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Nail-day!
I'm going to have a bit of a cop-out post today... we are having a CRAZY thunderstorm right (lightning RIGHT next to my house) and I am going to unplug Dewey (my computer) so he won't get fried if we get a bad power surge (plus I had a crazy busy night of classes and...
read moreWordless Wednesday
(sorry for two farm photo days almost in a row... but it's been gorgeous so we've been at the farm almost daily)... I hope you enjoy! And then.... Rio rolled in poop... weird orange-ish poop.
read moreGotta Buy Into Training
Gotta Buy Into Training How many times have you heard "I've tried everything to get my dog to ..."? I think I must hear something to that effect more than once a week. People seem to expect instantaneous results from the training that if, within 48hrs, the behavior...
read moreFarm Exploring Fun!
We haven't been able to get out to the farm since late August because the farmer put hot-wire up around two of the fields. I didn't want to let the pups get anywhere near the fencing, so it drastically cut down where we could walk and the pond just made more sense. ...
read moreBlog The Change For Animals–Dogs in Danger
SURPRISE! A Saturday Post! Today is the quarterly Blog The Change for Animals event. I really wasn't sure what I wanted to write about. I decided that I would highlight a website that aims to spread the word about dogs that are in high-kill shelters looking for...
read moreWhat should you do ifyou find a dog…
A few years ago, while living in New York, I was driving home from my life guarding job in the summer and I saw a dog in the middle of a busy (though residential) street. I turned onto a side street and grabbed some treats and a leash from the back of my car...
read moreTugging for Training…
I'm of the opinion that most dogs who have highly arousing jobs (herding dogs, hunting dogs, police dogs, performance dogs) must learn how to work while in drive mode. Border collies learn that they must have some impulse control around stock, that they cannot bull...
read moreThe Proof is In the Pudding!
This past weekend was a "holiday" weekend in the US. It was Columbus Day... though to most of the US, it's just another day off and a reason for shopping the big weekend sales (and really, I can't say I want to celebrate what Columbus stood for and started BUT,...
read moreTuesday Timeout
Here's a teaser post for tomorrow...the post is about what we did over the weekend.... What do this: And This: Have in common? Look closely and there should be enough clues!
read moreWe have winners! (and lots of laughter!)
Thank you for everyone who entered my contest! I purposefully didn't read all the comments until today (Sunday), I wanted a bulk amount of laughter, not just a little spread over a few days. I was so very pleased with the great submissions! The First Place Winner...
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