by Jacki Skole | May 27, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog This is the first in a series of stories written by young people. Writing encourages children to explore their relationship with a pet and works to strengthen the human-animal bond. After all, today’s youth are tomorrow’s pet owners. To learn more about...
by Jacki Skole | May 21, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog Do you know a young person who has a story to tell about a dog? If so, I’d love to read it—and, maybe even, publish it. In Dog Tales, Part Two, I introduced readers to the Homeless Pet Clubs, a non-profit organization founded by Georgia veterinarian...
by Jacki Skole | May 14, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog People love stories—telling them and listening to them. Perhaps that’s why we start telling our children stories when they are just days old. Then, by the time they’re talking, they’re telling them, too. In 2010, a group of first, second, and third...
by Jacki Skole | May 7, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog My dog ate a mouse, says a blonde third-grade boy. I have two dogs, offers another, a brunette. A third, also brunette, says, My dogs died. The three boys, along with several friends, have come to pet Galen and to see why my daughter and I are seated...
by Jacki Skole | Apr 16, 2015 | Dogland, Standard
Dogland Blog I can only hope the reviews of Dogland will be as glowing as the accolades over its cover. I have two people to thank for that: Matt Smith, the graphic artist who designed the cover and Shannon Johnstone, the photographer who captured an image at once...
