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 Year of Training Pays Off
At the end of last year I was so frustrated and upset with how the trialing season went, I decided to take a year off.…
Read MoreI have a tendency to mention the problems I’m facing during training, but the video clips accompanying those posts are usually ones in which things…
Read MoreSo much for weekly updates, right? What’s the excuse this time? Let’s see… heat, humidity, rain, more heat, out of town, put on 53 hours…
Read MoreThe Year of Training – Another Piece of the Puzzle
Between the 4th of July falling in the middle of the week, and another blast of heat and humidity, I didn’t get a whole lot…
Read MoreThe Year of Training ~ Update Numero Uno
I bet you all are sitting there, tapping your fingers on the table, looking at the calendar (because you have nothing better to do with…
Read MoreA Slight Reboot
Life has been busy of late. That’s my explanation for the lapse in posting… again. I tend to set myself these crazy-busy schedules until I’m…
Read MoreDillon’s Day ~ Slow, But Steady
One of the pitfalls of training alone is that it’s sometimes hard to see improvement which, in turn, can lead to frustration and discouragement when…
Read MoreExpectations and Perspective
As babies who could barely manage to sit up, we must have looked at the kid already crawling and thought she was the most awesomely…
Read MoreSpring Has Sprung! I Hope
Sunday was a gorgeous day – finally – and I had every intention of taking advantage of the beautiful afternoon by getting in some training.…
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