This holiday season hit HARD! We were busy as could be, just like I am sure most of you were. The dogs loved Christmas, and by that I mean they thoroughly enjoyed ripping open their gifts. I wrapped up the third unit of the CPCFT certification program, which was the most intensive yet. I started […]

Life has been challenging lately, for a lot of reasons. Some good, some bad. New job, busy schedule, daylight savings, cold weather, and just having a lot on my plate overall makes it feel like I never stop moving. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, I am a very go go go type of person.

I don’t remember what spurred me to start trick training with Chief. Maybe it was joining the Instagram dog community and seeing all of the amazing things dogs are capable of. One day I realized I couldn’t name all of the tricks Chief knew because the list was getting so long. I started a document

One aspect of having dogs in my life that I have always loved is dog walks. My family dog growing up loved going for walks and Vinny, who doesn’t like much of anything, looks forward to his walks with great enthusiasm. When Chief came into my life, he went for walks too… eventually. It was

When I adopted Vinny, I had no idea what incredible potential dogs hold. Vinny taught me about the “scary” potential of a dog- reactivity, bite risk, fear, aggression, and so on. Through this journey, he made me the capable and confident handler necessary to keep him safe and above all alive. My cattle dogs on

When I made arrangements to bring Chief home, I will never forget what my now husband said to me. “If you’re going to get the dog, you know you have to do the things.”. The “things” he was referring to were dog sports. I had never been involved in dog sports before Chief came into

I certainly didn’t coin this phrase but I heard it in a song recently and felt the need to share- it is never too late to start. These thoughts aren’t necessarily just about dogs, but I will put them in this dog blog. I want to share this reminder with people who know us, have

I think a lot of multi-dog household handlers get the same comments when we take our dogs out in public. “You have your hands full”, “How do you manage all of that?”, “Good luck” are a few I have heard. I don’t think they are all necessarily negative comments. I think the new norm of

When I train my dogs in public, I am often asked “What are you training for?”. At first, I didn’t know how to respond to this. To me, training with my dogs is a lifestyle. I don’t even think twice before clipping on my training pouch, making sure my dogs have the right gear on

I am on vacation this week (sans-dogs, very sad) so I figured it was a good time to reflect on the busy but enjoyable summer we have had so far. The dogs are doing great, they stay somewhere that they absolutely love and have way too much fun. I miss them terribly, but I try