A walk with Benny H.

By Benny Huckleberry as told to Liz Hoffman

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• Musings on God

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - May 27
  We canines don't often think, write or bark about God and religion. We especially avoid religion since we've seen how destructive disagreements ...
  

• Pups are back in the White House!

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Feb 04
  Last week my human explained to me that there was a new day starting in the White House. I listened with patience, since I'm not typically ...
  

• A new chapter for us

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Dec 10
  When this pandemic first started earlier in the year, I didn't think it was a big deal. While it brought some marked changes for me and a lot of ...
  
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  Sometimes you have to say goodbye

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Oct 08
  My human has been sad as of late because her companion of 17 years (a full decade before I made the scene) is slipping away. It's her senior cat, ...
  
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  Don’t wait. Please say it today!

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Sep 10
  Back before I was born, my human had a rescue dog named Spanky. Spanky was a German Shepherd and Anatolian mix, who weighed-in at about 135 ...
  

• We are the lucky ones!

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Aug 13
  If you're like my human, then you could also be feeling the stress of this pandemic. I know she doesn't like wearing that face- covering muzzle ...
  

• Bedtime excitement

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Jul 16
  I've probably mentioned to you in the past that I live with three cats. My human adopted two of them and found the third dumped in the woods when ...
  

• Methinks old age is a privilege

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Jun 18
  My senior “sister” Ilsa is a German Shepherd Dog. She's had an interesting life story, which is very different than mine. While I was born outside ...
  

• What is quarantine?

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - May 18
  In my last column, I described for you my experiences during this strange time, about the never-ending walks with my human and how we never leave ...
  

• I offer you what I can

  By Benny Huckleberry, as ... - Mar 24
  Dear beloved readers, I have a confession to make, and that confession is that I really struggled with what to write about for my column this ...
  

• A feral cat named Oscar

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Apr 29
  Although the pandemic situation has improved, I've been sticking close to home. And surprisingly, sticking close to home has not been boring. It's ...
  

• Benny’s top ten New Year’s resolutions

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Jan 07
  Happy New Year everyone! We all have been eagerly awaiting 2021, even us dogs. It's time to be hopeful and believe that at some point in the new ...
  

• A little help from your human

  By Liz Hoffmann for ... - Oct 22
  Hello everyone. This is Liz, Benny's human. I'm stepping in to help Benny with his column this week. You see, Benny and our little family has had ...
  
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  The Dreaded Bath

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Sep 24
  If you read the headline of this column, I think you'll know where I'm going with this. I absolutely dread baths! What purpose do they serve? I'm ...
  

• If you only had a tail!

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Aug 27
  Right now, you humans are under an unprecedented amount of stress. I hear the news reports when my human has the radio on. I've learned this ...
  

• It can happen to the best of us

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Jul 30
  If you've ever read my column, then you know that I'm an upbeat, glass-half-full, happy kind of guy. With that said, even I have my bad days. And ...
  

• Remembering back when

  By By Benny Huckleberry ... - Jul 02
  As I sit here with my stuffed toy bumblebee, casually licking my paws, I glance over at my human. She's deep in thought and I'm not sure if that's ...
  

• So many interesting smells!

  By Benny Huckleberry as ... - Jun 03
  I am happy to report that my human started venturing out with us! Yay! While she still wears that muzzle-type thing on her face, we are going more ...
  

• Gratitude goes deeper during strange times

  By Benny H. as told to ... - May 06
  Hello everyone! I've missed you and am so glad to be back. Please know that even though you can't see me at this precise moment, I'm likely ...
  

• Oh my! What love can do!

  By Benny Huckleberry, as ... - Mar 11
  At night, I often ask my human to tell me a bedtime story. She always obliges and tells me about the day she adopted me. I love hearing about how ...