Tag Archive: Red

Oct
13

Epilogue: what ever happened to Red and Autumn, savvy mountain dogs?

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“The greater love is a mother’s; then comes a dog’s.” – Polish Proverb A reader asked me last week about a column I wrote in the fall of 2006. It was about Red and Autumn, tough, savvy mountain dogs, and their unusual love story, not just love for each other but for humans as well. …

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Oct
28

Red and Autumn are savvy dogs

We were hiking in the Rocky Mountains when Red appeared from behind a huge mossy boulder, the kind of rock formation you often see in the Colorado high country. I was expecting a bear and was somewhat prepared for that potential encounter, if one can be prepared to meet a bear. Instead, a great red-haired …

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