Earthfire Stories

Tag: Woodle (Talkeetna)
Woman cuddling with black and white malamute dog

A Dream of Woodle

I had a beautiful dream in the early morning hours, though it didn’t start that way. I was at the vet with my malamute, Woodle. She was on the operating table and she was dead (she passed away a year

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A Wolf-Dog and two German Shepherds

The Tale of Hope the Wolf-Dog

I guess all of us change over the years. Hopefully we grow. Hope the wolf dog did. We rescued Hope a few years ago. He was a feral wolf dog, haunting a subdivision and looking for canine company. No one

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Malamute dog laying outside in the snow

The First Day without Woodle on this Earth

The child in me keeps crying out, “Where is she? Where is my Woodle? Why isn’t she there on her bed? Is she OK?” When my father passed away, no longer able to visit my mother in her separate room

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White wolf in a grassy field

Cucumber, the Wilting Wolf

Cucumber was wilted. It was different this time. After her two near-death experiences during which she worked her way into becoming a House Wolf, she thrived on her special status. When her status became threatened because another sick animal required

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Black and gray fox resting with tongue sticking out

Fur Farm Fox with Fur Issues

Firefly had been exquisite. She is now a bedraggled little mess but we hope she will soon be exquisite again. She was not her usual vibrant feisty self last month. She spent most of her time hiding in her box.

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Woman cuddling with black and white malamute dog

A Dream of Woodle

I had a beautiful dream in the early morning hours, though it didn’t start that way. I was at the vet with my malamute, Woodle. She was on the operating table and she was dead (she passed away a year and a half ago). But then she made a little

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A Wolf-Dog and two German Shepherds

The Tale of Hope the Wolf-Dog

I guess all of us change over the years. Hopefully we grow. Hope the wolf dog did. We rescued Hope a few years ago. He was a feral wolf dog, haunting a subdivision and looking for canine company. No one knew where he came from. Members of the subdivision were

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Profile of a bison's head

Bluebell, a Displeased Bison, and Other Earthfire Stories

Foffy the Mustang, Garrett the Farrier, and Bluebell the Displeased Bison Bluebell was not pleased. It is not good when Bluebell is not pleased. She is a massive, powerful, assertive matriarch with very large horns and a bit of an attitude. The horse-shoer pulled his truck up to the paddock

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Malamute dog laying outside in the snow

The First Day without Woodle on this Earth

The child in me keeps crying out, “Where is she? Where is my Woodle? Why isn’t she there on her bed? Is she OK?” When my father passed away, no longer able to visit my mother in her separate room in the nursing home, she didn’t understand. She would ask

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White wolf in a grassy field

Cucumber, the Wilting Wolf

Cucumber was wilted. It was different this time. After her two near-death experiences during which she worked her way into becoming a House Wolf, she thrived on her special status. When her status became threatened because another sick animal required special care and occupied our tiny living room, she learned

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Black and gray fox resting with tongue sticking out

Fur Farm Fox with Fur Issues

Firefly had been exquisite. She is now a bedraggled little mess but we hope she will soon be exquisite again. She was not her usual vibrant feisty self last month. She spent most of her time hiding in her box. We waited a couple of days to see if it

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