Halloween was always fun at our house. When the girls were old enough for trick-and-treating, we created our own family tradition, sneakily devised so they didn’t stay out too long. We invited their friends and friends’ parents back to the
Episode Twenty-Three: Campaign Dog.
During the campaign, interactions with my friends took on a Monty Python flavor. On our morning walks, Edna would grin and refer to me as Your Worship. When our recording-artist friend, Gary Kehoe, came to visit, he quipped that, if
Episode Twenty-Two: What those darn dogs got me into!
On the day after Katie’s (and Max’s) birthday, Marcella came to church with us. After the service, Hugh and I dropped the girls at the mall and continued out to Sasamat Lake to give Max his weekend hike. En route
Episode Twenty-one: Max has a birthday party.
Although we didn’t know Max’s exact birthdate, we calculated that it must be mid-September. Since Katie’s birthday was September 19th, she graciously suggested that Max could share her special day. Katie (and Max’s) birthday party was to be an afternoon
Episode Twenty: Rebel Without a Cause
Max had no excuse for his fits of temperament. He had a dog’s life to envy: Kind owners, lots of outings, a female canine entourage that indulged his male chauvinist ways. But then, it was probably all this attention that
Episode Nineteen: Dead Ringer?
Thursday, September 9 in 1993 was a hot and uncomfortable day. It was also another significant day in Max’s life, although we did not find out why until years later. We set off for our morning walk as usual, dropping
Episode Eighteen: More Dog than Most!
Max’s first day home included a walk with me, Hugh and Katie; Edna and her grandsons, Justin and Josh; and last, but definitely not least, Brandy. However, hotshot Max didn’t so much as say ‘Woof’ to Brandy, but simply tried
Episode Seventeen: Rebellion at Horse Lake
We took Max out for one last run around Treasure Island before setting off for Horse Lake. Max waited patiently in the wagon while we stopped for breakfast and shopped en route. He was itching for action once we reached
Episode Sixteen: Max goes on holiday!
Max wasn’t sure about his first holiday. In spite of the fact that we were up at five, he missed his morning walk. Bewildered, he watched us load the car, after which we all piled in and set off for
Episode Fifteen: School Starts.
In early July, Max had a very social day: first a visit to Dr. Zinger to get heartworm pills; and then to the SPCA to meet Carson Wilson, who was head of the Burnaby shelter at the time. Carson liked
