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
Spend any time on this blog and you’ll discover the overlying theme is all about the journey. Specifically as it pertains to living with, training,…
Read MoreIt’s been a long time since I left a trial feeling anything other than disheartened, slightly beaten down, and wondering why I keep throwing uncooked…
Read MoreI suck at living in the moment. Cian’s been trying his damndest to teach me. I have failed. What can I say? I’m human. I…
Read MoreI was doing some website updates, transferring domain names, switching servers, panicking when I thought I lost everything… again, etc. etc. and suddenly realized it’s…
Read MoreNo, I’m not personally in a dark place right now. Not in general. A good friend of mine sent this to me after the trial…
Read MoreIt occurred to me that Dillon hasn’t gotten a lot of press this year. It’s been all Jig and Cian, Jig and Cian. In fact,…
Read MoreA sad fact of life is, it often takes getting slapped in the face with something to move us to act. We haven’t bred a…
Read MoreFirst Trial of the Season ~ Part Deux If you read my last post you know how the end of the weekend went, but how…
Read MoreFirst Trial of the Season ~ Part 1 of 2 First, a heartfelt Thank You to those folks on-hand for mine and Jig’s debut in…
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