Winds whipped through the bedroom last week and unearthed this sad, sad reality. Don’t judge me, kids.
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Hopelessly Behind
For 10 full days and counting, I’ve been completely beset by germs. Rotten, rotten germs. While I muddled through interviews and meetings last week by phone, actual writing
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
Canine Gravity for Stressful Times
Pressures of modern life — be they related to work, families, political climate, or global catastrophes — make a girl wish she could simply float away for a
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
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
Dog Training Docket
The challenge of working 10-12 hours every day for weeks (possibly months) on end is that the pace leaves little room for much more than survival. That means,
Dog Training Update: Herding Challenges
Despite having ZERO time to read for pleasure lately, I’m making my way through a sheepdog book that our herding trainer recommended. It’s called Talking Sheepdogs: Training Your
New Pet Alert: Big News
Monday Tom and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary. Our low-key celebrations included breakfast out at the lovely Blue Sky Cafe in Golden, a long nap (because we’re
Evacuating and Sheltering Small Animals in A Disaster
Following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the Indian Gulch wildfire in our canyon, where officials warned those with animals (especially large ones) to evacuate sooner, I