Tag: obedience
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What Are The Ingredients?
While they’re young, children who are interested in cooking, baking, and any type of food preparation should be encouraged in learning the skills. As we get older, cooking often becomes boring because we too often fall into patterns that are easy and will work for whoever the meal is being prepared for. At ten, Brooklyn…
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I’ll Be Dog Gone
I drive by a dog park every day I go into the office. Some days it sits empty. Other days, the canine ruckus is quite entertaining. We have family members down the street who own two dogs. They’re sizeable; one is a labrador retriever, and the other is an Australian shepherd. Both enjoy running fast…
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When The Pushed Envelope Pushes Back
“Stay, Aspen. Down, Aspen. Heel. Sit.” Sydney spoke commands to the incredibly excitable Aspen, her two-year-old Labrador retriever. That pup is so people-focused that his excitement level very often overcomes his newly-acquired skill set. Learned obedience. The poor guy has a way to go. He’s such a happy dog that when folks come to…
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Live And Let Dye
Tie-dyed shirts have been around forever. Interest in making and wearing them cycles through generations like a reliable friend. Creativity comes in how and where you bunch the shirt and the color palette chosen. There’s a little bit of hippy in all of us. Isley, at seven, made a shirt with her bestie, Talia. Their…
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When A Deer Isn’t A Dear
John and I were sitting on our back porch last evening, appreciating the quiet. Enjoying the whispers of dusk. And cracking up over the antics of the deer. Our home backs up to a pond and a green area. Peaceful. Beautiful. Quiet. We’ve enjoyed the wildlife from our porch. The arrogant otters that play in…
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