Dog sport lessons from the heart
Something incredible, magical, almost miraculous happened the first Sunday in June. It was time, it truly was that time to try to complete our first NW2 level NACSW Nose Work Trial. And I couldn’t have been more proud, and frankly
Making your dog’s car ride safe.
With warmer temperatures finally here in the midwest, more people are out and about. I don’t blame them. The parks and trails are now over flowing with people out for a stroll with their dogs. I love that. But that
Farmer’s Market Find – Black Garlic!
Every Spring I look forward to the opening day for my local organic farmer’s market. This means that until late fall, I will be eating and preparing food as it becomes seasonally available. I believe that this is the way
How NOT to train a recall.
Some people might think I’m crazy but training a dog to recall , or come when called, is one of my favorite things to train and trouble shoot. In my opinion it is one of the most pinnacle skills a
If you can’t adopt, 3 other options to save a dogs life.
April is Animal Anticruelty Awareness month. How are you going to get involved? Every year my employer holds a giving campaign over the period of a couple of weeks. It is a time of year that we reflect on our
What’s all the buzz about superfood bee pollen?
We all know that bees are amazing. If you don’t know that I’m here to tell you, they are. They support the worlds food supply, isn’t that enough? But not only that, they produce some pretty awesome superfoods themselves. One
Planning tips for your first RV vacation.
My boyfriend and I have wanted to take “our boys” on an RV vacation for years and we finally did the fall of 2018. We’ve traveled with the dogs many times before but being in RV was new for all