Haw. The nictitating membrane or third eye lid on a dog. The 4-H dog program was a big part of my life as a kid. And dog knowledge was a part of the program. Every fair we would be required…
Tick Patrol
Tick Patrol reporting for duty! One of the draws for me to Magpie Ducks is their known foraging tendencies. They’ll eat just about any bug they can get their beaks on. Last year I watched one of them crunch an…
Weekend Fun – NYC!
Last week a good friend of mine, S., who lives in TX called to chat, mentioning she’d be traveling to NYC for the week with her adult daughter. Miracles of miracles, her trip north coincided with the one free weekend,…
Gem of Today
Lyft driver: “You have a dog. I can’t take you. I just had my car cleaned. Your dog is going to pee in my car.” Me rolling my eyes, getting into his car as he’s talking cuz give me a…
2 Steps Forward, 3 Steps Back
I’ve been mulling over this since the news of Delta Airlines new service dog policy broke. Reading people’s comments, organizations responses. Thinking. Saddened. Frustrated. Really. On Sunday, when getting my husband an ice cream in a shop we’d never before…
Training Wildlife
Dogs that fixate on the wildlife, we all know them, right? Chase squirrels up trees, hunt rabbits, yank your arm off if a chipmunk races across the sidewalk. The dog you know would never recall off a deer. The dogs…
So much Static!
We’ve been in a deep freeze out here in New England, and that plus forced hot air means Tom is a staticky mess. Not Zora though for whatever reason, just Tom. Touching him is really most unpleasant. Every strand of…
2017 in Review & Here's to 2018
2017 was rather an eventful year for us. Dogs – In agility, Zora and I had a smoking year. I’m still in a bit of shock when I remember we won at NADAC Championships. I never in a million years…
Can’t you just behave?!
After an exhausting day of agility yesterday, I fell asleep on the couch. Only to wake up, with a corgi snuggled against me, at 2:30am because the kitchen light had been left on. When I hit a certain part of…
A Day Off
Yesterday my head was so immersed in projects and research that when I lifted it to breathe it was suddenly 4pm. 4 hours later I was sound asleep on the couch. Where did my day go? So today the dogs…