Beau’s Perspective: Two Leggers’ Foot Things

Jim McCoyBeau's Perspective, Issue 107, Jim McCoy, Pets of Lake Anna, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2024 Leave a Comment

Woof! I have to tell you that I have figured out how my two-legged pack family operates. I keep my eyes on my two-leggers most of the time. I don’t want them doing anything fun without me. And I don’t want them leaving me at home either. I don’t like that. Two-leggers are funny animals because they don’t have much …

Beau’s Perspective: The Terrible Go Away Boxes

Jim McCoyBeau's Perspective, Issue 106, Jim McCoy, Pets of Lake Anna, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2024 Leave a Comment

Woof! I don’t like it when my two-legged pack-mom and pack-dad leave me. We are a pack, for crying out loud, and packs stick together, right? Don’t get me wrong, sometimes they take me with them, but other times they leave me at home – all by myself. They always say “We’ll be right back” and give me a treat, …

[Retire LKA] Bring Fido!

The Lake Anna Breeze™All Articles, Issue 103, Jim McCoy, Lake Anna Retirement, Pets of Lake Anna, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2023 Leave a Comment

By Jim McCoy One of the greatest benefits of being retired at Lake Anna is the fact that we can spend more time with our pet. Most dog lovers, know that the more time you spend with your pup, the closer your relationship will be. The downside to all of this is that we’re sort of hooked on our dog …

The Annual Lake Anna Woofie Awards

The Lake Anna Breeze™All Articles, Issue 103, Jim McCoy, Pets of Lake Anna, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2023 Leave a Comment

Recognizing Local Venues That Welcome Our Pets By Jim McCoy Here’s a question for you. Where do you go when you want to go out for a drink, dinner, a coffee or an ice cream but you also want to bring your favorite four-legged sidekick? Well, the Lake Anna Breeze™ has you covered with the 2023 Woofie Awards presented to …

Have You Met Anna Quaker?

The Lake Anna Breeze™All Articles, Issue 103, Jim McCoy, Lake Anna History, Pets of Lake Anna, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2023 Leave a Comment

By Jim McCoy It was Fourth of July weekend in 2017. Larry and Tina Merritt – who lived in Manassas at the time – were at their second home at Lake Anna when one of their sons, Jason, noticed a tiny yellow duckling floating on its side in the lake. Although Jason assumed the duckling was dead, he still retrieved …

Angel Sightings Impact the Lake

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By Jim McCoy There really are angels walking on our earth. They look just like you and me, but they are different in a very special way. They open their homes and their hearts – often for months at a time – to animals who would otherwise be “put down” or euthanized. More specifically, they volunteer for the Louisa Humane …