Lucky Garvin
LUCKY GARVIN: Saying Goodbye To Lola
Our Lola appears to be deep in sleep on her favorite corner of the sofa, her head resting on out-stretched paws. But to our sorrow, this is not sleep.The...
LUCKY GARVIN: THE BREAK-IN [from years ago]
Darlin’ wife Sabrina is under the delusion that our pet Doberman Onyx is a guard-dog....
LUCKY GARVIN: The Tale Of The Ugly Christmas Tree
All Christmas trees are beautiful aren’t they? My wife, Sabrina, looked at the artificial Christmas...
LUCKY GARVIN: The Driver
It was nearing Christmas this year; a hard-working Mexican-American family man was driving his fully-loaded...
LUCKY GARVIN: 3 Wildlife Memories
While there are sorrows in the rehabbing of injured, orphaned, or diseased wildlife, there are...
On Dogs and Devotion
Sabrina and I heard of a Black Labrador noted to be sitting by a mailbox. He did not belong to the family who resided...
Where Does “Intuition” Come From?
Medical intuition is a hard-won ability. Further, because although you may have this ‘second-sight’ to some degree, you can still make mistakes Intuition,...
She Always Has Your Back
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to you that I, as an animal rehabber, watch many wildlife documentaries. But there is one I saw...
Very Smart Dogs
It has not escaped my Sabrina’s and my notice that Dobermans are very much creatures of habit: time to run, to play, to nap,...
Of Canteens and Christmas Truces
There is always a peril which attends the telling of a story one has heard; is it true or counterfeit, partially true yet containing...
A Childhood Discovery – The Dam
Had you stood with your back to our old, two-storied clapboard house in Stephentown, NY, you would have heard before you saw the tumultuous,...