Lilly Meets LuLu, Part 1

It’s late, so this is just a quick note. Stay tuned this week for more info and even videos chronicling Lilly’s first extended encounter with a very young

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Meet Cody: A Retrospective

Since I spent most of this week overcoming a late summer / early fall cold, I have no training news to report. So, I dug out and scanned

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Hawaii Photo Montage

Tom’s sister Terry lives most of the year in Molokai, Hawaii. She has been visiting Colorado in recent weeks and gave us a CD of photos she has

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Chester the Alpaca

Since mentally I only have enough bandwidth for required work, I thought I might entertain you with photos. This is Chester. He is a 2-year-old alpaca that I

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With Rain Comes Wildflowers

The daily rain this spring and summer makes the wildflowers pop out like crazy. Even neighbors who have lived in the valley much longer than we have say

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Tired Dogs: The Katie Visits Edition

My deadline-soaked and worry-filled pace continues, but two days last week I felt less like my head would explode. Decent weather meant I could write outside, so I

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Nibbling Captured on “Film”

Remember me mentioning that I got to interview Temple Grandin, Nicholas Dodman, and Jean Donaldson for a magazine article a while back? Well, the story is through editing

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Happiness is a Warm Puppy

Lilly agrees that Happiness is a Warm Puppy … even when that puppy is much, much bigger than you. I cannot tell you how happy it makes me

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A Little Love for Sidecar Pals

Once before, I posted a photo of Lilly in a sidecar Tom restored. That’s how I met Bobaji (The Sidecar Dog) and his person, Van. I’ve blogged about

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Bonked Birds & Other Wildlife Updates

Tis the season when birds bash themselves against our windows. They see light from windows on the other side of the house. They see plants inside our windows,

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