Difficult Days

when you come to understand “the rest of his life” now means a week at best, probably days and you realize how profoundly one little dog has impacted your life and the rock in the pit of your belly is huge and heavy and hollow all at the same time. That’s today.

Wordless Wednesday 10/8/14

A few words on Wordless Wednesday. Today, my little buddy is going in for surgery for Lar-Par, or laryngeal paralysis. Some of you may recall our episode a while back, but his condition has steadily and dramatically gotten worse. Our hope is that this can help Snuff enjoy his remaining time with us, no matter…

Help for Helpers

It was the last weekend of summer and started in perfect Pacific Northwest fashion; cold, damp, and overcast. A small group of about a dozen people gathered for the Regional Helper Seminar hosted by Twin County Schutzhund Club. Mark Chaffin, a 30+ year vet of the sport of schutzhund was the Teaching Helper.