I can hardly believe that Chase has been here for 4 years! My Katrina friend Sarah Dutton rescued him from a violent man in Virginia. During Memorial weekend of 2006, he traveled all the way to Minnesota to join our family. Eleven people, including Laura Gonzo, Emily Anderson and others helped him along the way [...]
Posted on May 29th, 2010
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I’m excited to announce that Bandit earned his ASCA started cattle herding title yesterday (pending ASCA approval). He moved the cattle around the course nicely and seemed pleased that I’m finally catching on! He earned his first cattle title in style, taking FIRST PLACE (a first for us)! I’m very proud of him. [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2009
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Life is never dull around here. We’re enjoying the summer and time with each other. It’s been hard to find the time to write!
First I want to give an update on Rhonda, who I first mentioned on July 7th. She’s the blue Australian Cattle Dog that was dumped at the kill shelter in Gallipolis, Ohio [...]
Posted on July 18th, 2009
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We had a few perfect days in the past week, about 75 degrees, sunny with a breeze, low humidity, and hardly a cloud in the sky, the kind of perfect day when you want it to always be that way.
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Posted on June 6th, 2009
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I have a sore arse and shoulders from walking backwards and waving a stick in the air. Dontcha love a long weekend of herding? This evening I took the dogs out for a run. Afterward, Bandit was lying down, panting with his eyes closed. I said, “Wow, did I finally wear you out?” On the word “out”, he [...]
Posted on April 20th, 2009
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Sharon L. Peters recently wrote in her USA Today column about losing her beloved dog Rufus. She happened to meet Rufus one Saturday when dropping off cans for recycling at the local animal shelter. Sharon adopted Rufus, an older dog, and enjoyed a few good years with him. Her story got me thinking about how [...]
Posted on April 13th, 2009
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I’ve been doing some training with Bandit, Chase, and Cayenne. Cay is still learning the basics, like sit, down, stay, come, and stand, now from a distance and with a verbal cue and/or hand signal. We’re adding distractions too. She is very biddable and wants to please, but is still vulnerable to distractions. Sometimes I [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2009
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Yesterday we got out to herd sheep for the first time since last fall. The ice has melted here and the footing was good, except for some mud here and there. We enjoyed being out and I could see that the boys felt fulfilled, like they were once again doing the job that they were [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2009
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What have dogs taught me about love, life, and myself? This question was posed on the Angel Animals Network today and here is my quick response:
Bandit taught me that sometimes the best friends will find you when you least expect them to, and that paying attention to them is important. Jump on a good opportunity [...]
Posted on March 21st, 2009
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Here’s the link to the video of our live TV debut:
http://www.showcaseminnesota.com/show/client_article.aspx?storyid=539735
Chase and I had a lot of fun and really enjoyed meeting Corbin Seitz at channel 11 today. She is a great lady and is a dog person! :-) I’m looking forward to the Minnesota Valley Humane Society events this coming weekend.
Chase was rescued by my [...]
Posted on February 16th, 2009
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