When I see how excited my dogs get at mealtime- over the same food they get each and every day- I wonder how it must feel to get so much joy out of such a simple thing time and time again. If only we humans could find reliable triggers to renders us as blissful …
You may recall last week when Karen Tracy and Jan Kolnik came to the farm to begin my training for an upcoming dog show in Leesburg, Virginia. My father, Maddox, who is owned by Karen, is a seasoned champion, and both she and Jan think that I have excellent potential, as well. Yesterday, they both …
While we work very hard around around the farm and also spend a great deal of time preparing our educational blog postings for all of you to read and learn from, we sometimes allow ourselves to get distracted by one of our favorite pastimes—squirrel chasing!
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If you watched the Martha Stewart Show on Wednesday, I’m sure you saw Francesca and Sharkey. But where was I, G.K., you ask? I was busy preparing for my debut dog show at the end of this month! Karen Tracy, my breeder and owner of my father Maddox, along with Jan Kolnik, an experienced dog …
After readying the greenhouse for Martha’s photo shoot, we were not going to miss one moment of the action. Especially since we were part of the shoot ourselves!
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We, Frenchies, love spending time with our Uncle Carlos so, of course, we jumped at the chance to help him make apple cider! I was a bit disappointed that Franny was not her usual energetic self. But our brother, G.K., sure knows how to light a fire under her!
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Halloween may be a fun time of year for humans but it can be both scary and hazardous to our furry family members. This week and next I will be sharing some safety precautions I shared last year at this time. I hope they help you and your furry goblins to safely ward off …
Yesterday, we told you all about shag bark hickory trees. By the way, the squirrels were on to us and no critters came around for us to chase. But, we’ll get them next time! Anyway, we did come across some other interesting finds and thought we’d share them on our blog.
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We, Frenchies, were so happy to finally have a day where it wasn’t all cloudy and rainy and we were greatly relieved to be outdoors looking for adventure. However, with all the rain, it seems that Sharkey has been putting her time to good use by reading up on hickory trees.
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Despite the continued rain, signs of autumn are beginning to show. Fall mushrooms are sprouting all around and the leaves are beginning to fall from the trees. Now, if it would just stop raining. Enough’s enough!
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