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Four dogs running together down a trail through the woods

Get Earth Friendly with Your Dog!

Posted on: April 22, 2019 Last updated on: April 22, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 3
It’s Earth day and seems an opportune time to bring up a subject I love chatting with people about: eco or carbon footprints. Footprints are something left behind after you’ve traveled through. So an eco footprint refers to the impact…
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Happy Spring!

Posted on: April 21, 2019 Last updated on: April 21, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
The flowers have sprung! I do so enjoy tulips. So do the deer and other critters so the backyard ones are the only to usually make it to blooming around here.
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Snow Day Survival Strategies

Posted on: March 7, 2019 Last updated on: March 7, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 6
This winter our weather patterns have been a tad unusual for sure. As a result the panic calls have been coming in March instead of the more typical January. The panic calls that occur often like clockwork about 2-3 days…
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Dog & Boots

Posted on: February 1, 2019 Last updated on: February 2, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
It’s winter, it’s cold, it’s snowy, it’s icy, it’s salt covered everything, what’s a dog to do?  Wear boots of course!  But as many likely have seen or experienced first hand, for many dogs boots aren’t something they understand how…
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Bassett hound sniffs in the dirt

Hanging with Dogs and Ticks

Posted on: February 20, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Because you know 65’F in mid February in New England is totally typical. So the creepy crawlers are out with a vengeance. That said besides the ticks, it is a lovely day to hang with the crew in the yard…
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Training Wildlife

Posted on: January 23, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
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…
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walking in the winter

Posted on: December 15, 2017 Last updated on: December 15, 2017 Written by: Katrin Comments: 25
Folks often ask me how I get out in the cold with the dogs so often.  What is my go-to gear.  A few words:  YakTrax, Musher’s Secret, Flip Mittens and Fleece Lined Cap. 4 products that make walking in the…
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Run!

Posted on: September 19, 2017 Last updated on: September 19, 2017 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
There was nothing tentative about the way the dogs were acting in the woods today.  In the pouring rain.  It was all systems go for blast off!! I enjoy walking the dogs in the rain, mostly because no one else…
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Skill A Day: Day 10 agility with cones

Posted on: December 10, 2016 Last updated on: December 10, 2016 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Today was a rather nippy day out for sure.  But to keep the Corgi Crazies at bay Zora and I bundled up and headed outside to play and train for about 10min. Skill wise we practiced a few different sequences…
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Corgi Soccer!

Posted on: November 1, 2016 Last updated on: November 1, 2016 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Zora does love her Red Ball!  I can’t tell if I caught it on the tape, but while she most often pushes the ball with her nose and mouth, sometimes she actually dribbles it side to side with her front…
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