Dear Reader
Here I gather my thoughts in this series of steps to happiness. If it achieves my humble ambition, if it assists young dogs, and rescue dogs, and dogs inexperienced in the better things in life, if it drops but a single piece of nourishing wisdom into the minds and hearts of its readers, then I will be a very happy little Bedlington.
Yours, the cutest. London, June 2017
On Bonding – Huw Le Lytle’s Bedlington Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness Step Six On Bonding The value of marriage is not that adults produce children, but that chidren produce adults. Peter DeVries, Novelist, 1954 The value of dogs is not that humans acquire dogs, but that dogs produce humanness. Huw Le Lytle, The Cutest, 2017 There […]
The Enlightenment Sentiments – Huw Le Lytle’s Bedlington Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness Step Five The Enlightenment Sentiments He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches. Bernard Shaw, Playwright, 1903 He who can, does. He who cannot, punishes. Huw Le Lytle, The Cutest, 2017 I now turn the attention of my dear readers to the important subject of […]
Habits and Amusements of the Modern Dog – Huw Le Lytle’s Bedlington Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness Step Four Habits and Amusements of the Modern Dog All animals, except man, know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it. Samuel Butler, English novelist, 1903 All dogs, especially the cutest, know that the principle business of life is to enjoy a […]
Selection of Friends – Huw Le Lytle’s … Bedlington Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness Step Three Selection of Friends Acquaintance I would have, but when’t depends Not on the number, but the choice of friends Abraham Cowley, “Of Myself”, 1668 One of the most important things for the young dog to remember is that we are by our […]
The Principles and Purposes of Park Life – Huw Le Lytle’s … Bedlington Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness Step Two The Principles and Purposes of Park Life “The parks are the lungs of London” William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1808 “The trees are the heart of park life” Huw Le Lytle, The Cutest, 2017 The young dog cannot fail to acknowledge the […]
The Value of a Good Pillow – Huw Le Lytle’s … Bedlington Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness There is no-one more in need of the advice and wisdom of a mature and impossibly cute Bedlington, than a dog about to enter upon the trying duties and responsibilities of active park life. And so, I take it upon myself to help guide […]
