THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: Autumn Play

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Autumn Play

It's getting darker earlier and earlier, so Sunny and Napoleon have been having their play dates as soon as Nap's Mom gets home from school (she works with autistic children). They don't let the waning light and the cooler temperatures slow them down. Let's Play!

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Brian's Home BlogOctober 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
You two are so darn cute!
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JackieOctober 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I always loved watching our lab (100lb) and our neighbor friend’s herding dog play. Two different ends of the weight chain. Two different mental worlds. Two different heights. It was hilarious.
These two goofies remind me of them playing on our backyard. It looks like they are having the best time! Makes me smile.
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FiveSibesMomOctober 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Those are such fabulous and fun pics! What a good time they are having! Thanks for joining in our #FlashbackFriday blog hop, too! Have a great weekend!
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HelenOctober 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Teddy and Liam like to go out after dinner. Soon they won't be able to go out in the backyard. We have few rules and one is they can't go out in the yard after it's dark. We have raccoons and skunks that wander through and I wouldn't want them to wrangle with either of those.
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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