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11/29/2025

No trending audio on this one, just the sound of chaos 😅

11/22/2025

My dogs sleep in my bed, and I love it. But don't love the fur and the laundry. We were lucky enough to be gifted a fur resistant duvet and quilt from and im thoroughly impressed. June literally sleeps underneath the blankets and they're a life saver.

We've had them for about a month now and they really do what they say - of course they get dog hair on them, but they have a fine weave and a satin finish so it doesnt stick and get embedded in the fabric.

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11/20/2025

Now I know this is controversial... but honestly I don't care.

I don't take my dogs to dog parks to socialize, I take them there so they can run and sniff and get their energy out. I take them there so that I can have all 3 of my dogs happy, enriched, and exercised, without it taking me several hours.

They like different things, they go at different paces. Having them offleash is the only way to exercise them all at the same time and have everyone (including me) happy and not frustrated.

My dogs are all dog social/dog tolerant. None of them particularly seek interactions with other dogs, but they all are tolerant and accepting of dogs in their space.

If you don't take your dogs to dog parks, I get it, and thats fine. But I will continue to take mine, because it makes my life easier, especially with 3 dogs who need to run.

June is a full blown teenager. Ive threatened to drop her of at the shelter no less than a dozen times in the past week....
11/18/2025

June is a full blown teenager. Ive threatened to drop her of at the shelter no less than a dozen times in the past week. Shes at the stage of life where I love her, I really do, but half the time I do not like her 😅

She was a very easy puppy so I can't complain too much, but she has decided that everything in the environment is more important than me, that listening is optional, and sitting still for more than half a second is definitely against the rules.

Shes been terrorizing Oscar and Nova (mostly Oscar, because Nova doesnt put up with shenanigans). She thinks all our household belongings belong outside, and sticks and dirt belong inside.

Shes may have her off leash privileges temporarily revoked as she took off and basically decided to join another family at the dog park the other day.

Shes still not all that terrible, just very busy and overstimulated, which overstimulates me 🫠

She has also discovered that if she's speedy and im not paying attention she can stick her head in my treat pouch and get a good gobble in.

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11/05/2025

Okay, dog-internet,
drop the tags for the nest/den bed things.
This tiny burrow-queen needs her throne 🥹✨

Just a small girl and her giant ribbon 🥹This past weekend Nova got her 4th excellent title, and enough Qs to bring home ...
11/03/2025

Just a small girl and her giant ribbon 🥹

This past weekend Nova got her 4th excellent title, and enough Qs to bring home her SDDA Master Champion.

She worked so hard on Saturday in Excellent, she was a Rockstar.

I had high hopes for Elite on Sunday and we didnt pass a single component 😅 We were close on all of them, but Nova just was not into it. She was tired and grumpy, and didnt really want to be there. This is the 2nd trial in a row where she has basically told me she didnt want to work on the 2nd day - and if she's not loving it, then what's the point? So going forward I'll only be entering her in 1 day for a weekend, for her enjoyment and mine. As much as I don't like to admit it, I think her age (and probably her arthritis) is starting to catch up with her so 2 full days is just too much on her.

Hopefully in the near future we can get ourselves an Elite pass 🤞

10/31/2025

The way Nova looks at her makes me laugh 😅

June is a bit of a kleptomanic - but she doesnt wreck shoes, just collects them.

10/30/2025

Here's an inside look at a scent detection trial search!

We get asked often what scent detection and trials actually "look like" so here's a first person POV of a scent trial!

This is the Excllent level with and is probably mine and Novas favorite category.

Hopefully this visual and explanation shows you what it's like to compete in scent detection, and just how hard miss Nova works, and how much she loves the sport.

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10/25/2025

Part 3 of teaching June how to be an awesome little mushing dog!

Shes really gotten the idea that the Hybrid Harness means pulling and that the collar means walking nicely. I've taken her on hikes hooked up next to Oscar a few times and she loves it, but we definitely really need to work on the "Easy" or not meeting me over the edge of the coulee.

And apparently I need to include a little disclaimer, because somehow this series has been twisted into me telling you you should hook up your tiny baby puppy to a sled and run the Iditarod with them 🙃

Running short distances (think a minute or 2) and teaching your puppy the foundations for pulling and mushing will not harm their joints, in fact it will help them slowly build strength and endurance and is preferred over just throwing them right into a sport once their fully grown. If youre unsure if something is safe for your dog, ask your vet or canine physiotherapist.

Unfortunately the biggest factor for joint issues is actually genetics.

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