Dear Mommy, Am I a Korean Pop Star? XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy, Where on earth did you get that idea? Love, Carolyn Dear Mommy, Molly used to say that you call me that. XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy, I have no idea what she was talking about. I would love to get inside […]
It’s our 4 Year Anniversary! Throughout the month of February we are celebrating four years of weekly Interspecies Memos by sharing some old favorites.This one is from March 7, 2014, with our now departed sweet dog Molly (read more about her here!) Dearest Molly, I heard on NPR that dogs face North when they poop. […]
It’s our 4 Year Anniversary! Throughout the month of February we will celebrate four years of weekly Interspecies Memos by sharing some old favorites. This one is from August 15, 2014, with our now departed sweet dog Molly. (Read about Molly’s extraordinary life here!) Dearest Molly, I heard a story on NPR about dogs with OCD. […]
Molly July 1999 – June 7, 2016 Molly left us. At one month shy of seventeen years old, she had been having a difficult time of it – she was totally deaf, loosing her sight, and suffering from dementia, incontinence, a heart murmur, terrible teeth, arthritis and unstable knees – but she never gave up her […]
Dear Alpha Mom, I don’t need this scarf. Your Best Dog, Molly Dearest Molly, It does look nice on you. Love, Carolyn Dear Alpha Mom, Nice is irrelevant. I’m a Terrier. I always look like a Terrier. Your Best Dog, Molly Dearest Molly, That’s so true. But isn’t the scarf nice and […]
Dear Alpha Mom, The food bowl is empty. Your Best Dog, Molly Dearest Molly, Of course it is. It’s empty less than two minutes after I feed you. Clean as a whistle. Love, Carolyn Dear Alpha Mom, The food bowl is empty. Your Best Dog, Molly Dearest Molly, You can’t be hungry. […]
Dear Alpha Mom, There is not much for me to do any more. Your Best Dog, Molly Dearest Molly, You can keep an eye on the kitchen, sweetie. Someone needs to make sure nothing goes wrong there. Love, Carolyn Dear Alpha Mom, But I can’t hear a thing. I’m completely deaf now. Your […]
Dear Alpha Mom, I miss sleeping in the Pantry. Your Best Dog, Molly Dearest Molly, I know. It was your cave. Love, Carolyn Dear Alpha Mom, I chose it myself. Your Best Dog, Molly Dearest Molly, You did. We were all impressed by that. But I’m sorry, I have to keep you […]
Dear Alpha Mom, I’m seeing a lot of hearts lately. Paper hearts. Heart boxes. Heart chocolates. You’ve been busy making little heart collages. What is the point of all this heart activity? Your Best Dog, Molly Dearest Molly, That’s because it’s almost Valentines Day. Love, Carolyn Dear Alpha Mom, But this is not […]
Dear Alpha Mom, Tiny Tina wants to know when she’s going to class. What class is that? Your Best Dog, Molly Dearest Molly, Tina models for my after-school art class. I let the kids draw an actual live model. Who just happens to be a bantam hen. Love, Carolyn Dear Alpha Mom, I […]
