Dogs I Have Loved

A Photo Essay

The light in my forest; Photo by Wendy Cohan

In the past decade of my life, dogs have become very important to me. When I defied my former husband to adopt the love of my life, now an eleven-year old snoring softly at my feet as I type, I did not know what a strategic, or inspired, decision that would be. If I could give any piece of advice to a woman about to undergo a divorce, it would be to get a dog and hold on tight.

Rillo and Penny’s Great Adventure; Photo by Wendy Cohan

Miss Penny in the Flowery Meadow; Photo by Wendy Cohan

My dog has traveled with me from his birthplace, in Montana, to Oregon, to Idaho, back to Montana, and now, to New Mexico.

Rillo digs Taos; Photo by Wendy Cohan

Race you to the pyramids; Taos; Photo by Wendy Cohan

My big boy has made himself immediately at home in the city, the forest, the mountains, and the desert; in snowy mountain fortresses, on the streets of San Francisco, and at an…