Inspired by Dogs & Nature
I could title this short video as “Holy S*it,” “Great Mother,” “Tidy House,” or “Nose to Tail.” Regardless of how you see it, this is something you won’t be able to “un-see.”
For nearly two weeks, the Bluebird pair has been working diligently on selecting and building a nest in the white birch nest box on the south fence. You can see more on this activity here. Curiously, when I was filming the Purple Martins on… Continue Reading “Bluebirds – New Couple?”
The sun finally came out and I was able to shoot some images of our Bluebird pair as they continue to make their home in the birch stump box on the south fence of my office patio yard. The first two images are a… Continue Reading “More Bluebird Magic”
Twelve days ago I posted about Truman, my twelve year old Border Collie. In a matter of a day, he had lost his ability to stand, refused food, and was seriously depressed. I thought his time on Earth, and with me, was over. Then,… Continue Reading “Buoyancy – Update”
For years, as a professional dog trainer, I have found it curious that clients seem to hold back describing the depth of their dog’s behavioral issues. It is as if they don’t want to say something bad about their cherished family member. And yet,… Continue Reading “Crazy-Ass isn’t a personality trait”
When I was seventeen years old, I traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa as a foreign exchange student. The first day I arrived, my host mother and sister greeted me with warmth and kindness. We went directly to the shop that sold school uniforms, as… Continue Reading “The Brown Towel Dilemma”
When choosing how to best populate this blog with valuable, interesting and uplifting information, I decided to look back into the old, dusty file folders on my computer. I found this gem. The messages below grew from the relationships I had with my first… Continue Reading “Lessons My Dogs Have Taught Me”