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    A man and his dog, looking for a better path.

     

    Diagnosis

    March 23, 2019

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    Owen

    It happened very quickly.

    Last Sunday evening I was in Toronto, boarding the train from downtown to the airport, when my friend Alexis called from a veterinarian's office in Vancouver.

    At the urging of a local Facebook group for bully breed dogs, she'd taken Lucy in to h...

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    Travels With Lucy: The Island At Last

    June 30, 2018

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    Owen

     January 14, 2018:

    There would be no foaming today.

    Lucy and I woke up in Fredericton, New Brunswick, just over three hundred kilometres from our final destination at the family farm in rural Prince Edward Island. 

    And frankly, I think we were both really ready for the tr...

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    Lucy Therapy

    June 27, 2018

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    Owen

    Is this just an excuse to post lots of pictures of my dog? Read on to find out!

    This dog has changed my life in so many wonderful ways.

    Both Laurence Gonzales and Victor Frankl write about how one of the keys to resilience is in finding someone or something to care about...

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    Travels With Lucy: Empire State Express

    June 16, 2018

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    Owen

    January 12, 2018:

    This was a fun day.

    We hadn't done much foaming through Ohio the day before, due to the crummy weather and general travel malaise and the like, but when Lucy and I woke up this morning in beautiful Olean, New York, it was like twelve degrees (C) above f...

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    Fat Dog Fitness Club

    June 14, 2018

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    Owen

    The vet chose her words carefully. 

    "Does she get lots of treats?" she asked, as she studied Lucy's hindquarters. "I mean, how often is she eating?" 

    She was trying to be tactful. But I got her point. The hound has put on a few pounds. 

    Not many, mind. The vet suggested L...

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    Travels With Lucy: Ashtabula

    June 11, 2018

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    Owen

    January 11, 2018:

    Doesn't Ashtabula sound like a Springsteen album, or, like, a good and gritty piece of crime fiction? I came across a few towns like that in my January drive: Escanaba, Michigan, was one. International Falls. Ashtabula. Belfast, New York. Seneca Falls....

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    Travels With Lucy: Upper Peninsula

    June 5, 2018

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    Owen

     January 9, 2018:

    As much as I would have liked to have stuck around to explore Duluth for a few more days, I couldn't really justify staying. Lucy and I needed to keep some momentum up; the weather had been good to us, but it wouldn't stay friendly forever.

    As it turned...

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    Travels With Lucy: Donkey Passerby

    May 27, 2018

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    Owen

    January 8, 2018:

    This was my favourite day of the whole drive, I think. And not just because Lucy met a donkey and I got on the news--twice.

    Okay, so I needed a mental health day. My near nervous breakdown the night before when trying to decide between an Arby's and a Pe...

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    Tour Life: Hello, Wisconsin

    May 26, 2018

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    Owen

    Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

    Miles: 2440 

    Morale: Great 

    Munchies: Veggie burger, Hollander IPA 

    It's been a good little run.

    I've only had one event in the last couple of days, but I've been keeping pretty busy. Before Lucy and I left Chicago on Thursday, we dropped in...

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    Tour Life: Storycatcher

    May 24, 2018

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    Owen

    Location: Deerfield, Illinois 

    Miles: 2267 

    Morale: Good, slightly loopy 

    Munchies: I ate dinner at a Hooters-esque joint called Twin Peaks because there was nothing else open. The broccoli was good. 

    I went through a big Steinbeck phase as a teenager. 

    In fact, I can remem...

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