Malgesini Pack News Today

The most heartbreaking part of dog ownership is they don’t live long enough. My husband and I recently helped usher the General, my nearly 12-year-old German shepherd, across the Rainbow

It would be an understatement to say this pandemic year has been trying for many people. The most difficult thing for the Malgesini Pack would be the loss of my husband’s 11-year-old German shepherd. Lucifer was diagnosed with leukemia the day after Thanksgiving. In his prime, our majestic canine kid tipped the scales at 115 pounds. When he passed on Feb. 5, he weighed less than half that. As we mourn, little things can bring tears — like eating scrambled eggs. Although he didn’t...

They say things happen in threes. While not scientifically based, it’s said that mishaps — from household accidents and natural disasters to health issues and even deaths — happen in groups of three. While I don’t give credence to the superstition, after losing a friend at the end of October 2020 and an old high school classmate a couple of weeks later, I jokingly told a group of friends on Zoom to drive carefully and stay safe. Little did I know that the third impending cas...