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Category: Durant Diary
Durant Diary: Entry #10
Durant is a four-time Iditarod dog. He ran the race just last March – a thousand miles across Alaska’s mountains, plains, and Bering Sea ice. That’s him in the middle. That look on his face is elation. We see it sometimes at the dog… Continue Reading “Durant Diary: Entry #10”
Durant Diary: Entry #9
For a while last week, Durant would refuse to come in the house. One of us thought the cat had spooked him. The other one thought maybe he was homesick for Alaska, that he felt better curling up on the straw in his doghouse… Continue Reading “Durant Diary: Entry #9”
Durant Diary: Entry #8
There is a chink in Durant’s armor. He is still a man dog but not as steadily nonviolent as I thought. A few days ago, he went after a bird, caught the bird, had the bird in his mouth, but, to his credit, dropped… Continue Reading “Durant Diary: Entry #8”
Durant Diary: Entry #7
Durant is a man dog. He minds his own business and never gets into scuffles with other dogs. He allows himself to be sniffed but doesn’t seek out sniffing. He trots past conflict, often not even breaking his stride to see what’s happening. He… Continue Reading “Durant Diary: Entry #7”
Durant Diary: Entry #6
Durant is sturdy and thick. Everything about him says tough and resilient. He could live on his own in the forest for months. You can tell that just by looking at him. He is really just a profoundly healthy and able animal. But his… Continue Reading “Durant Diary: Entry #6”
Durant Diary: Entry #5
The first thing I thought of when I saw this on the floor of the dining room was, “Swirl would be so proud.” Durant has been coming into his own lately. He has started barking at us if we don’t move fast enough to… Continue Reading “Durant Diary: Entry #5”
Durant Diary: Entry #4
Here’s why it’s so important that your dog is friendly. After debating it for a while, we decided to take Durant and Tempest to one of our most beloved dog parks – Katherine Kearney Park in Mequon. It’s a very large park with a… Continue Reading “Durant Diary: Entry #4”
Durant Diary: Entry #3
Durant is very strong. And very agile. For example, he can leap out of a truck and over another dog on the ground so effortlessly that he seems to have wings. In the morning, when he hears me turn the key in the porch… Continue Reading “Durant Diary: Entry #3”
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Listen to Jan read her essay “Billy” presented on WUWM’s Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “At the Breakfast Bar” on WUWM Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “The Parish Hall,” on WUWM Lake Effect
“Fury Cannot Touch Me,” Modern Love, NYT, 9/29/11
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