Category Archives: Dogs

Art for Conservation

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Steven Durland

Here’s a cool thing. It’s a web site called Art for Conservation where you can order archival quality prints of work by artists like, well, myself. What’s cool about it is that a portion of every sale goes to support … Continue reading →

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Dog years

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Steven Durland

The biggest problem with dogs is that they live in a parallel time/space continuum. They take a lifetime relationship and condense it into eight-, or ten- or twelve-years or so. As a result, you find your emotional relationship with your … Continue reading →

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Air, water, sand, dogs

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Steven Durland

Gerret and Maggie have both reached that level of maturity that makes dog companionship so enjoyable. So we took them on their first real car trip vacation to the Outer Banks. Of course it could not go uncommented on by … Continue reading →

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Banners gone wild

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Steven Durland

We’re a ways inland from the shore here at Bourbon, Dogs and Art, North Carolina. So even though they call North Carolina “hurricane alley” you might say we’re over on the next block. In the past we’ve prepared for a … Continue reading →

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My dog’s smarter than your dog

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Steven Durland

Hey! My dog got into Duke! At least for a day. Yesterday Gerret went to the Duke Canine Cognition Center to participate in their research into dogs’ ability to solve problems. The plan was to present Gerret with simple problems … Continue reading →

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