Champion of My HeartA real-time memoir about life with a fearful border collie, by Roxanne Hawn

No time for walks. Little time for play. Tom’s worries about high temps and rattlesnakes. All that means the pups get less time outside right now than usual. So, when we do have time, Ginko (in particular) makes a mad dash for the pond. Our goal is to give him freedom but keep him from getting soaking wet.

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Ginko and Lilly express their expectations differently. The more I ponder yesterday’s Signs Point to Yes, the more I realize that the disparity in their responses to disappointment or anticipation reflect their formal (and not so formal) dog training.

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