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Tag Archives: toy dogs
pick up game
The cats were tossing the dinosaur, it skittered softly across the floor… but wait…… someone new has come to play! i turned to look and what did i see? the felted catnip toy being carried with joy by someone who … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged catnip toys, cats, chihuahua mix, daily play, Elizabeth Teal., holy fools, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, nature, papillion mix, Pim, play, poetry, sacred play, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs, toys for toy dogs, training toy dogs, trick training
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toys
Her face was white, Her fur was grey, well what was left of it… Her tail no longer a plume, but a whip with a tassel – yet still it waved in greeting to the person she could no longer … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged aging, aging dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, chinese brush painting, daily meditation practice, dog poetry, Elizabeth Teal., greeting, Husky, husky mix, ink, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, love, Ministry of Animals, old dogs, poetry, radical hospitality, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs, velveteen rabbit
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Santa’s hat
With a tail that would not stop wagging, She was excited to wear the hat…. unless it was the cheese… after all, all of us come into this world naked … it takes practice to wear any uniform… either way … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged Christmas, dog training, Elizabeth Teal., gifts, poetry, positive dog training, positive reinforcement, santa hats on dog, toy dogs
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anointed
a bright red bloomed from her forehead, panic welled up inside me as i failed to see dance of her tail and the gleam in her eye — she was in no pain – just a scrape! silly human woman! … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged canine, cuts, dog, eco-chaplaincy, fear, fences, fun, life with dogs, love, poetry, scrapes, sumi-e, terrier mix, toy dogs, wagging tail
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rain…oh, and thunder
somedays. one roof doesn’t feel like enough. but i know You are here too.
Posted in Dao Dogs, God's dog
Tagged chihuahua mix, dog hiding under chair, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, fear, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, papillion mix, poetry, PTSD, rainy days, small dog, spirituality, sumi-e, thunder scared dogs, Thunderstorms, toy dogs
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lawn mowing
on a day as beautiful as today…. look how tall the grass has grown! wait – where did you go? i guess it’s time to mow… oh! There You are!
Blue skies and shadows
Somedays we are so focused on our reverie, we fail to see the shadows that are right over our heads! I stand in a field of green looking up at a sky of blue – thrilled by the sight of … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog, The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted spiritual direction, being saved, blessings, dogs with bones, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, hawks, humility, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, predatory behavior, sacred inquiry, salvation, shadow work, shadows, shamanism, soaring, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs
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Pondering
it may seem like i go from here to there without a care, wandering, lost in thought. but i am simply pondering the possibilities.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art meditation, attention, chihuahua mix, dog, focus, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, nature, not all who wander are lost, papillion cross, papillion mix, poetry, pondering, possibilities, self reflection, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs
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