Dixie and me meeting a neighbor

DIXIE AND ME

Every now and then, Dixie and I get to meet someone new. And it happened today with a neighbor.

We were loitering around the property he lives on, and he pulled up in his silver car. I expected him to walk away, but he instead greeted Dixie.

As usual, she dragged me over to her new "victim", and he laughed and gladly petted her. She did her regular routine of lying down and offering up her belly to rub. He didn't take the bait; instead, he rubbed her head and back.

Naturally, she was thrilled.

We didn't exchange names, but we did talk a good bit. I told him about me covering NASCAR years ago, and he told me about him helping rock bands with electricity and equipment.

All three of us came out of it happy. And I apologized for bending his ear.

EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com  TWITTER: EDITORatWORK

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

• 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!

Pet pages found on Twitter

LADY WAS A RESCUE DOG

I was just checking my notifications on Twitter, and I found a Twitter feed that follows me: AllDogsNeed (Mans' Best Friend https://alldogsneed.com brings you tips and advice on caring for your #dog #puppy Sharing with you photos of adorable #dogs and #puppies).


And that got me looking for other dog folk on Twitter.

Bellas Big Adventure follows me; so does Dog Inspire. Dogs Trust doesn't follow me; neither does Whole Dog Journal.

Among the other animal pages I found on Twitter were AnimalLeague (The World's Largest No-kill Animal Rescue and Adoption Organization, out of Port Washington, NY), AdoptMeContraCostaCa (Martinez and Pinole, Calif., according to their page), ARTS Senior Animal Rescue (Rescue, rehab and re-home senior cats and dogs! Alberta-based, 100% volunteer and registered charity), Pets Topics (All around pets!. Articles, tips and more) and Welcome to Nature (For daily updates about nature follow @welcomet0nature).

Clyde Hernandez (I've loved dogs since I was a kid) shows off funny dog videos. And you might check out WeRateDogs (Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings).

I also found the Big Puppy Love Shop (Online pet supply shop just for large breed dogs).

MORE

★ Animal Vids ★ Bedsforpets ★ Best Dogs ★ Big Barker ★ Big Puppy Love Shop  

★ Bit Pugs★ Brain Training For Dogs ★ Canine Cupcakes  ★ CBD for Dogs  
★ Clicker Training Online  ★ CuteMops  ★ Cutepuppy   ★ Dachshund Bonus
★ Dog360° Twits ★ Doggy Swag Shop ★ Dogs of the Internet ★ Dog Treat Smart

★ Drooping Ears Chihuahua  ★ Golden Retriever Lovers Community
★ HumaneGoods  ★ I Love Dogs  ★ InstDogBark  ★ Jackie the dog 

★ LoveKitten803  ★ Mr.Dog Buzz   ★ Muddy Paw  ★ mycentraldogs 
★ NE Humane Society ★ Oscar the Spitz ★ Our Dogs Club ★ Pamper A Pet
★ Paws In Profile ★ Pet Love That ★ Pet Playdate   ★ Pets Unlimited  ★ Pets Villa 

★ PetzPlace ★ Pooch  ★ Puppy Lovers  ★ Puppy Pics Daily  ★ The Dog Bureau
★ The Man About A Dog ★ The Puppies Club.Co  ★ Wetherspoons Dog

★ With My Husky ★ World of dogs  ★ World of Pet Products  ★ YourDailyDog

EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com  TWITTER: EDITORatWORK

MORE ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound 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 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

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

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