Bobaji: The Sidecar Dog (Feature Article)

In early 2009, I pitched and sold a magazine feature article about Van and Bobaji (the sidecar dog), whom we “met” when I first posted photos of Lilly

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Real Life Recalls

Yesterday, I sat in my office poking at a few things on my desk, when I heard the distinct sounds of Lilly trying to sass the mules next

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Dog Trick: Shake & Other Hand

Here’s another little 30-second video I shot and tried to edit. It shows Lilly doing her SHAKE and OTHER HAND trick. Whichever hand she gives me first is

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Video Editing Fun

Goodness help me. That darling boy I’ve been married to for 17 years (as of two days ago) got me a new camera as a belated b-day +

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A Tiny Agility Victory

You have my apologies for being so far off our primary topic lately. After all, isn’t my objective to see if some day, somehow, Lilly might actually be

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Weekly Training Update (Jan 2)

We used our one remaining group class (advanced pet dog obedience) from a punch card purchased over the summer for an outing on New Year’s Eve. Typically, we

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The Full Relax-y

In the grand history of the Relaxation Protocol,there are tales of dogs melting into the ground. Heads down, faces relaxed, they settle in no matter what. Well, with

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Rolling … Variations on a Theme

Last Friday, I worked outside on the front patio while Tom began installing new windows in my office. I don’t typically work on Fridays during the summer (a

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Lilly Swims (sort of)

Here’s another video showing my summertime efforts to tire Lilly out, using our little pond and the hill above it. Once again, I shot this with my right

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Another Lilly Playing Video

I wrote last year about Lilly’s Tug-a-Jug. Here’s a companion video I shot last week. This toy is quieter than the Buster Cube, which makes a ton of

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