THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: Not so Wordless Wednesday.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Not so Wordless Wednesday.

Abby Lab here - this was sort of me today. It wasn't a quiet day.

There was a word, a very loud word, one of the HBO ones.

I was coming in from my walk with my dog walker, and I was ALL excited from rolling in the snow and getting a treat for a good potty, and I was SO excited I just RAN through the kitchen into the dining room as fast as I could go to see Mom in her office.

And rammed my head at warp speed into Mom's bad knee in the middle of the living room as she went to refill her tea. Not just "no meniscus" bad knee, but "fell on ice on the landing in her bathrobe taking the trash out and took all the skin off of it a week ago" bad knee. The scab had finally formed completely.

I'm sorry Mom - why is your knee bleeding? Uh Oh. I'm sorry Mom

"Hey we're union - no scabs around here."

Sorry Mom, trying to make a funny. I did not head butt your scab on purpose.

Mom's knee was bleeding and my head didn't feel so great for a minute but another treat from the walker made me feel ALL better.

Maybe we'll both have some ice cream tonight and the day will get better.

13 comments:

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥January 17, 2018 at 9:08 PM
Bummer, sometimes all that love built up inside you, Abby, just bursts out and BANG!!! We hope Mom's knee and your head feel a lot better soon.

Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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Idaho PugRanchJanuary 17, 2018 at 11:36 PM
Hope that ice cream helped you both feel better
hugs
Hazel & Mabel
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Yamini MacLeanJanuary 18, 2018 at 5:24 AM
Hari OM
Oucheroonies Abby!!! Hope your poor darling head is not bruised. Oh yes, I also hope mum's knee gets a new scab real quick and then no scab... ;*> hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx (who actually more sympawthetik than she appears, cuz this brought back memories of several crashes with Jade's head. They were not light...)
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Matilda the BoxerJanuary 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM
Mommas need treats to feel better sometimes too.
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MonkeywranglerJanuary 18, 2018 at 11:15 AM
Ouch! Hope your head, and Mom's knee heal up fast!
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Bella Roxy & MacduiJanuary 18, 2018 at 2:10 PM
First of all, ice cream always helps. And second of all, we dogs were worried about your poor head hitting the knee. We're glad you're okay and we're sure your mom will be okay because you can always grow another scab. Just have more ice cream.
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The Army of FourJanuary 18, 2018 at 4:25 PM
Oh, no! Hope your mom and your head are OK. Ice cream is a known cure-all!
Cammie!
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Tails Around the RanchJanuary 18, 2018 at 4:51 PM
Oh no. Hope the dog walker gave your mom a treat too. Sending oodles of poodles healing thoughts for the bum knee and scab.
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The Adventures of the LLB GangJanuary 18, 2018 at 6:08 PM
Ouch!! We hope your head(and your Mama's knee) feel better soon. Ice cream would probably help...a lot!
xoxo,
Rosy, Arty & Jakey
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lexitheschnauzerJanuary 18, 2018 at 9:53 PM
Yikes! Poor Mom. Sounds like she needs those football knee guard thingies with you around - and ice - and, well you get the picture.
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easyweimaranerJanuary 19, 2018 at 6:26 AM
yes ice cream can make a lot of things much much better... potp to yout head and to your mommas knee...
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My Mind's EyeJanuary 19, 2018 at 12:40 PM
Ouch...that hurts just reading it.
Abby as always your spin on things is fun!
Hugs madi and mom
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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