2018 is forecast to head out the door with a lot of rain. so Tom is ringing in 2019 with a new coat. It’s been raining a lot here these past couple of months. While I don’t much care about…
DIY Dog Bandana
Over Halloween my nephew wanted me to put a Bandana that had been kicking around in the kid’s toy box on Tom. So I obliged, and Tom sported spooky ghosts and jack O lanterns for the next couple of weeks.…
Training Dog Agility when Visually Impaired
On average I have 6-10 degrees of functional vision. In certain lighting conditions I have less. With my glasses on I have 20/20 central vision. In doing dog agility, or training dogs, I have to make some modifications. And often…
DIY Wooden Obedience Dumbbells
In competition obedience there are a number of exercises that involve retrieval of dumbbells. In the Open class you have the retrieve over high jump and retrieve on the flat. And in Utility you have the scent discrimination exercises. In…
DIY Washable Snuffle Mat
Snuffle mats seem to be all the rage lately in the dog world. If the term ‘snuffle mat’ hasn’t yet made it to your various social media or news feed, let me fill you in. A snuffle mat is essentially…
Thermal Blackout Roman Shades DIY
Lately our curtains and shades have been driving me nuts. Ok really I’m having major sensory hell issues caused by bright light and I’m taking it out on the sunlight ergo the projection onto the curtains and shades. So I’m…
Expanding the duck pen
or keeping up with the jones. Lol. What do I mean by that? well a couple of weeks ago I noticed my neighbor had started laying mulch on her portion of the far back of our bordering properties. She’d removed…
Duck Egg Doughnuts – Gluten Free
It has been six years since my last doughnut. That is until this past Tuesday evening. When I found a way to make doughnuts I might possibly be able to eat. And I could. And they are glorious. I forgot…
DIY Elevated Dog Feeder Stand
As a couple of folks who have come through my home recently expressed interest in how I made this, I figured others might enjoy a DIY tutorial as well. A few months ago over the course of a week, Tom…
Training a Dog to Be Measured
In dog agility venues, many, if not all, dogs need to be measured to determine which jump height category they fall into. Some venues measure the exact height of the dog, some simply measure if the dog is under a…