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Connect
This is my word for 2010. I feel like I got separated from a lot of things and people during the second half of 2009 for a variety of reasons. Oddly, I am one of the things I feel I misplaced.
So, I need to reconnect with me. I need to reconnect with my dogs. I need to reconnect with a number of other people, including family, friends, and ( Read more... ) -
Kyah at 14
Fourteen years ago today a friend gave me a special day by coming up with some things he thought I would like to do and arranging for them to happen. That was the beginning of an intense relationship. About 8 months later, I found my full-tailed Aussie at the shelter. I brought her home because I felt I had enough love and stability in my life ( Read more... ) -
Never Send a Puppy...
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Rethinking
I deliberately have not made my house as airtight as I could because it had marginal radon test results ( Read more... ) -
Thanks in the Rain
Had a great time this morning in the rain. 2 red aussies, 2 black border collies, and one striped Staffy. Rory quickly figured out that even though Tully is much shorter than she is, she can't just lie down on top of her or otherwise dominate her. Tully mostly did her own non-herding-dog thing, but all the dogs did well together. Fortunately ( Read more... ) -
The Name Game
I took Kyah and Rory to some of the TTouch Practitioner training happening this week. After 10 years of trainings, Kyah would rather not teach additional practitioners, but her bladder can't handle staying home alone all day. Besides, I thought it would be good for Rory. And it was. She didn't get to be inside a whole lot, but she did get to ( Read more... ) -
Shedding
Kyah is pretty normal for shedding right now. Rory, on the other hand, is shedding a LOT. Why? It is undercoat, thank heavens, so she's not just channeling Lucy (Lucy did this weird bit of shedding in late fall a couple years later in her life -- she would shed top coat as well as undercoat, especially around her hips and lower back. Never did ( Read more... ) -
Excitement at Freddy's
Meyer, that is, not Rockstar Mercury.
Went to Freddy's to get some celery for chicken soup (can it get much more mundane?), and arrived about the same time as the fire truck. The building was fine, but a car in the parking lot was on fire. Very exciting. I think this is the first time I've ever seen a car on fire in person. -
Rory Cracks Me Up
Okay, so she does know a few things to do on cue. I usually ask her to do a couple of them before I put her food dish down (conveniently giving Kyah a headstart on eating her dinner). Tonight I asked for a few things culminating in a sit. Then I looked at her and said, "Drool!" She gave me a blank look, so I said it again, "You know, drool!" ( Read more... )
