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Jolene Clears All Debts

I do not know how long I will survive Jolene's social life. She thinks I'm her chauffeur. Probably right. Last...
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Jolene Forgets Her Name

Jolene would like you to believe she is very mature for her age. And by that she means listening bores...
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Finally, Jolene Speaks.

It's still dark out, and I'm sitting on the edge of my bed trying to pull my pants on. Isn't...
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Jolene. Rebel Without a Tail.

Jolene, Mister, and I have returned home. Just in time for Jolene to transform into a charming but unrepentant hellion...
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Jolene Goes to Work

We just got back from a clinic in Wyoming, a place where the weather controls the landscape and there are...
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Trailer Training Jolene

We are camping in the yard lately. Did you do it when you were a kid? I'm hooked. Evenings are...
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The Heart Horse, The Best Dog, and Our Jolene

Mister has been studying Edgar Rice Burro, our farm's moral compass, these last years. He recognizes the donkey's buddha-like wisdom...
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Jolene’s Makeover Challenge for Animal Professionals

This week was our last appointment for puppy shots. My vet has a bustling office with three people at the...
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Valligators in the Trenches of Puppyland

When was the last time you tried to get an electrified dog collar, the kind with poison pins facing inward,...
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Bitey-Face and the Secret Passageway

We turn into the driveway and the umpire flings his arms wide and yells, "Safe!" It's the feeling I get...
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