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
The Healing of a Heart
It’s been a bit over three months since we let Cian go. The Sad still lingers. It likes to raise its head when I’m tired,…
Read MorePhoto Friday
I haven’t done one of these in a while. It was gorgeous today and we’re due for a winter storm tonight and tomorrow because Winter…
Read MoreWinter Interlude
There’s generally not a whole lot to write about this time of year but winter has been unusually and suspiciously mild around here so far.…
Read MoreTeamwork & Communication
More teamwork. Due to circumstances we were forced to keep the cattle longer than we wanted (BTW, we still have beef quarters or halves available…
Read MoreTwo-by-two
Last Friday the weather was finally conducive to getting the ewes out with the ram so the afternoon became all about getting them sorted and…
Read MoreI’ll be honest, I’ve been struggling with this post for a few weeks. First it was going to be about training; where I’m at with…
Read MoreThe past couple of weeks have been tough. No doubt about it. Cian isn’t the first dog we’ve lost and he won’t be the last…
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