The Dog Grapevine – Chapter 18 Extract

by Bonnie Jae Dane | Jun 14, 2024 | The Dog Grapevine

My Kahu hugs me from the side to keep from crushing the ducklings. He doesn’t mind my drool when he kisses me with enthusiasm and tells me I’m a good boy and he’s sorry for not knowing how important being introduced as Mastiff Bernard is to me. He goes on to make a...

The Dog Grapevine – Chapter 17 Extract

by Bonnie Jae Dane | Jun 7, 2024 | The Dog Grapevine

Mabel opens her eyes and stares blankly at the new babies like they’re someone else’s. I want to set this notion straight, but the vet holds up a hand before I can open my mouth. Not that she could hear much of what I got to say about Mabel pulling herself together...

The Dog Grapevine – Chapter 16 Extract

by Bonnie Jae Dane | May 31, 2024 | The Dog Grapevine

I’m thinking it’s convenient having a hole in the fence so the ducklings can come and go as they please when suddenly my front legs feel crowded from the babies shoved up against me with their little legs moving a mile a minute and all the peeping from their tiny...

The Dog Grapevine – Chapter 16 Extract

by Bonnie Jae Dane | May 27, 2024 | The Dog Grapevine

The new duckling offsprings poke around my fur looking for something, except they never stop peeping, so it makes me wonder what they could be going on about. Then finally, they settle down for a nap. This gives me time to check on Otto and Charlie after asking...

The Dog Grapevine – Chapter 14 Extract

by Bonnie Jae Dane | May 17, 2024 | The Dog Grapevine

A carpenter built our backyard fence of tall wooden slats about four inches apart with a flat surface on top where the birds perch and the squirrels hang out when tired of hopping from one tree to another. Rambling roses, trumpet vines, and an assortment of other...