Dixie on the run (down the driveway)

DIXIE AND ME

Normally, Holly and I make sure we keep our beagle Dixie on the leash. Today, Holly was walking back up the driveway, and, for some reason, I called her.

Holly let the leash go, and Dixie raced up the driveway with a slight wobble (she has only three legs), and she came right to me. Our long-time dog, Lady, who is no longer with us, probably would have run off to a neighbor's yard, so that's one mark up for Dixie.

I told her that she's a good girl, and she is. It's a good feeling to know that my dog isn't going to take me on a tour of the neighborhood.

Right now, she's taking a nap on her little bed in the office, about three feet from me.

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Other entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2015)

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Good Samaritan

• The PRESS cap and my friend Mike

• Watching TV

• No luck with Billy Sims

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!