Category Archives: Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures

Eight Lanes Of Danger

Posted on May 30, 2012 by russtowne

Eight Lanes Of Danger Aug 8 2011 Before this blog morphed into what it has become today, it was started as a convenient way to share songs and stories that I’d writen or co-written. So I thought it was high … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Creativity, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Songs I've Written or Co-Written | Tagged Dog, dogs, Eight Lanes Of Danger, freeway, Love | Leave a comment

For Dog Lovers

Posted on May 30, 2012 by russtowne

My son, another dog lover, sent this humorous Toutube vid to me. It is a commercial, but I don’t use the product and am not pushing it. I just think the vid is entertaining and thought you might too. http://www.youtube.com/user/BenefulBrandDogFood?v=58wi8a3Uz28 … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Humor | Tagged "Hug Your Dog Day", Beneful, Coleman, Dog, entertaining, Eric Stonestreet, fun, funny | Leave a comment

Morning Reflections

Posted on May 24, 2012 by russtowne

There was a time many years ago when I woke up exhausted every week day, crawled out of bed at about 5:30am and faced a daunting and life-sucking 1 hour and 40 minute 1-way commute to work, doing a job … Continue reading →

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Without Him, I’m Only Another Human

Posted on May 20, 2012 by russtowne

A friend sent the following to me because he knows how I much love dogs: Observations About Man’s Best Friend No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich. — Louis Sabin … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Forgiveness, Friendship, Healing, Humor, Observations, Praise | Tagged affection, attention, best friend, bonnie Wilcox, canine, Caring, Dave Barry, devotion, divine, dogs, Dorothy Hinshaw, E.B. Whilte, Edward Hoagland, Friend, Gene Hill, George Bird Evans, healing, Henry Wheeler Shaw, John Steinbeck, kindness, Louis Saben, Love, Milan Kundera, Rick Horowitz, Rita Rudner, understanding, vigilance | Leave a comment

How to Stop a Nightmare

Posted on May 18, 2012 by russtowne

The URL below takes you to a cute vid where a little kitten is having a nightmare, and its mama knows how to take care of the situation! http://www.wimp.com/stopnightmare/ http://www.wimp.com/stopnightmare/

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Fun Vids, Humor, Parenting | Tagged asleep, hug, kitten, mama cat, nightmare, sleeping | Leave a comment

What A Great Idea!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by russtowne

I am often touched when I see “Welcome Home” video’s of mlitary servicepeople coming home from long deployments. I’ve just discovered a blog/site that is devoted to sharing such joyous moments with the world: WelcomeHomeBlog.com. What a great idea! To … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Fun Vids, Gratitude, Humor, Inspiring, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, daughter, deployment, Dog, dogs, family reunion, father, Marines, military, Mother, Navy, reunion, service, servicemen, servicepeople, servicewomen, soldiers, son, touched, Touching, videos, welcomehomeblog, welcomhomeblog.com | Leave a comment

Amazing Doggie Dancer

Posted on April 21, 2012 by russtowne

The URl below is to a video displaying a dog doing a very impressive 3-minute dance routine–on its HIND legs. WOW! The dog is a much better dancer than me–though I admit that isn’t saying much (if you’ve ever seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Humor, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged amazing, amazing doggie dancer, animal, animal lover, animals, dancing, Dog, doggie, hind legs | Leave a comment

Getting Along Just Fine

Posted on March 29, 2012 by russtowne

A woman in Alaska has a fairly crowded back porch. A Bald Eagle, fox, and her two cats are all sharing the space in peace. I wonder how much longer it will be until humankind can do the same? The … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Optimism, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Alaska, Bald Eagle, can't we all just get along?, cats, critters, fox, humankind, peace, porch, sharing space, space, video, woman | Leave a comment

“Dogs Welcome”

Posted on March 20, 2012 by russtowne

A friend just forwarded the message below to me. I got a chuckle out of it and thought you might too. “A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town he planned to visit on his … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures | Tagged Dog, dogs, hotel, motel | 1 Comment

Spontaneous Rescue Efforts By Many People Saves Stranded Dolphins

Posted on March 15, 2012 by russtowne

I’ve heard of stories where dolphins have saved drowning humans, and today I saw a heart-warming video where a bunch of apparant strangers spontaneously worked together to save a group of dolphins that were in danger of dying. If different … Continue reading →