

Ruby and I had always been very close, but another milestone in our relationship happened a little over three years ago. I mentioned to my wife I thought Ruby was having hearing problems. She wouldn’t respond when I was in another room and I called…

The featured image for today’s blog post is called ‘3 Sisters’. It is a photo I took of our three dogs a couple of years ago, but one of my favorites. The dogs are, from left to right, Annie, Gail and Ruby. On July 16,…