Canine Good Citizenship test
For those of you who aren’t serious dog people, the American Kennel Club has a Canine Good Citizenship program (also referred to as the CGC). If you want your dog to be certified, you and your dog have...
View ArticleScattered
I usually have some clue what I’m going to write about, but today I don’t. I’ve been sick off an on for a while now. It’s probably the stress beginning to tell. Much of it will be removed by the end of...
View ArticleInsomnia
Every once in a while I have a bad night. Lately I mostly just wake up and can’t go back to sleep rather than waking up terrified or upset, but it takes its toll. This morning I woke up about 4 AM. I...
View ArticleTeaching the dog Russian
Nyx is under the impression that “go away” means the same thing as “lie down”. She may have some reason for this, since the only time we say “go away” is when she’s standing in front of the television....
View ArticleMending
I have a few pieces of clothing that I really like which have begun to fall apart. The cuffs on one shirt have worn almost through and the elbows and the last bit of the seam on the back of another...
View ArticleA peaceful day
Today was mostly a quiet day. Not a lot of talking, and we mostly talked about the food we were cooking. I cleaned house because it was bugging me, and I enjoyed the work. We cooked. I made bread....
View ArticlePuppies, bread, and adoption
The past few weeks have been a little hectic. We took care of a four month old puppy for two weeks. He’s a smart puppy and eager to learn, but his home life is very different than ours, so the...
View ArticleNew dog tricks
At three years old, Nyx is learning to play fetch. It isn’t something we taught her, exactly; she just figured out that if she dropped a toy in a lap it was more likely to get thrown than if she tried...
View ArticleA new breed
The Indie Ink Writing Challenge is back, and this week was rather pleasant for me to write. The stupendous Supermaren answered a challenge from me, and my challenge this week came from xtinabosco. The...
View ArticleTuesday tidbits
A lot has gone on this past week. I think I’ll stick to the unabashedly good to start with. Katja has started eating solid food! We’re doing something called Baby Led Weaning, which means that she is...
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