Category Archives: Dogs!

A dog named Ruby, a cop named Grady, a columnist named Morris

(Cleveland police officer Kevin Grady, PD columnist Phillip Morris, and I had breakfast this week. At Slyman’s, if you must know, where a plate filled with eggs, toast, grits, and corned beef is one of the best breakfasts in town. … Continue reading

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Mocha Needs Wings. Or Common Sense.

Mocha is six. A chocolate lab with a fistful of pit bull. Gentle as your grandmother. Last summer, Fran Carey and I were enjoying cigars on the second-floor porch. Suddenly, Mocha leaped.  She appeared surprised at her own stupidity. She … Continue reading

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If You Ain’t a Friend to Dogs, You Ain’t a Friend of Mine

The Ohio House of Representatives , slow witted and slow moving, is about to make House Bill 55 the law of the state. If their equally slow moving and slow witted pals in the Senate approve it, the penalty for … Continue reading

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One of God’s Better Creations, the Magnificent Mutt

Here are some terms tossed around at dog parks. With my own definitions, of course. Animal Abuse: More proof, as if we needed it, that man regresses. A good argument for capital punishment. Bad Dog: A naturally good dog owned … Continue reading

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A Dog’s Best Friend, Doctor Brian

“Better not take a dog on the space shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you’re coming home his face might burn up.” -Jack Handy Continue reading

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