The Tails of Hydra

The Tails of Hydra Dedicated to the OG doggo, The Trucking Titan, over the Rainbow Bridge Oct 5 2023 I sustained a head injury while at work and it was a life changing experience.

Titan was a recue from Casper Humane Society- He started out as a scared little pupper than slowly came out of his shell and was loved by hundreds of people as I shared his story, and the daily story of our lives over the road as long haul truckers. We strove to educate the public, and just share the quirks of daily trucking life with everyone. Eventually we retired from trucking, got other jobs a

nd started moving away from the page, and posting as regular, much to the chagrin of our fans- but it felt like we just didn't have a whole lot to share that was interesting. As time went by Titan got older, and older, and at the age of 17 he had a medical emergency and ultimately crossed the Rainbow Bridge, where I'm sure he is happy with a pain free body, and endless romps in the sun.

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We are continuing our journey with a new pup, Hydra who is in training to be a service dog for myself. While Hydra was originally intended to be just a pet, he showed a real aptitude for intelligence and calm and I decided that he would be happier with a job- and he has skills that can make us a great team and help me live a more normal life. So now we are sharing that journey with our fans.

It's starting to freeze at night- time to harvest the squash. We had a better year than last year (we were allowed to w...
10/05/2025

It's starting to freeze at night- time to harvest the squash. We had a better year than last year (we were allowed to water) but most of our squash plants didn't grow and produce. One did though. Gete Okosomin is the name of it. It's picked maybe a bit early but a freeze will damage the fruit. We did eat some before they got huge, and they sliced up like a zucchini. This bad boy can be stored for awhile like a winter squash. Hydra cried after this picture because I put the squash where he couldn't reach it... lol. I think he thought it was for him poor man.

So it's been 6 weeks and I *should* be able to start lifting weight and doing more exercise type things, so I have been ...
10/04/2025

So it's been 6 weeks and I *should* be able to start lifting weight and doing more exercise type things, so I have been starting real easy. It's amazing how much strength and stamina I have lost in 6 weeks!!! Hydra felt it was time to play and get loved on, so idk if he's telling me to take it easy or just being a love monster. Probably a little of both. Once I see the doctor again in a week I'll have a more definitive answer on if I can start going heavier on weight and exercise.

10/03/2025

Just chillin in his heated bed, chewing on the squeaky Kong.

Fall is here and it's a bit sad - I love the cooler days but it means that summer hiking is winding down and soon all ou...
10/03/2025

Fall is here and it's a bit sad - I love the cooler days but it means that summer hiking is winding down and soon all our hikes will be chilly. I still haven't hiked since my surgery because I worry I'll have an issue out in the middle of nowhere, especially since Jon is also limping from his surgery. We have been keeping busy with Kung Fu, and Jon's practice so we aren't rotting at home. Poor Hydra hasn't been worked a whole lot and I think he misses that a bit because he loves going places and having a job. No dog training lately either- he really perked up during the photo shoot once he realized it was dog training time, he really enjoys it.

Practice Day! Hydra near froze to death in the wintry cold despite his wool coat, poor man. We are practising HEMA and ...
10/01/2025

Practice Day!
Hydra near froze to death in the wintry cold despite his wool coat, poor man. We are practising HEMA and Kung Fu LOL.

I can't participate in self defence classes because of the surgery but my doctor says that Kung Fu is okay as long as I don't hit or get hit. So I can do the forms. You can sorta see us in the background practising- no close photo because not all of us want to be on the internet and I can't blame them!

Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting!!!!! Practice in the park- we now have sword practice and kung fu at the same time. I s...
10/01/2025

Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting!!!!! Practice in the park- we now have sword practice and kung fu at the same time. I still can't hit or be hit (per the doctor) but I can still do the forms for Kung Fu, so we meet at the same time Jon has practice (he still can't fight either but he can hobble around and help) If you squint real hard you can see us doing Kung Fu in the background. I do have cool photo's of Kung Fu, but not everyone wants to be pictured on the internet.

Afterwards we went and had a snack and hang out (we the kung fu people) Hydra tucked himself under my leg and chilled out while we ate and visited. He discovered the kitchen was on the other side of me so turned around so he could watch the wait staff come and go.

I'm a little late posting this. I blame my surgery ----->Today is a Canadian day of remembrance for the victims of the r...
10/01/2025

I'm a little late posting this. I blame my surgery ----->

Today is a Canadian day of remembrance for the victims of the residential school system, which aimed to assimilate Indigenous children. Many laws were passed in the 1800's to seperate aboriginal children from their families and culture.

This day has meaning to us personally because I have relatives that are as of yet, missing.

Grandma needs a new TV day! We are all kind of broken, Jon's hip is still healing, I'm still not allowed to lift over 10...
09/29/2025

Grandma needs a new TV day! We are all kind of broken, Jon's hip is still healing, I'm still not allowed to lift over 10 LBS but here we are looking at TVs LOL. Between all of us we can do it!

Turns out they don't have what Grandma wants in stock so we have another week to heal, and prepare for the great TV move. Good thing they are all light now- not like the old tube TV days !

We got ourselves a new friend! Century Bob the martial arts fighting dummy. We found one for a ridiculous price so we ma...
09/25/2025

We got ourselves a new friend! Century Bob the martial arts fighting dummy. We found one for a ridiculous price so we managed (barely) to get his heavy self into the car. Off to a new home where he may be beaten 🤔

Hydras wondering wtf is this doing in my car. And where will he sit????

Such help!
09/25/2025

Such help!

Hydra got to be in a photo shoot with one of his trainers!!!! He's famous LOL! I think they got some really cute photos
09/22/2025

Hydra got to be in a photo shoot with one of his trainers!!!! He's famous LOL! I think they got some really cute photos

I'm healing, it's slow progress- another 2 weeks to go before I can lift things over 10Lbs again- I can sure tell if I l...
09/22/2025

I'm healing, it's slow progress- another 2 weeks to go before I can lift things over 10Lbs again- I can sure tell if I lift something too heavy, it pulls inside and is a little ouchy. Hydra is taking real good care of me though! I'm not going out as much and I'm not working on his training as much- he's a smartie though so it should be okay. I want to hike and camp though, this is hard- forced rest sucks!

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