THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: Military Wife and Pug Life

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Military Wife and Pug Life

Most of you will remember the blog "Military Wife and Pug Life" which suddenly closed down. We all miss her writings, but I wanted to let Blogville know we've stayed in contact with S., who wanted to pursue some new activities outside of blogging. She and her hubby have a new Pug named Tater Tot and life is good.

We miss them, but thankful they are well and happy.

8 comments:

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥September 5, 2018 at 3:27 PM
Tater Tot is a cutie - hope he can get one of the Real ID's soon:)

Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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Yamini MacLeanSeptember 5, 2018 at 3:48 PM
hari om
thanks for that update - I did wonder ehere yhey got to,,,aw heck you know what this frogpaw means! Yxx
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Hailey and Zaphod and their LadySeptember 5, 2018 at 4:48 PM
Thanks for the update. I did enjoy their blog and are glad to hear things are well.
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The Ladies of Beaglebratz ManorSeptember 5, 2018 at 5:29 PM
Mom Kim here - thank you so much for letting us know. Lady Shasta got Christmas gifts from one of her Pugs last year and right after she opened them we were going to thank her but could never find an email and her blog went blank. We always wondered what happened. So glad to hear all is well and her furmily is growing.
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RubySeptember 5, 2018 at 8:17 PM
Oh, I have been missing them tons! If you email her again, tells her to drop me an email, I would loves to hear from her! Thanks so much for the update! I've been tryin' to find her on SM, butts having no luck!
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
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Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3September 5, 2018 at 9:50 PM
Tater Tot looks very cute.
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Kinley WestieSeptember 5, 2018 at 11:33 PM
Glad to hear dey are doing good!
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The Army of FourSeptember 6, 2018 at 10:47 AM
We're so glad to hear this! We hope they're all OK!
Cam and Mags
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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