As what happens in our family, for reasons we don’t fully understand, our dogs at the end of their lives take their last breath under the full moon, almost all of them in winter. $eeker died naturally and smoothly next to our Christmas tree, next to my husband, under the full moon. He lived an…
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The Office – part 7
Needing some hang time before the year end office meeting, the Office Crew decided to watch ELF. They unanimously decided their next recruit will be named Francisco That’s Fun To Say, and that they all must learn to fly, a must on the coming years agenda. Story called the meeting to order. Ceramic Bowls, lots…
A high elevation day …
The perfect brooding moody sky, the feel of late summer early fall, mushy earth from a recent rain, not a sign of another person, and a complete lack of oxygen while hiking at 10,000 feet was exactly what we needed today. Sweater on, bag filled with food, toys, leashes, and harness, and off we went….
It’s a TONGUE thing …
If you are into canine body language than you are one of those persons on this planet that is hyper aware of how a dog uses their tongue. A student of the tongue more or less. It is one of the first overt body language signals a new dog trainer learns to observe, in social…
sometimes, it’s best to be barefoot and move the hoses yourself
I have a 1/4 acre garden. Not ginormous by any means, but not small either. When you consider that this garden feeds my entire family of four humans for 6 months out of the year, it kind of puts things into perspective though. Small but serious gardeners. We have been ‘bio dynamic’ gardeners for over…
The Office – part 2
THE OFFICE – part 2 First day on the job answering phones and Rhumb started to ‘prank puppy answer’ callers and then hang up, thinking they would call back for more. “who’s your daddy, bet ya don’t know? “yappy new year, shhhh be quiet!” “happy bone day to you…” “yapster dot com, sing me a…
A Midwinters Day Dream
Sometimes you just need to get out, go for a walk, breathe clean perfect air, and appreciate the silence. And sometimes you need to do it all together, with the ones you love. Me, my dogs and children have been working pretty steadily on designing and testing matches for our World Treibball League, re-writing curriculum for our puppy…
Merry Happy Christmas Solstice TO YOU ALL!
I just wanted to make sure to send out good wishes, kind thoughts, and happy greetings to all of you!!! Life is life is life, and we enjoy living every day of it. This is our favorite season for many reasons. The darkness that is only lit by star light, a time of quiet reflection, my family in my…
Go NORTH Go EAST
Easter Sunday, for as long as I have been married with children, has been spent on mountain trails or the back roads of some place. We wake up early, pack a bunch of food, clothing for all weather (because you just never know in Montana), our dogs, and we head North or East. Mini Vans…
the view never gets old
It seems as though, since January, that change is in the air. I have been teaching, lecturing, training, writing, and working in my office, more than what I had planned. I am grateful, don’t get me wrong, but I have a tendency to work way too much. I am the person who needs to be…
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