A miscellany of thoughts about dogs, cats, writing, life in the Ozarks, & occasional book reviews
I’m editing scenes from Dangerous Deeds in which my protagonist Maggie Porter is leading a Good Dog! class to help owners and their dog prepare for their Canine Good Citizen test. I first wrote those scenes before Sasha came into my life, so I had to rely on information from the AKC, training blogs, and YouTube videos. And …
Continue reading It’s a Dog-Meet-Dog World
Just when I think we're making progress in our preparations for the AKC's Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification, something happens that has me reevaluating my process. From our first days together I knew I couldn't apply the same training methods I'd used years ago with my spaniel Alix. For one thing, Alix was just six weeks …
For seventeen years after losing my beloved spaniel Alix, I didn't believe I had enough heart left to offer another dog. Then a year ago, a volunteer sent me this photo of a dog surrendered to a rural county sheriff's office: I took one look at that sweet—and oh, so frightened—dog, and put everything on hold …
Continue reading One Joyful Year!
February 5th marks one full year since Sasha came to us. We don't know much about her life before she joined our household other than the bad situation that ended with her being surrendered to a county sheriff's office. We can surmise, however, that she had minimal attention and/or was neglected based on her appearance …
Continue reading Have Fun While Training