dog Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Thu, 22 May 2025 16:56:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Notes from the Sticks https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/05/motorcycle-maintenance/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/05/motorcycle-maintenance/#comments Thu, 22 May 2025 16:55:36 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11343 Daily Rituals and Riding Our dogs are demanding of food, attention, and walks. They express those needs in various ways, usually quietly and patiently, but they do not forget. At times I wish I was more like them. Diligent in focus and caring for my needs. Spring brings with it a raft of extra duties […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/05/motorcycle-maintenance/feed/ 8 11343 Autumn Melancholia https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/10/autumn-melancholia/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/10/autumn-melancholia/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2023 04:10:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10952 Freud defined melancholia as a state of stuckness, about living with a loss so impoverishing that it paradoxically enriches you. Being melancholic, then, isn’t just about having the blues; it’s also about holding on to a lack that feeds you. Autumn Melancholia Antidote The photograph of our dog Junior in a game of chase is […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/10/autumn-melancholia/feed/ 16 10952 Emerging From the Summer Doldrums https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/09/emerging-from-the-summer-doldrums/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/09/emerging-from-the-summer-doldrums/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:28:54 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10746 Summer Sloth I resist writing “I hate summer” but it certainly feels that way as I surface from the summer doldrums of inaction and sloth. When the temperature goes up, I don’t feel like doing anything. Instead, I’ve been making some short morning rides to breakfast and hanging out with my family, friends, and my […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/09/emerging-from-the-summer-doldrums/feed/ 16 10746 For the Love of Dogs https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/06/for-the-love-of-dogs/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/06/for-the-love-of-dogs/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10709 Restoring Balance to the Canine Force After the passing of our dog Junior at the end of March, my wife and I discussed whether or not to get another dog. As we get older, the thought is that a young dog may outlive us. And the work involved in training a puppy seemed more work […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/06/for-the-love-of-dogs/feed/ 19 10709 My Dog Junior https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/04/my-dog-junior/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/04/my-dog-junior/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:21:45 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10664 Elegy to a Dog Junior was a great dog. Words can’t really describe how grateful I am to have shared part of my journey with him. Dog owners will understand. Those who have not shared life with a dog or are uncomfortable with them, may not appreciate the connection between a person and an animal. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/04/my-dog-junior/feed/ 36 10664 Spirit Gureghian — The Dog in the Sidecar https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/04/spirit-gureghian-the-dog-in-the-sidecar/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/04/spirit-gureghian-the-dog-in-the-sidecar/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2018 04:10:21 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8396 The Sad Passing of an Iconic Riding Companion For any readers familiar with (or not) Ara Gureghian’s blog The Oasis of My Soul you’ll know of his constant riding companion for the last 11 years or so — Spirit.  I felt a great sadness today when I read of his passing.  Spirit, a rescue dog, […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/04/spirit-gureghian-the-dog-in-the-sidecar/feed/ 10 8396 Chilly Dogs https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/chilly-dogs/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/chilly-dogs/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:11:55 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8212 Frosty Friends This will be a short post.  It’s was 1F again this morning.  I was tired, cold and not much in the mood to spend a lot of time outside.  Junior and Lily don’t understand those feelings.  And in the face of my lack of enthusiasm for throwing the tennis balls, they too matters […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/chilly-dogs/feed/ 16 8212 Belgian Sheepdog https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/belgian-sheepdog/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/belgian-sheepdog/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2018 08:48:30 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8209 Belgian Sheepdog,Groenendael Type My dog Junior.  A Belgian Sheepdog as considered by the American Kennel Club.  Known as a Belgian Shepherd in Europe.  The black variety are Groenendaels, a short hair version are Malinois (a favorite of the US military and also used by the US Secret Service to guard the White House), and a […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/belgian-sheepdog/feed/ 14 8209 Dog of My Dreams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/dog-of-my-dreams-2/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/dog-of-my-dreams-2/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 05:14:35 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5949 Heart Thieves and Robbers I have two Belgian Sheepdogs; Junior (left), Sandevel’s Get Out of Town Now, and Lily, Kennaree’s Lily the Hammer. Each has a large, expansive role in my consciousness and commands measures of love and attention most people only dream about. So it is with the power of the canine. Only one […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/dog-of-my-dreams-2/feed/ 10 5949 Every Leaf Speaks Bliss https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/11/every-leaf-speaks-bliss/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/11/every-leaf-speaks-bliss/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2015 05:24:46 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5343 A riding intermission pushed other things into awareness.  Autumn on the road gave way to the dogs racing through the garden as I pondered the bright yellow Sassafras leaves with my camera.  The desire to ride despite a flare of an old back injury finally receded when I surrendered to a battle I could not […]

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