Abby Sunshine

Yes, Abby pants. She’s a dog. What would you do if you had just been running like crazy?? - no, not as the person you are, but as a dog? You’d pant, yes, that’s what you’d do.   I found some definitions for the word “pant” and I’d like to think we share this quality with [...]

Another impressive time reading A Day With Abby Sunshine. . . This time, I read to a huge group- 80 kids! We projected the book to a large screen. This way everyone could see the pages and illustrations clearly. With a sizable group, conversing with one another becomes a different game. The kids shared with [...]

Have you ever tried to pick up something, only to find it is glued down? Depending on the situation, this can be frustrating. I am trying to think of a situation when I’ve experienced this, but the only thing that comes to mind is a story of some mischievous teenagers in a mall where they [...]

From time to time, it feels good to look out the window and take in what’s happening outside. There can be anything from people passing by to snow falling, or perhaps a squirrel scampering across the yard. Abby Sunshine often chooses to engage herself in this “window watching” pastime.  She can get herself in a [...]

It seems to me, that Abby more often gets warm rather than tired after our exercise. She begins to pant, slows her gait and seeks a place in the snow to rest. With roads, driveways, etc., being clear of snow, one would think she would chose a dry, warm place. We humans might, but she [...]

If a ball takes a high bounce, Abby will often be right there to catch it. If you gently toss the ball to Abby, she will often catch that, too. She’s very fun in this way. On the videos page of this website, you can see a clip of Renae tossing a ball for Abby- [...]

I know we’ve talked about shadows in the past, but I couldn’t resist these photographs. Abby and I were playing outside. Conditions were great for her favorite game of fetch- note the clean roads and nice weather. When I say nice, the temperature is 16 degrees, so some of you may scoff at that. These days [...]

Abby Sunshine likes her ball. This photograph was taken while Abby was playing fetch on an ice skating rink. Which artistic style do you think captures Abby? Which really fits her personality?  Photograph  Pencil Sketch  Painting  Fresco  Emboss  Tiles

I’ve just added some new daily fun on the www.abbysunshine.com dog blog! If you notice on the right side of the screen, under “Abby Pages” there are some new pages to check out. We’ve created daily thinking problems that we call “Abby Cyphering.” We chose to use the word cypher as it means:  To solve [...]

Let’s stop and think for a moment about our lineup of presidents. Who were these people? What were their stories? Though Abby Sunshine may not be able to relate (since she is a dog) we can think about it. Many of the presidents had a dog as a pet in the White House. In fact, [...]