Years ago, as in the late 1980’s, when I was on the Park City Ski Patrol, I was fortunate enough to be put on the K9 search and rescue team during my rookie year. I didn’t volunteer for it, raise my hand, or jump up and down and say pick me pick me. What ever…
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tricks for commercial work – session #2
A very long time ago I did some commercial and TV work with my dogs. Mostly I was the behind the scenes trainer, but sometimes I did demo’s with my dogs. It was fun, the pomp around it was kind of zingy and good energy, but truth be told I wasn’t driven towards that industry….
renew, reuse, return …
So exciting that most of everything new going into our Dog Gym is not actually new but rather renewed, and/or reused materials. I think I’ve mentioned before that my husband is a pack rat of sorts when it comes to building materials. He saves anything he can from job sites if it’s marked for the…
week #3 – where is my carpenter?!
Spore is the man! He has worked for two weeks straight, crazy sick long hours, and has accomplished more than I could have dreamed of. Fear not, I have fed him well, supplied him with arnica sore muscle patches, lots of love, and coffee coffee coffee! But alas, I no longer have him full time,…
Moving along… it’s been a week now
So we have plowed through the big stuff in just under a week. I can now say that the business I founded a bit over nine years ago, Paws & People, is truly a family business. This whole adventure would not be possible without all of us doing it together. We’re kind of like the…
the push – day 5
We have been busting through 12-16 hour days at our new dog gym. Some of the renovations have been easier than expected, and some for sure more laborious, like painting a 2,000 square foot freaking ceiling. Remind me that this task may not be necessary, ever again in my life! Spore hasn’t quite put together,…
construction, demo, kill the navy blue! days 3 & 4
Thank you to our many visitors in the past two days, even you wise crackers asking for medical marijuana for your hang nails! Friendly faces and mini tours put some awesome energy into this space! So we are moving along at a pace that makes me smile. I am so excited about the progress and…
and the construction begins… days 1 & 2
It really doesn’t hurt to be married to a carpenter, furniture maker, welder, tiler kind of guy. In fact it’s more than handy when you need something fixed, built, or re modeled. And if you’re into training any type of competition dog sport, there is always equipment or gear that needs to designed and made….
Nancy Tanner 