Archive - Dogs Are Medicine of Healing Out Loud

Things Don't Happen For A Reason

An essay about Waffle's health, shifting perspective and the gift of a dream that is no longer deferred

Jun 2, 2023 •

May 2022

The Spring Flu and the immeasurable resilience of my best girl.

May 22, 2022 •

She is still here.

We played hooky yesterday morning and went for a hike, just the three of us.

May 11, 2022 •

April 2022

My Beloved Sophie, Part 2

Two years missing and a long road back, indeed.

Apr 20, 2022 •

My Beloved Sophie, Part 1

My family's second Bernese Mountain Dog and the beginning of *the* decade.

Apr 13, 2022 •

March 2022

Morning Friendship - First and Always.

Dog Truths and the story of how our house became a home and Tillie became morning friendship.

Mar 30, 2022 •

Therapy Dog Thursday with Charlotte, the Great Dane

Life in a psychiatric ward and Charlotte, the therapy dog.

Mar 23, 2022 •

Adventures in Learning to Read with Benjamin

Words that jumped and a dog that did too. Adventures in learning to read and write with a learning disability.

Mar 16, 2022 •

Trouble, My Very First Dog

Before Waffle and Tug, there was Trouble, our family’s first Bernese Mountain Dog. This is her story.

Mar 9, 2022 •

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