Mt. Pleasant Classical Academy

And so Chloe came into our home.  Brutus shared his bones with her.

And let her bite his nose.

And laid and took her rough-housing.

And let her walk away when she had had enough.   He has taught her much over this last year and they still play just like they did when she first came into our […]

When Brutus was 5 months old we had to go to the National Science Olympiad competition and leave our little puppy for a week.  I could not bring myself to put him in a kennel for a week so I turned to a friend who had a 3yo large-size dog, and who knew how to […]

A year ago after my Dad’s funeal we tried to start school, we went through the motions, and soon we were back into the groove of doing school…..  And then as things happen a phone call came.   From my friend.  The one who had taken care of Brutus for a couple days.    Her […]

Brutus is a giant dog, a gentle giant.   I had had a gentle giant before, Benson, a Great Dane who stood 39″ at the shoulders.  Imagine, a dog, in your kitchen whose shoulders are 3″ above your kitchen countertops….Yes, Benson counter-surfed with ease.
So when I read online that there was some evidence […]

One year ago, my how life changes.  How one little action snowballs into effecting others, in many, many ways.  Snowballs.  That’s the name of Chloe’s mom.   Chloe’s coloration is not at all like her mom’s but her body shape is.
One year ago.   My sons and I had spent a full week with my Dad, […]