I’m sitting at home with several puppy training books, an extra-large training crate, a collapsible drinking bowl (in a charming shade of pink), a tiny quick-release collar, and no puppy. We were supposed to pick up our Golden Retriever this week, but things fell through. Which is an abbreviated way of saying I developed concerns […]
Category Archives: Four Legs
Wildcats in Larkspur
My cats are three of the most wretchedly spoiled, badly trained, and inappropriately worshiped creatures in Colorado. I’ve always assumed that their tendency to ignore my wishes is hard-wired into their DNA, not my fault as a trainer. So I’m a bit disgusted to learn (courtesy of the Endangered Cats exhibit at the Larkspur Renaissance […]
Puppy pursuit
What does it take to own the perfect puppy? For us, it takes (finally) living together in the same place for more than a few months at a time. It also takes a four-wheel drive and a lot of reading. In pursuit of the perfect Golden Retriever, we’ve been researching breeders and stocking up on […]
Estes Park Wool Market
The Estes Park Wool Market had so many woolly animals to admire, I didn’t have time to buy any wool. (That’s right: I went to the wool market and bought no wool! Too much to see.) There were sheep herding demos: Golden-eyed Kashmir goats: Leaping llamas! And all kinds of insanely beautiful beasts.
Llama Parade
So I’ve now discovered the joys of Instagram, which makes mediocre phone photos look quaintly cute. A few quick photos of the llamas at the Estes Park Wool Market. More photos tomorrow!
Cold Comfort Cats
The windchill is -35F in Wisconsin, and my indoor cats have lost all desire to sneak outside. Gabriel, the snaggle-toothed sixteen-year-old, ventured out to the country doctors last week and came home with a bottle of thyroid medication. That was enough cold weather for him. Snowy, his glamorous companion, has taken over the sunny heating […]
Blue Heron, Red Fox
I’m told that cranes and herons bring good luck, so every year I look hard for the blue heron. At our house in Wisconsin, I’m rewarded every spring with a glimpse of the heron on the Red Cedar River. Then I’m set for the year, with 365 days of good luck assured. At our place […]
Christmas Fox
On Christmas morning, a fox came into our yard. It circled under the apricot tree… …then settled down to rest.