We found an amazing new forever home for Journey.  He'll be with a wonderful couple who have had Shepherds all their lives.  They lost their last Shepherd not long ago to old age, and the gentleman couldn't go long without getting another. They have promised to love him and spoil him. We are invited to come out and visit anytime.  They live down by ( Read more... )

Friends in the animal and legal dealings world, I am trying to get some information on what I should be asking for in regards to maintaining legal control of Journey in the event something goes wrong with the home he ends up in. I remember ages ago a breeder in a forum mentioning something about keeping power of attorney over any pups she sold, so ( Read more... )

Past week has been crazy. Computer problems. Desktop formatted ( finally! ugh ) and Win7 Pro installed. Been fighting with plethora of updates and reinstalling all of my programs and sorting through files.  Stuff with Journey's medical diagnostic still sinking in.  Tried to do some shopping runs without him.  So insanely exhausted afterwards I ( Read more... )

Heard back from the vet.  The doctor is out of town, but left info for his tech to give me.  Journey does have hip dysplasia. :(    The doc wants to refer us to an orthopedic specialist for something else he thinks may be happening, will get more info on that later.  I have no choice but to wash Journey from training and stop working him.  It's ( Read more... )

******UPDATE:  Thank you again SOOOOOO much to Emily/Arikla!!!  She has generously offered to help cover the expenses for Journey's xrays and testing. Professional curiosity she claims. ;)   Geeks will be geeks ( Read more... )

I'm feeling like an absolute failure with Journey. I have been avoiding talking about this for months.  Not having other advanced dog training savvy people around to help me train him hasn't helped at all. But the rest is all on me. I feel like a shitty trainer.  Its not fair to him to try and force him to be something he isn't.Mike has been doing ( Read more... )

Decided to go to the airport today to reintroduce Journey to the scents and the hustle and bustle so we're ready for our flight out on Wednesday. They had a live band playing New Orleans style music, which was awesome.  While we sat there, several people stopped to say hello and thought Journey was awesome. One of them said her neighbor works for ( Read more... )

Yaaaaay!  We got the application paperwork for PAWS With A Cause.  If they approve us, we may be able to have a field trainer travel to help us with training, similar to what Ember and I did with Can Do Canines. Either way, being approved through their program will mean I will have the option to get a successor dog through them when needed in the

Hope everyone had a bright and Merry Christmas and happy holidays all around.

We enjoyed a nice day with family at the farm. I cooked dinner the night before to take over, since there isn’t a working full size oven at the farm and the kitchen is super tiny.

Turkey with veggie and stuffing casserole concoction of my own creation, home made cranberry ( Read more... )

Wishing everyone a bright Yule and Winter Solstice. Journey is here to share some smiles and cheer.


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