by Jacki Skole | Dec 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dogland Blog My eleven-year-old daughter bought a shirt that reads, “Puppies aren’t presents.” It’s a slogan you hear a lot this time of year, but puppies—and dogs of any age—can be presents, and the holidays can be a great time to give them, so long as a good deal of...
by Jacki Skole | Dec 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dogland Blog This Dog Tales post is unique in that it is a joint offering from sisters Melissa and Alice, who share letters they wrote to the family’s dog, Tako. As with all stories in this series, the girls’ letters have not been edited for spelling or grammar. Each...
by Jacki Skole | Nov 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dogland Blog Thank you to Sheila Boneham for posting an interview about DOGLAND on Writers and Other Animals. You can read the interview here. Also, if you haven’t followed me on Facebook, please do. In addition to posting information about DOGLAND and all...
by Jacki Skole | Nov 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dogland Blog This is the seventh in a series of stories written by young people. Writing encourages children to explore their relationships with pets and works to strengthen the human-animal bond. After all, today’s youth are tomorrow’s pet owners. Stories have not...
by Jacki Skole | Nov 19, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog My husband and I put off renovating our master bathroom for years. Not because it didn’t need a facelift, but because other rooms in our house needed one more. However, when Kevin could no longer jerry-rig the shower’s glass doors to keep water from...