The Shadowdance Blog…
sometimes humorous, sometimes sad, occasionally irreverent, mostly honest.
A collection of ramblings on my life with working dogs, livestock, and a creative brain.
“And so I write. I write my life. I write to escape real life. I write to live moments over again. I write to rewrite the moments I’ve lived over in a way that makes more sense to me. I write the moments to heal. I write the moments I hope never happen. And I write the moments I hope will happen.”
― R.B. O'Brien
Jig’s Journey ~ Attitude is Everything
That Winning Feeling by JuneSavoie is a really great book (If I borrowed you my copy, could you let me know? I can’t seem to…
Read MoreOn My Soapbox
It may surprise some of you to hear this, but I’m not a people person. I don’t like being approached by people I don’t know.…
Read MoreJig’s Journey ~ It Ain’t all Rainbows and Sparkly Unicorns
Just to keep things real, and in case anyone out there has the impression that training is always great fun and goes according to plan…it…
Read MoreJig’s Journey ~ Patience is a Virtue
When you’ve become spoiled by traveling with a dog who is an old hat at being in the truck, hanging out at trials, and just…
Read MoreJig’s Journey ~ Texas Here We Come
I recall mentioning earlier this year that I was going to try and post more often. I keep meaning to. Really. Other things keep getting…
Read MoreA Weekend of Stockdog Sistahood
“What did you do this weekend?” “Worked dogs, hung out with my SBSDC Sistas–” “Worked dogs? Is that like training them to do something.” “Um…yes…to…
Read MoreFirst Trial of the Year
The first trial of the season is always a bit nerve-wracking. This year, what made it even more so, is the fact I haven’t done…
Read MoreOh, How Ducky!
So as I’m sitting here twiddling my thumbs, waiting for some semblance of spring to peek through the layers of snow and ice smothering the…
Read MoreIt’s Not the Groundhog’s Fault
Spring is on the way. It will arrive as it does every year, when Mother Nature decides it’s time. Until then…brrr-effing-brrrrr. Dang cabin fever is…
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