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I’ve noted my distaste for how oblivious Toy dog owners are with respect to how their little charges affect larger dogs.  This attitude has now struck home. My lovely bride had an accident three weeks ago while up in Dallas for … Continue reading →

A happy 1/1/11 (as well as 1/2/11 to 12/31/11) from the Hounds of Soyara: Diva (BISS Ch. Soyara’s Beautiful Dreamer) Alan (Ch. Soyara’s Singer of Songs Esar) Honey (Ch. Soyara’s Magnolia Honey Esar) Belle (Ch. Soyara’s Southern Belle Esar) Ali … Continue reading →

I went to get a haircut at lunchtime today and, as the car was low on gas, decided to get it filled up at the adjacent Kroger fuel stop. In the usual course of things I prefer not to use … Continue reading →

November 3rd is St. Hubert’s Day, named after the patron saint of hunt and hound.  The eldest son of the Duke of Aquataine, Hubert was addicted to hunting but after the death of his wife in childbirth, he renounced his … Continue reading →

To Austin this weekend for the Travis County KC shows.  On Sunday we had a 9:10 judging time; with morning chores, a three-hour drive, set-up and grooming time it meant waking up at 3:30 AM.  No fun at all! Regardless … Continue reading →

Ladies and Gentlemen, we think we have a winner for the 2010 Walter Duranty award:  the Associated Press for this story: The party in Pyongyang stretched into Monday as North Koreans took the day off to celebrate a major political … Continue reading →

La Stupenda, bel canto soprano Dame Joan Sutherland, has died at 83.

Up north of Houston this weekend, near Bush Intercontinental Airport, for the Greater Humble Area Kennel Club shows (“Humble” is always pronounced “‘Umble”).  We’re trying to get Dutch finished by the time Westminster closes to try to get him in.  … Continue reading →

The movie Secretariat opens today starring Diane Lane as Penny Chenery, Big Red’s owner.  Just to give readers (if any) not old enough to remember this remarkable horse, here’s the CBS broadcast of the 1973 Belmont Stakes, with Chic Anderson … Continue reading →

Awwwww, our dear President, the Rt. Hon. Abraham Delano Fitzgerald Mahatma Obama, exhausted by the rigors of office as well as untold rounds of golf, says he needs some rest: It’s often remarked that President Obama has enjoyed a number … Continue reading →

Some of baseball’s notably rare events: Perfect game (20 times) Four home runs in a game (15 times) Unassisted triple play (15 times) Hitting a natural cycle (single, double, triple, home run in that order; 14 times) In a single … Continue reading →

Illegitimate reasons to oppose Cordoba House: Proximity to the WTC site Questionable funding Questionable purpose Legitimate reasons to oppose Cordoba House: Lack of diversity Large carbon footprint Potential for releasing asbestos Disruption of pigeon migration patterns Endangered bedbug species found … Continue reading →

Where else but the New York Times? To the Editor: Ross Douthat uses a reasonable tone and a pleasing logical symmetry — “two understandings of America, one constitutional and one cultural” — to craft what is a horrifying apologia for … Continue reading →

Big Dutch goes Best of Breed at the Beaumont Kennel Club show, handled as always by my lovely bride. Dutch was the subject of a recent set-to between me and my spouse: Me:  “I had a terrible dream last night.” … Continue reading →

As anyone not living at the bottom of a coal mine knows, Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has hit 599 home runs in his illustrious if controversial career and the world breathlessly awaits No. 600.  And waits and … Continue reading →