Save compassion for the man who believes his own folly; For each has their own drama with none more or less true than believing it righteous makes it so…
There’s a lot of comfortable numb amongst the masses, but I honestly don’t think the young folks are comfortable enough to be comfortably numb. Numb maybe, such as that derived from perhaps an inculcated pattern of behavior. But not comfortably numb as in another generation of spoiled brats… I believe there is a growing awareness, […]
This summer has been delightful, and unseasonably warm for Alaska. One ‘ole fella I fell in line behind at the grocery store noted it was the warmest summer he’d seen in his 72 years. …Besides all of that our life has changed a bit with the addition of Stirling, being our 4th terrier. Stirling is […]
We feed “raw”, which doesn’t actually mean that nothing is cooked. To us it means non-commercial dog food made right in our kitchen from all the finest ingredients. Sweet potato, peas, green beans, pinto beans, macaroni/rice and broccoli are cooked. But whatever variety of meat, as well as the carrots, zucchini, or fruits are served […]
Here’s the thing about dog shows… Somedays you’re a diamond, somedays you’re a stone. It’s that simple. Unless you’re some certain professional handler; in which case you could “take in a truck”. Though with all due respect to professional handlers, sometimes they do campaign good dogs. But not necessarily; and the rest of us realize […]
Maybe Aoife should go into scent work… Yesterday evening I hid a certain “rabbit” up on the top shelve of a closed closet in the spare bedroom because Aoife just wouldn’t let it rest. This evening she started barking insistently at the closet door. …Guess who has a rabbit!
At 73 degrees in the late afternoon, it seemed everyone and his brother was out on the trail with their dogs. Many a dog was off leash; just plodding around snoot’n up tales of the daily goings on as marked on every branch and brush along the trail. No point in rushing them; we monkeys […]
It’s taken me four years to master grooming my Kerry Blue Terriers. Oh my, that sounds truly arrogant; as if I have finally arrived. Heck no, that may not be so. For grooming a Kerry is not just a skill that may be developed, but an evolving dynamic art. I got my first Kerry […]
I love this simple life we lead. Let us embrace every day with a knowledge of the gift we share, and thanksgiving… The world is in a big struggle that can’t be denied; And, we do not have our heads buried in the sand. In fact, in this life and in my youth I’ve shoved […]
Ever wondered what you should not do with your Kerry?… …but we still do. And a Kerry will be first to tell you; there’s nothing better than voles w/peanut butter!
Mark & I met on a trail in the woods that surround the swamp that lie betwixt and between our homes at that time. No doubt we never would have met if not for the dogs – all being terriers. But such as it were, we all started meeting regularly out on the trails. Sometimes […]
