Get Inspired with Miniature Horse Love

by Peggy | Oct 23, 2020 | 0 comments

We here at The Writers Dog are excited to share with you an awesome kickstarter project by our friends at Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses. Full disclosure: My new book, written with Debbie Garcia-Bengochea of Gentle Carousel and published by Revell, will be...

The Quirks we Love

by Peggy | Oct 15, 2020 | 4 comments

My dogs have quirks. For a long time, Ernest had a habit of standing on the coffee table. Sometimes he stood on top of the patio table outside. Sometimes he’d lay down on top of them, but most often he just stood there. He hasn’t done that in a long while....

The Importance of Being Ernest the Dog

by Peggy | Oct 8, 2020 | 7 comments

Ernest has a purpose. A purpose he discovered on his own. We adopted Ernest from Peppertree Rescue when he was 9 years old. His previous owners had kept him in a crate all day and night. They let him outside just long enough to get him covered in ticks, which they...

Fill A Bowl…Feed A Soul

by Peggy | Oct 1, 2020 | 0 comments

I love Chicken Soup for the Soul for a million reasons. One, and not the most important one, but maybe the most obvious to some of you–I write for their books. I love Chicken Soup for the Soul stories because they inspire and encourage so many people, and...

There were dogs at the manger.

by Peggy | Dec 23, 2019 | 1 comment

This old nativity set is a favorite Christmas decoration. It belonged to my husband’s family when he was growing up. And it’s all the more special because we had the exact same set when I was a little girl. And my favorite part of the creche was always the...