15 Great Pet Blogs Features Champion of My Heart

Happy Tails Books honored me and Lilly with an invitation to be included in a new book called 15 Great Pet Blogs … and their most memorable posts.

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Eureka: Found Lilly’s Lost Collar

Last summer, Lilly’s entire flat-buckle collar, tags and all, went missing … right off her neck. The dogs wear collars 24/7, so when Lilly came up from the

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Forget Coffee: Jolt of Border Collie Enthusiasm

Oh, it’s Monday alright. I made a few decisions these last 3 days (you know, like spending time with my hubby, pups, and family) that sends me into

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Guest Post: My Best Fearful Dog Advice

After more than four years blogging about real life with a fearful dog, I’ve learned a lot and made oodles of mistakes. When Caring 4 Creatures, a rescue

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Dog Health: Spider Bite Recheck #3

Friday, Lilly had a rough day for no particular reason I could find. But, when it came time for her to load up for her third (and we

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Barely Frozen Pond Safety

Our crazy-cold spring means finding our pond somewhat frozen many mornings. That’s a real risk. One of our neighbors lost a new Lab puppy, after he fell through

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Dog Training Update: Absence by Travel

Thanks for putting up with my NYC report. As a girl who often only sees other people or leaves the mountain once a week, the trip was a

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Dog Training Update: Wagging on Cue

So, I spent a little time, just a few minutes, working on HOW I might teach Lilly to wag her tail on cue. We’ll have to keep working

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Blog-aversary #4 – Help Me Pick One Post

Today, April 13, 2011, marks the FOURTH anniversary of Champion of My Heart. Forget “dog years,” I believe this makes us downright ancient in blog years. As part

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Dog Productivity Police

One of the ways I keep myself motivated in the face of unrelenting deadlines is to make a change — any change — in my work environment. I

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