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
Not Again?!!?
So, it’s brain-numbingly cold again. The kind of cold that freezes your nostrils shut, and makes your eyeballs scream at you for leaving only them…
Read MoreLook Who’s Back
Hard to believe it’s been a year since I last posted on this blog. Bet you thought it was never going to happen again. It’s…
Read MoreWeekend Training Review
The bad part about three days of working dogs, like all good things, is that we have to stop. Friday night’s work session was a…
Read MoreLooking Ahead Winter Recap
Happy 2013, everyone! I don’t do the whole New Year’s thing. No partying till midnight. No resolutions. It’s pretty much just another day around here,…
Read MorePlay Day in the Snow
Wow! It’s been a while since I posted. I hope everyone had a great holiday. Not much training being done here lately, except when Jig…
Read MoreSometimes, A Girl Just Needs a Job
Right before I switched servers and lost all my old posts, I wrote one about Shaine and the issues we’ve been having. All basically my…
Read MoreCoyote Classic 2012
The Coyote Classic is fast becoming one of my favorite trials. Even though the weather has a tendency to be a bit cool, sometimes wet,…
Read MoreSo, You Think You’re Ready to Trial?
I was reminded this past weekend at the SEMASA trial (thanks to a very good friend not afraid to tell me when my head’s in…
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