Just a few recent photos of Lilly as seen from my desk. There is something special about writers + border collies. Truly.
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Lilly’s Community Engagement Award
Despite concerns it might be too much for her, we took Lilly with us to the awards event at Humane Society of Boulder Valley Thursday night. At times,
Lilly Herding Lesson #2, What Didn’t Go Well
Yesterday, I reported on What Went Well in Lilly’s second herding lesson. Here is a recap of what didn’t go so well.\
Lilly Herding Lesson #2, What Went Well
Last Thursday, Lilly and I hauled ourselves out to Valdemar Farm for our second official herding lesson. This I know … I’m probably the worst goatherd on the
Wordless Wednesday: Pineapple Heist Foiled
If you thought last week’s cucumber theft was funny, check this out. We had deliberately placed two fresh/whole pineapples in front of the other fruit on the counter
Dogs on Drugs: Fading Xanax
On the advice of our behaviorist from Colorado State’s veterinary school, Lilly has taken both chlomipramine and xanax/alprazolam twice a day, every day, since summer 2008. We didn’t
Herding Insights
Over the last couple of weeks, I had the chance to glean insights about Lilly’s recent herding lesson where (at least in my mind) things didn’t go so
Countersurfing for Health
First, it was peaches. Then, we had to do a banana intervention. And, now … what kind of fruit and/or vegetable heist do you suppose resulted in Ginko
Wordless Wednesday: Big Feline Visitor
Trust me, I know this one lame photo doesn’t compare to the wildlife images our pal KB @ Romping and Rolling in the Rockies posts, but here is
The Crazy Things We Say to Our Dogs
Yes, I understand the dog learning process that conditions dogs to expect and/or react to the things we say, the things we do … even the things we