Life purpose. Have you found yours? I found my life purpose back in 1997 when I realized that the world needed pet detectives. I was a police officer at the time and I loved my job. But after having successfully trained my retired cadaver dog, Rachel, to track down lost dogs and cats, I realized …
My Life!
Zekeless in Seattle
How do you measure love? Last week, my husband and I euthanized our bloodhound Zeke who fought a long battle with lymphoma. What has surprised me is that I have not felt this level of grief in sometime. Although I had euthanized two of my other pets over the past two years, my grief over those …
Toilet Paper Problems
"Excuse me Ma'am, we have a toilet paper problem." I turned to look at the Burger King employee standing beside me who'd just tapped me on the shoulder. I looked at her with a blank face, not sure what she was talking about. Problems? Did she know anything about problems? I was in the midst …
All Hail King Cheeto
Last weekend, I faced a dilemma. I was scheduled to be in two places at one time. Location #1 was the Northwest Christian Writer's Association's Conference in Redmond, WA where I planned to shop my next book idea. Location #2 was the 2012 PAWS Community Hero Pet Awards ceremony on Bainbridge Island …
Cheeto Wheeto
Well, it's official. My cat Cheeto's little pinhead has blown up to match the size of his big flabby BUTT! After appearing on the local KOMO 4 news the other night and King 5's program Evening Magazine tonight, interest for Cheeto's work as a "target cat" has grow nationally. He will appear on …
Love & Bunky…Not What I Expected
You may have noticed this, but I haven't blogged since April. What, pray tell, could be so compelling and so life changing that it could distract me from my passion for lost pet recovery and pet detective work? Answer: TRUE LOVE! Yes. I admit it. I fell in love with a Canadian. I've been, …
The Best Ticket Excuse EVER!
This has nothing to do with my pet detective work but I figured my blog readers would enjoy a good chuckle. I received an e-mail that a reporter is developing a story about traffic tickets. She was asking traffic cops to submit the "worst excuses" that driver's gave for traffic violations for an …
