terriers | The Smart Set https://www.thesmartset.com A magazine of arts & culture from Drexel University Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:43:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Pokey’s Cinematic Multiplex https://www.thesmartset.com/pokeys-cinematic-multiplex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pokeys-cinematic-multiplex https://www.thesmartset.com/pokeys-cinematic-multiplex/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.thesmartset.com/?p=64771 I often think about my deceased dog, Pokey. He was a Wheaton terrier with a genetic predisposition toward stomach problems, and he eventually succumbed to gastric cancer in his 11th year. I miss Pokey and have nostalgia for his daily routine.   He had a fairly mellow disposition (except with the mailman and the gasman, for […]

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]]> https://www.thesmartset.com/pokeys-cinematic-multiplex/feed/ 1 Death Loses, Love Wins https://www.thesmartset.com/death-loses-love-wins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=death-loses-love-wins https://www.thesmartset.com/death-loses-love-wins/#respond Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.thesmartset.com/?p=52825 Teddy died in my arms. Teddy tipped his toy box over, pushing it back against the wall. Growling, he looked up for help as he scattered his toys. “Where is my bone? My bones are here, where are they?” Another scratch and growl. He tossed Catia’s turquoise turtle to the side, searching for his Old […]

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