THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: Santa Paws Was Here!

Friday, December 26, 2014

Santa Paws Was Here!

See that neat bag with the paw prints underneath the 1960's Aluminum tree? Santa Paws left that! Mom came home and found it in the bin on the covered porch with my leash that the lady who walks me during the day uses.

Is that for me?

She's a really nice lady, and at Thanksgiving she also gave me a toy and gave Mom some sugar cookies which I didn't get as Mom said the sugar is not good for me, so I got treats. Mom said they were awesome people treats.

Oh boy - gifts from Santa Paws! There were toys in there and a card and Mom found these two cookies. She remembered how good those sugar cookies were and she and Dad bit into these.

They got funny looks on their faces. Apparently, these were treats for me, with no sugar in the actual cookie and they were VERY crunchy. I didn't mind the teeth marks and I thought they were delicious!

But Mom's now looking for a treat to get the taste of the treat out of her mouth.

Abby the Lab

3 comments:

MonkeywranglerDecember 26, 2014 at 9:07 AM
Merry Christmas, Abby! It was good of you to ignore the tax-bites taken from your cookie treats.
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UnknownDecember 26, 2014 at 4:45 PM
As long as you got most of your treats, 'tis the season to be sharing! *wags* - Gilligan from WagsAhoy.com
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MurphyDecember 27, 2014 at 6:04 PM
BOL! Your mom bit into YOUR cookie? That is cracking us up!

Your Pals,

Murphy & Stanley
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FIVE STARS

No one who has ever had a dog as a companion will be able to read The Book of Barkley: Love and Life through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever by L. B. Johnson with dry eyes.

Johnson tells the story of her life, from childhood to adulthood, from the perspective of her relationship with Barkley, a Lab that she got when he was just a stubborn ball of fur who ‘selected’ her when she viewed the litter of which he was a part. Her descriptions of adjusting to Barkley’s presence in her life, and how this helped her come to terms with and understand her past and learn to take life a day at a time on her own terms will resonate profoundly with anyone who has fallen in love with a dog and had to learn to live with its loss.

This is a story of unconditional love and acceptance, the kind that asks nothing but love in return. As Johnson and Barkley forge bonds of trust and understanding, she also strengthens her human relationships.

This is much more than a mere memoir – it is a story of life and how to live it, and how we humans can learn to live our lives better if we’d only learn to live it like a dog does. The author uses language well, with descriptions of animals, people, and places so vivid you feel that you can feel the textures, smell the odors (pleasant and otherwise) and hear the whining of a puppy needing to go out to do its business. Life can be sad or happy, and the author takes us through it all – a trip that you won’t regret taking. A five-star book that definitely merits the Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence

About Barkley and His Mom

My Mom started this blog due to requests from friends who wanted a place to go for stories of her furry friend Barkley that weren't in the book and stories of my rescue and new life in my furever home. She donates all of the proceeds from her writing to animal rescue and groups that train search and rescue and service dogs but that's OK, as she still gives me lots of dog treats and toys.

The Book of Barkley is Mom's first memoir. She used to be a jet pilot for somebody's Uncle but now has a Ph.D. in something involving science and forensics which is like TV but without expensive suits or cleavage. Additional mayhem is provided by my Dad and our 100-year-old "fixer upper" Mission Bungalow.

Her second memoir "Saving Grace - A Story of Adoption" was published in April of 2015". Her Third Book - "Small Town Roads", her first Fiction Novel was published October of 2016 and was an NPR selected "2017 must read" and 2017 Readers Favorite International Book Award GOLD for "Fiction - Religious Theme". Her 4th book, "Calexit, The Anthology", a Novella with other authors, was published in October of 2017 and was on the Amazon Best Seller's list two days later. Her fifth book "True Course - Lessons from Life Aloft" was a #1 best seller at Amazon 24 hours after publishing so I think she has been bribing you all with treats.

Abby - Mom's Lab Assistant