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Adventure boy

As we continue to work with little Blaze, he is spending less time with mom as we start the weaning process. He still isn’t gobbling his food down because he knows mom will be back from her break to top … Continue reading

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We went anyway

I was still tired, the day was drizzly and rainy, but Legend and I loaded up and went to dog class anyway. I’m glad we did. When we got to the fairgrounds where class is held, I was disappointed to … Continue reading

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Full House

Well, the living room was full today! Crates and puppy pens lined up across one side of the room. Lyric in her big crate on the left of the wood stove, Cami has had her bath and groom (I’m embarrassed … Continue reading

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Spring snapshots

Well, it’s starting to look and feel a bit like spring. The daffodils are popping their heads out of the earth, the grass is sprouting and little buds are emerging on the pear and apples trees! The big dogs and … Continue reading

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Bath day!

Reba and Hope have been overdue for baths and grooms. Way, overdue! Hope has so much hair on her feet that it’s hard for her to climb up and down the stairs with her “slippers”. And Reba can’t see where … Continue reading

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Have a great weekend!

I’m going to have a great weekend because my grandson and his parents are here and his aunt and uncle come tomorrow. And my niece and grandniece are visiting next door! So it’s a family weekend of fun, food and … Continue reading

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Food ideas

If you’ve been following the blog, you know I like to add to my dogs’ dinners to improve their diets. They get a high quality kibble but it’s just not the same as fresh food. So I thought I’d share … Continue reading

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Meeting the aunties

While Sasha was out on a quick potty break and I was changing the bed and adding a new toy for the day, our little puppy got to meet two of his “aunties”, Hope and Reba! He was very interested … Continue reading

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Family reunion

Sunday we said a bittersweet farewell to two of our sweet adult girls; mother and daughter pair, Sky and Summer. It’s always difficult to say good-bye to our adults. Most grow up here and I get quite attached. But I … Continue reading

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Bones

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about bone broth, you should NEVER give your dog cooked bones! Whether you cook them or you pick up those flavored, baked dog bones at the store. Just don’t do it!  Cooked bones can splinter in your dogs … Continue reading

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