writer, warrior, whack-a-doodle

Year: 2011

We're Not the Sharpest Knives in the Drawer

Sometimes I think Mr. Wild Dingo and I are the lowest common denominator here in Switzerland. Language difficulties aside, even the picture signage here can be confusing. From the comments listed on the last post, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels a little out of the loop. Sometimes you have a sign […]

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To Leash or Not To Leash?

Mr. Wild Dingo and I paid a visit to the Foundation de l'Hermitage last weekend. It's a 19th century estate with a small art collection of 800 or so paintings, mostly impressionists. There were a few Degas and some Picasso and a whole bunch of artists I have never heard of.

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Exercising Balance

My whole life, balance has been a recurring theme. And in dog handling, it's no different. Green grass and rolling hills. Tons of places for dogs to safely run.  It's what I envisioned when Mr. Wild Dingo proposed moving to Switzerland.

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Please Don't Call Me by My Real Name, It Destroys the Reality I'm Trying to Create

"Do  I look silly in these jodhpurs? I could take them off if you'd like."

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For the Ladies

Loki and I want to thank everyone who was worried about his broken wag. But fear not. It's only temporary. In fact, his tail is already at half-mast and half-wag. He's still sensitive to touch in that area, but full-mast tail motion is likely by Sunday. Let's just hope he didn't have a set back when he […]

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Limp Tails are Heavier than Broken Hearts

THIS is my magnificent Formosan/German Shepherd dog in all his gorgeousity. Notice the natural position of his tail, held at full-mast 95% of his waking hours. THIS is my sad Formosan/German Shepherd dog with a Limp Tail:

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If Looks Could Kill

Post Traumatic Siberian Stare otherwise known as Post Bath Stink-Eye. "I'm so documenting this in my memoires of the abuse and traumas I'm subjected to."

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Spring Training

Since her weigh-in on January 28, Juno lost 2.2 lbs. She was 30kg (66 lbs) and is now down to 29 kg (63.8 lbs), but that's still too high. She needs to lose 2 more kg (4 lbs).  When researching raw-feeding, I read that a 60 lb dog will roughly need about 500 grams of food per day. […]

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The Return of Juno's Inner-Cracker

One of the things I love about Loki is his ability to go from zero to completely crackers in 3.5 seconds--for no reason. He'll suddenly bust into circle sprints:  tail and butt tucked under, ears flat back, mouth wide open, eyes dialed wild and paws in full-throttle. Yesterday, Juno busted out the crack-a-tude too-- for no apparent reason: Oh yeah, her body language meets all […]

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This is a Story of...MURDER!

I'm no green thumb. It's true. But since I'm now cooking quite heavily and enjoy using fresh herbs over dried, TravelMarx encouraged me to try caring for and growing some herbs, because what's the worst that can happen, right? I mean, I've had the dogs for almost three years now and for better or worse, they […]

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