My Meandering Journey Back to Writing

Surrounded as we are with winter ice and the holidays, I thought it would be fun to switch gears completely and talk about last summer’s RV trip to the tiny hamlet of Hope, Alaska. Before I start, I wanted to make a comment about my whole blog project in general. Some of you know IContinue reading “My Meandering Journey Back to Writing”

The Tale of Baxter’s Nose

The following story was a feature in The Better Companion Dog Training Facility’s monthly newsletter – written in 2017, I think, and follows my early journey into the sport of K9 Nose Work. I’ve added to the story since then, of course. I thought the story might be an interesting addition to my blog andContinue reading “The Tale of Baxter’s Nose”

Barn Hunt Stories … Tally-Ho!

Rhonda was bred for field trials and scent work. She comes directly from working European bloodlines and has prey drive to spare. No surprise this small Standard Dachshund took to hunting for rats and other small rodents with wild abandon. When my Dachshund, Rhonda, was about 5 months old, a friend invited me to theContinue reading “Barn Hunt Stories … Tally-Ho!”

We all have Favorite Christmas Memories

What are some of your favorite or most humorous Christmas memories from the past twenty years or so? I’m attempting to generate some semblance of Christmas spirit in myself this year, so thought I’d spread the cheer and see what it brings back to me. It took some serious digging through my computer to comeContinue reading “We all have Favorite Christmas Memories”