Ground Dog Day
Today is Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter today, which raises several questions. For instance, how does anybody know if he sees his own shadow or not?

And, more importantly, whatever happened to winter anyway? It's been warm and sunny for weeks. I bought a new electric blanket, which I have not been able to use. I curse Al Gore's name!
Anyway, here's a picture I took this morning. The dog didn't notice his shadow, but then, the dog is too dumb to notice anything that doesn't come with bones.




Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(
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