Will My Dog Hate Me?

Will My Dog Hate Me?

A guilt-free zone for good dog owners

Will My Dog Hate Me?

  • Home
  • The Blog
    • The Blog
    • About the Blog’s Name
    • About the Blog’s Dogs
  • The Blogger
    • About The Blogger
    • Contact the Blogger
  • The Books
    • The Book About the Dogs
    • The Book About the Blogger
    • The Author and Her Dog Book Tour

Pet loss

Don’t Go: In Praise of the Occasional Wallow

November 1, 2014

Madeleine is a clever girl, and also a stubborn one. The other day when I was trying to leave to go to the gym, bag in hand, she parked her little butt firmly in the backyard, refusing to come in–even when I called her with a visible piece of food in hand, even when I opened…

Read More
Edie Jarolim 15 Comments

My Funny Valentine

February 14, 2014

Some days are tougher than others. This is one of the bad ones. A year ago, for Valentine’s Day, I posted this picture on Facebook and labeled it, “You’re still the one.” Frankie had slowed down, no question, but we were still having fun. He made me laugh every day. Today I woke up and…

Read More
Edie Jarolim 14 Comments

The First Cut Is the Deepest: Trying to Love Again

February 5, 2014

A song has been running through my head lately…. In my readings, especially about pet mourning, I often come across the term “heart dog,” which I take to be the canine equivalent of a human soul mate. But what does that mean — and what are the implications of having had that experience? I don’t…

Read More
Edie Jarolim 19 Comments

Once Upon an Urn: The Irrational, Magical Tale of Frankie’s Return

January 22, 2014

Get a cup of coffee and settle in for a few minutes. You’re in for a bit of a long ride. But consider that it’s taken me far longer to put this tale together — a good part of a lifetime, now that I think about it. Ashes to Ashes No one is rational about…

Read More
Edie Jarolim 23 Comments

Frankie’s Fund Is a Huge Success!

January 4, 2014

I’m generally a glass-half-empty type of person. But meeting half a goal of $5,000 — I chose that amount because why not shoot for the moon? — means that, with the help of many wonderful people who donated, wrote about, or shared my posts about Frankie’s Fund, I raised nearly more than $2,500 $3,000 to…

Read More
Edie Jarolim 14 Comments

Good-bye 2013. Don’t let the door… well, you know

December 31, 2013

This year can’t be over a minute too soon. It’s ridiculous, I know, to think that one sunset and sunrise will somehow change the disposition of the universe, that tomorrow my driveway will suddenly sprout good-luck flowers with solid-gold centers. (I’m not even sure what those would would look like — maybe sunflowers? Which would…

Read More
Edie Jarolim 12 Comments

Expect the Worst!* And Be Utterly Surprised & Thrilled When You Get the Best

December 13, 2013

No one could ever accuse me of being an optimist, or of being warm and fuzzy. One of my childhood friends, who only began reading this blog since it returned in August, was surprised to discover the depth of my feelings about Frankie, I’m that guarded about my emotions — and apparently always have been.…

Read More
Edie Jarolim 18 Comments

Life After Frankie: A Dog Wake & A Eulogy

November 14, 2013

If I’ve learned anything from losing Frankie, it’s that grief is unpredictable. Few of my reactions in the last few weeks were close to what I anticipated. The New Normal? I behaved very badly the first weekend, acting out. And I was bone tired for a while, wanting to sleep far more often than I…

Read More
Edie Jarolim 42 Comments

Gratitude & Grief: A Guide to Dealing with (My) Loss

November 4, 2013

I had this insane idea that I would leave you with Frankie’s departure and then move on to my new  life and my new(er) blog — as though my years with Frankie could be put aside that easily or that, maybe, if I didn’t write about it, the pain wouldn’t be there. But that’s not…

Read More
Edie Jarolim 36 Comments

Frankie D., Canine Video Star, Muse, Retires

November 1, 2013

Frankie D. — short for Frankie Doodle or Frankie Doodle Dandy, sometimes known as Pretty Boy Frankie — does not subscribe to the philosophy of poet Dylan Thomas. He believes there is nothing wrong with going gentle into that good night. To that end, he ate some Ben & Jerry’s Stephen Colbert Americone Dream ice…

Read More
Edie Jarolim 38 Comments
  • « Previous Page

Book Tour

Book Tour

My new book!

Badge - Getting Naked for Money book page Go to Amazon to buy Getting Naked for Money— the book!

Social Media

Follow me with RSS, Facebook or Twitter

Book Trailer

Watch the official book trailer!

Archives

Flush Doggy

Click here to visit Flush Doggy.

  • Home
  • The Blogger
  • About The Blog’s Name
  • About the Blog’s Dogs
  • The Book About the Dogs
  • The Book About the Blogger
  • Book Tour
  • Contact
© 2023 Will My Dog Hate Me? | Designed by: Theme Freesia | Powered by: WordPress