Yesterday was the birthday of a long time friend of mine. In response to my birthday wishes, he excitedly replied that another long time friend was gifting him a puppy! And I was thrilled for him! Wait? I thought giving…
Let there be Peace (& Quiet)
Today’s peace and quiet brought to you by Natural Reed Fencing. Simple. Affordable. Easy to install. Effective. Very effective. A lovely relaxing afternoon in my back yard, in my new comfy recliner lawn chair, with happy chilling dogs. Happy quiet…
The Overtired Dog
Some dogs (generally adults) are really good at self regulating and getting the sleep they really require to stay mentally fresh and with good stress tolerances and coping skills. Others not so much. This is a topic I frequently found…
When it all clicks
This morning, I set the most recent NADAC VT (video tape) jumpers course to run. This is just our 2nd time running an Open level jumpers course to submit for the VT program. (1) And it was glorious. Smooth and…
Of Dogs & Ducks or Our 1st attempts at 'herding'
or better known as “How to stress my dog out.” Ugh, while yes the ducks did safely make it into their basement sleeping quarters. And yes, my dog is insanely tolerant and trusting, I mean if I were her I…
Fun with Red Ball
When we play with most toys, my dogs get a lot of choice on directing the game. That said, in this video, Zora was obliging me because I essentially begged her to play with Redball. LOL. She had started the…
Reminiscing
Yesterday we competed at the ACT-Up Agility NADAC trial. My 2nd trial in nearly 5 years and Zora’s 2nd trial ever. It was great. We Qed in 5 of the 7 runs, finished 2 Superior Novice Titles, and found some…
Honesty on the Agility Course
The past couple of weeks, as Zora gets closer to earning her Novice Superior titles and thereby moving up into the Open classes, I’ve been pushing her skills at a distance more in prep for my eventual agility goals with…
Silly Games with Dogs
Last night after spending some time creating and providing our ducklings with some enrichment toys (after finding them trying to get the tape off the side of their brooder, I decided maybe they were bored and needed some new safe…