Bandit and I were signed up for a herding practice run on cattle today. The practice runs were about a 45 minute drive from the show site. It was a beautiful drive, with some fall colors appearing. I was glad that I had my GPS along though, because just the two of us went and [...]
Posted on September 30th, 2008
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Monday was relatively dry outside. I sat outside and watched the Australian Properties classes. I met Melissa and Christy from ACDRA, the Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Association. They were selling items to benefit their rescue group. It was fun to meet them in person after corresponding with them in the past. It’s nice to put [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2008
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On Sunday morning it was raining as hard as ever. Obedience and agility events were scheduled to run outside. Bandit and I were entered in Open A obedience and Novice standard and jumpers agility. I was still on the fence about running in agility. The field was even muddier and slippier than the day before. [...]
Posted on September 28th, 2008
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When Bandit and I arrived in Shartlesville, PA for the Australian Cattle Dog National Specialty, it was raining. Too bad because they’d had beautiful fall weather leading up to the weekend, and the events were scheduled to be outside. On Saturday, the agility was run in the rain. I agonized over whether to run Bandit [...]
Posted on September 27th, 2008
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On September 25th, Bandit and I hit the road on our way to the Australian Cattle Dog National Specialty in Shartlesville, PA. Chase and Cayenne stayed in Minnesota with our friend Becky. My decision to make the trip came right down to the wire. The day after I entered Bandit in agility, obedience, and cattle [...]
Posted on September 25th, 2008
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Yesterday I received this wonderful message from Sheryl, Kenna’s mom. Kenna’s story is told in Chapter 17 of the book. Sheryl gave me permission to share this with you:Â
About a month ago I received an e-mail from Kenna’s foster mother, Rebecca, letting me know that Kenna’s story was to be included in a book. I [...]
Posted on September 18th, 2008
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    review by: Jan Irving 2008-09-14
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Look, Pavlovic takes you through some terrible events and tells some horrible tales, and her experiences and evolution from them. The first chapter had me in absolute meltdown, tears streaming and me snivelling, but, from chapter two it wasn’t as hard on the emotional [...]
Posted on September 17th, 2008
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I’m learning that part of Kate’s legacy is how her story has affected and influenced others. With their permission, their stories will be shared here. Jenn reminded me that this week is the 3rd anniversary of the evening I met Kate at Lamar-Dixon. It means a lot to me to hear of the efforts of [...]
Posted on September 17th, 2008
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The 2008 Premier Book Award winners include:Â
8 State Hurricane Kate: The Journey and Legacy of a Katrina Cattle Dog
by Jenny Pavlovic
3rd place in the Non-Fiction Memoir/Autobiography category
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Posted on September 15th, 2008
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Book review by Kelli Ohrtman of Best Friends Animal Society, published in the Star Tribune PetCentral blog:
Touching Memoir of Katrina Animal Rescue
September 8th, 2008 | posted by cmoon      Â
8 State Hurricane Kate
A Minnesota woman’s Katrina story
by Kelli Ohrtman
8 State Hurricane Kate, a book by Minnesotan Jenny Pavlovic was scheduled for release several weeks before the anniversary of [...]
Posted on September 15th, 2008
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