Latest Gate Dogs

This is the inspiration for the Danger Dog fair trade art project. These beautiful signs are being replaced by generic signs. The Danger Dog project gives work to over 56 Nepali signboard artists and has commissioned over 1500 pieces to date. You can commission a portrait of your pet

 


Chophel, Danba and Ananda

Bobbie sent this photo in her Christmas card, taken two days before I picked up Chandra’s puppies…

Chophel lives in Minnesota with Val. Danba and Ananda are with me.


Look who I found in our frigidiaire!!

I love Kathy’s creativity!!

 

Shel Silverstein – Bear In There

 

There's a Polar Bear
In our Frigidaire--
He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.
With his seat in the meat
And his face in the fish
And his big hairy paws
In the buttery dish,
He's nibbling the noodles,
He's munching the rice,
He's slurping the soda,
He's licking the ice.
And he lets out a roar
If you open the door.
And it gives me a scare
To know he's in there--
That Polary Bear
In our Fridgitydaire.

 


A Star Dancing in the Night

Said the night wind to the little dog,
“Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky, little dog,
Do you see what I see?
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite,
With a tail as big as a kite.”


A dog in a Winter Wonderland..

(To the Tune “Winter Wonderland)

Dog tags ring, are you listenin’?
In the lane, snow is glistenin’.
It’s yellow, NOT white – I’ve been there tonight,
Marking up my winter wonderland.

Smell that tree? That’s my fragrance.
It’s a sign for wand’ring vagrants;
“Avoid where I pee, it’s MY pro-per-ty!
Marked up as my winter wonderland.”

In the meadow dad will build a snowman,
following the classical design.
Then I’ll lift my leg and let it go Man,
So all the world will know it’s
mine-mine-mine!

Straight from me to the fencepost,
flows my natural incense boast;
“Stay off of my TURF, this small piece of earth,
I mark it as my winter wonderland.