tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post3071301762203208387..comments2023-10-15T04:06:07.268-07:00Comments on Marja's Mystery Blog: What Good is a Dog?Marjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-73875839231495211732014-08-27T15:42:03.826-07:002014-08-27T15:42:03.826-07:00LOL It sure earns points with me, Eileen! Thank yo...LOL It sure earns points with me, Eileen! Thank you so much for stopping in today.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-29995105404128136992014-08-27T13:28:52.380-07:002014-08-27T13:28:52.380-07:00Thanks for this, Marja. I realize that I've ne...Thanks for this, Marja. I realize that I've never put a pet dog (or cat) in any of my novels (maybe that's why they didn't get published?) or in my memoirs. I have published two well-received essays on two beloved dogs in my life. Will that earn me points with the National Dog Day people, I wonder?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981043016427528990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-52228096235628260802014-08-26T17:52:19.019-07:002014-08-26T17:52:19.019-07:00Thank you and you're welcome! Cats count, too....Thank you and you're welcome! Cats count, too.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-24576843201446888822014-08-26T17:43:52.933-07:002014-08-26T17:43:52.933-07:00Dogs are great for story hour. Always enjoyed my ...Dogs are great for story hour. Always enjoyed my Saint Bernard because she was anything but saintly. Thanks for reminding us all of those wonderful givers of love.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532484785373699901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-86469904292115319262014-08-25T12:40:42.010-07:002014-08-25T12:40:42.010-07:00Dogs can fill all kinds of roles, Pat. You've ...Dogs can fill all kinds of roles, Pat. You've done well with yours. They do come through for us when we need them. Thank you for stopping in today!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-68108852786544935892014-08-25T12:37:09.231-07:002014-08-25T12:37:09.231-07:00I gave my male protagonist a dog in the first nove...I gave my male protagonist a dog in the first novel I ever wrote, thinking that would show the heroine that the mysterious lord of the manor was a good guy after all. Besides, the dog was needed as a companion and rescuer of the heroine. And dogs show up other times in my novels, principally as beloved family members.<br />Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-82901702024206188262014-08-25T11:19:16.867-07:002014-08-25T11:19:16.867-07:00Thanks for the chuckle, Evelyn. Ours stare into ou...Thanks for the chuckle, Evelyn. Ours stare into our eyes like they're willing us to read their minds while they bark. Not an attractive trait in a dog. : ) Thank you for stopping in today.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-40785795543848110162014-08-25T10:53:45.746-07:002014-08-25T10:53:45.746-07:00My dog, Bailey, is the love of my life. She's ...My dog, Bailey, is the love of my life. She's a black lab mix, and she's a poker. When she wants something, she'll poke me in the leg until I guess what it is, and give it to her. And she wakes me up every morning with a firm poke in my arm. I don't need to use an alarm clock with her around.Evelyn Cullethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042981370607083281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-46557902812663062732014-08-25T10:16:14.946-07:002014-08-25T10:16:14.946-07:00Didn't it feel good to include your dog in the...Didn't it feel good to include your dog in the book, Maris? Oh, yes, I know how that feels. We lost our English Springer Spaniel about five years ago and said we weren't going to bring home another dog. Then we found Sugar, a yellow Lab, and a year later we brought home her brother-from-another-litter, Murphy. Yes, you'll probably end up with another puppy. : )<br />MarjaMarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-24556937903945562272014-08-25T09:54:17.396-07:002014-08-25T09:54:17.396-07:00I love stories that include dogs. In my "Crow...I love stories that include dogs. In my "Crow" books I decided to give my main character a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy because we'd raised several in the past and I love the breed. Well, about 50 pages into writing THE CROWS, I knew I had to have another Ridgeback. By the time I finished that book, my Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy was the same age as the one in the story. Alas, 12+ years later he's now crossed the rainbow bridge. Sigh. Time for another puppy?Marishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714052867941990380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-80956445511164396062014-08-25T07:19:33.222-07:002014-08-25T07:19:33.222-07:00You put a smile on my face this morning, Pat. Dogs...You put a smile on my face this morning, Pat. Dogs are the most loyal, loving creatures if treated right. Penny was obviously a sweetheart. Thank you for stopping in today!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-37741123606087416152014-08-25T05:45:40.383-07:002014-08-25T05:45:40.383-07:00I'm definitely a dog person. When I think of a...I'm definitely a dog person. When I think of all the loves in my life, past and present, I think of Penny, the cocker spaniel I had when I was a little girl. We used to run and play in the backyard together and I always told her my problems. She would look up at me with her big, brown eyes and I knew she understood what I was saying. Back then, if I'd had to chose between my parents, my brother and my dog, I would've chosen Penny. :)Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.com