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    Dekker’s Thoughts About Legacy

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    Woof woof… it’s me, Dekker. I’m lying here in my favorite sunspot while my person taps on her keyboard about something called legacy...and I wonder...

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker,  Life Challenges

    Dekker, On Wisdom, Worry and The Weight of the World

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    Dekker reads a book

    Maybe it’s the season of “too”:  too much news, too many expectations, too many lists. Or maybe it’s that time feels heavier when the light fades early. Whatever…

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  • Dekker,  Life Challenges

    Wisdom from Dekker

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    dekker sleepinig

    As I, Dekker the seasonal observer, lie by the fireplace (yes, I scoot closer than I’m supposed to), I’ve been noticing a change in the house.

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  • Dekker,  Life Challenges

    Wisdom from Dekker in Autumn

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    Dekker, service dog posing on granite slab

    As I, Dekker the observer, lie with my nose near the door and my paws outstretched like a proper gentleman, I can tell… something is changing. The air…

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  • Dekker,  Life Challenges

    Wisdom from Dekker

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    Dekker, the dog who has a lot of wisdom

    When the Days Are Slow and the Heart Is Full, As I, Dekker the ever-faithful, stretch out beside my person’s feet (finally!), I must tell you something: she...

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    Ardis Mayo
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    Wisdom from Dekker

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    Dekker the Service Dog waits by a fog with mist

    As I, Dekker the Service Dog, settle in with my nose tucked under one paw and the other stretched out just far enough to feel the cool tile,…

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    Ardis Mayo
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    Wisdom from Dekker: What Our Pets Leave Behind (and What They Don’t)

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    Dekker, the dog who has a lot of wisdom

    Wisdom from Dekker: What Our Pets Leave Behind (and What They Don’t) As I, known by all as Dekker, lie in my favorite sunspot by the window, I…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker Writes Again

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    Dekker sleeps on organ pedals, rest

    Slowing Down, Stretching Out, and Smelling What Matters  As I (Dekker—service dog, squirrel whisperer, and expert in naps) stretch out in a sunny patch on the floor, I…

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    Wisdom from Dekker

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    Dekker, service dog posing on granite slab

    As I, known by all as Dekker, lie here in my favorite sunspot by the window, I think about the curious human problems people ask me about.

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    Ardis Mayo
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    Dekker Writes Again

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    Dekker A service dog with all the answers

    Once a month the task of producing a blog post is turned over to Dekker, a class-A service dog who much prefers to contemplate people problems than abide…

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    Ardis Mayo
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    Dekker Speaks HIs MInd

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    Dekker

    Usually I introduce this blog post by introducing Dekker, a service dog with many special gifts—one of which is sharing his wisdom with humans. Today, I said I…

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    Ardis Mayo
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    Welcome to Dekker’s monthly post, where he brings canine perspective and wisdom to questions people ask. Dekker is the service dog of the creator of this blog a…

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    Ardis Mayo
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    Dekker Opens His Heart to a Grieving Widower

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    Dekker

    Dekker, a service dog with many unique talents, responds to readers' questions with the wisdom he has become famous for. Today he responds to a man in grief...

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    Wisdom from Dekker

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    Dekker, service dog posing on granite slab

    Welcome to Dekker’s canine counsel for issues that plague people…but not often other dogs. Why is that? We may never know, but listening to our furry companions can…

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    Ardis Mayo
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    Dekker speaks

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    Ardis sits facing Dekker to listen to his wisdom

    If this is your first time visiting The Reflective Pen, you may not have heard about Dekker. He is my service dog who, during the pandemic, when there…

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