Tag: safety

  • The Chase

    The Chase

    When we were younger, Jimmy was one of “those kids.” He had a mean streak. And it only got worse, when his dad gave him a Doberman Pinscher puppy for his twelfth birthday.😳 Jimmy named his girl guard dog Betty, and she was soon a 65-pound menace. The nasty canine followed him everywhere—off leash—snarling at…

  • A Piece of the Rock

    As a child, I remember a famous commercial for Prudential insurance. In the ad, a man stands out on his front porch after a tree just fell through his roof. His concerned neighbors come to investigate, but he calmly says, “It’s okay, I have a piece of the rock.” The intended message was that Prudential…

  • Dog Gone It!

    We have a dog in our neighborhood that’s a fence jumper. Every so often, even with the gate shut, he just appears in the backyard. He’s friendly enough, but we worry what might happen if he gets in when our two little dogs are out. We thought we had the problem solved. Our super-athletic trespasser…