It’s a strange day to be talking about anything light-hearted, but we love our dogs, and they provide us with so much comfort, and DOGSTER.COM’s  Julia Szabo celebrates that today in talking about The Original Dog Tarot.   If we let them, our dogs make us better people — more open and compassionate  towards everyone in our lives. And so we thank Julia and DOGSTER.COM  for knowing what our furry friends mean to us now and always.

Brave volunteers from the Lutheran Charities are offering canine comfort and small moments of peace in Newtown, Connecticut. Nothing replaces the loss or the need to act. But comfort comes in many forms. Thank you.

It’s a terrible day in America……We don’t need to recount the situation in Connecticut…or the grief, and pain over this incident and every incident that takes a life in violence. Hold tight to everyone you love — human and animal –take comfort where you can — and be ready to take any action that can bring us all together, in love – and for change.

The Original Dog Tarot and I will be at the beautiful Teca Tu Pet Emporium in the Sanbusco Center, Santa Fe,  tomorrow, December 15, from 12-2.  Drop by if you’re out shopping…..Is there someone on your Christmas list who needs a doggie gift? Or – just come and say hello. Happy Holidays!

If you’re in Albuquerque on Saturday…and want to do some holiday bookstore shopping…come say hi to me  at the Barnes and Noble in the Coronado Mall — 6600 Menaul, 883-8200.  I’ll be there from 11 to noon,  signing copies of  The Original Dog Tarot, and then browsing the shelves to see what’s happening in the book world this holiday season.  I’d love to see you.