by Jacki Skole | Jan 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dogland Blog If you like the photograph that graces Dogland’s cover, you’ll want to page through Landfill Dogs, Shannon Johnstone’s photographic tribute to shelter dogs. I’ve written about Johnstone in past posts–the first time, in 2013,...
by Jacki Skole | Jan 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dogland Blog Please join me at the Hillsborough Public Library on January 12 at 7 p.m. to talk about all things DOG. We’ll talk love–after all, dogs are members of the family. We’ll talk loss–why a dog’s passing can leave us with a grief...
by Jacki Skole | Jan 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dogland Blog A huge thank you goes out to the Stephen Gaynor School in New York City, for giving its students the opportunity to share their thoughts about companion animals. In today’s post, several students explain what it would mean for them to have a dog or cat...
by Jacki Skole | Dec 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dogland Blog When my daughters were toddlers and daily tantrums the norm, I would close my eyes and say to myself, “This, too, shall pass.” (I said a lot of other things, also, but they’re not printable.) Of course, the tantrums did pass–only...
by Jacki Skole | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dogland Blog Thank you to Ashland Creek Press for posting my essay about a fish, a snail, and a very wise 10-year-old on its blog. You can read the essay here. Recent Posts Of Infants, Toddlers, and Puppies A Belated Introduction To The New Man In My Life The House...
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...
