Crispin Reaches the Holy Land

I’m still just barely sitting upright in a chair, so please enjoy this funny and not-so-funny reality over at Cat Person’s Dog Blog, where Crispin (an Airedale) has

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In honor of the Super Bowl

As a kid, I watched football with my family. As an adult, however, I found and married one of very few American men who doesn’t give a rat’s

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Bobaji – The Sidecar Dog

When I posted photos of Lilly in a sidecar recently, I heard from Van who is traveling the country with his rescued dog Bobaji. They ride around on

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Congratulations to our pal Pitsch

The results are in and our training pal Pitsch is ranked #18 among Australian Shepherds in the U.S. We were proud when we knew he’d be in the

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Welcome Home, Zodi

Today, is the big family Annual Garage Sale, so I’m off and running early. So instead of our usual training update on Fridays (nothing to report), I’ll just

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Lilly & Katie Play

The same day that Lilly played with Pitsch, our Borzoi friend Katie graduated from her first obedience class. She came in third overall with a score of 183

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Lilly & Pitsch Train and Play

We haven’t worked with Pitsch, Lilly’s “Control Unleashed” training buddy for a couple months because he and his mom Betsy were busy trialing. Gotta say, he’s been on

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Buy This Book, Please

Today, June 3, my friend Karen Quinn’s third book HOLLY WOULD DREAM comes out. If you love funny, smart, modern fiction, please consider buying it right away so

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Meet Murray & Poppy

Here are some scanned photos of  Murray & Poppy. Guess which is which. They live with Sharon, a writer friend of mine, in Southern California. And, I thought

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Meet Diane and Gracie

I’ve met a lot of service dogs over the years, but until this weekend I’d never meet an Italian Greyhound working in a service capacity. And, I fell

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