Tag: Maltipoo
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Sasee Magazine – New Byline
Please see the August issue of Sasee Magazine for my first byline with them! It’s a humor piece on our beloved Maltipoo, Puccini! https://sasee.com/ebook/august-2025/
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Puccini Ardillo, an Ode to a Fine Dog
After a brief illness attributed to old age, Puccini Ardillo, born February 8, 2007, passed away on October 31, 2022, in the loving arms of his family. A dog of many monikers, he was known as the little prince, boo boo, Pucci, and rascal. He is survived by Michelle and Tom, and his sissies Margaret…
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The Elephant in the Room
As my regular readers may know, I have always been a cat person although currently I am the catless owner of an eight-year-old Maltipoo named Puccini. In fact, my very first essay published on Cajun Girl in a Kilt was “License to Carry”, a tongue-in-cheek essay about Puccini’s reluctance to go up and down the…
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How Sixteen Pounds Changed My Life
In the fall of 2011, I was driving to work, chatting happily with my car pool. Even though my daughters were both away at college, I ferried two high school girls, family friends of ours, to the neighborhood where I teach so they could walk to their school each morning. One day in the school…
Michelle Blanchard Ardillo 