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New England Agility Team trial, Greenland, NH
Saturday morning it was raining to beat the band, but the radar indicated that the worst of it would be through Greenland by 9 or 10 AM, so I put me, Chico, several pair of dry socks, extra rain gear, … Continue reading
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Tagged dog agility, Greenland NH, Sanderson Field, USDAA agility
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Dog art that makes me drool
Tim Racer. Look at this: Sataf and this: Cali and this: Nikki.
One last stop
Somewhere in Ohio, or maybe it was western Pennsylvania, we stopped for a walk and were in the midst of a whole lot of patches of yellow trout lilies. Now we’re home, have been for a couple weeks to tell the … Continue reading
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Route 6, Iowa
I used my tour book, Stay on Route 6, to find interesting activities to break up our road days. One worthwhile stop was the Maytag Dairy. In the early part of the 20th century a member of the famous appliance-making company started … Continue reading
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Route 6 adventures, Nebraska
The mountains one sees from Denver are called the Front Range. East of them it’s, more or less, flat until the Appalachians start to rise in central Pennsylvania. Sounds like a couple boring days driving, huh? Well, good old Route … Continue reading
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Tagged Field Trip, Harold Warp, Nebraska, Pioneer Village, US Route 6
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Denver area
That broken tail light happened on a Sunday afternoon, when I was heading towards the middle of nowhere. I figured that Denver was the closest Mazda dealer, and I have friends living there, so I decided to push on with … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannabis Cup, Colorado Cannabis, Denver, Field Trip, Mazda dealer
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A detour from our cross-country journey
We interrupt this recounting of the trip for a post about dog behavior. I just re-read an article showing the flaws in the alpha-dog theory. It’s from the December 2011 issue of the Whole Dog Journal, written by Patricia Miller, one of … Continue reading
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Tagged alpha, alpha-dog theory, human-dog interaction, positive reinforcement
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Route 6 adventures in Nevada and Utah
On this trip I took a lot of pictures on multiple devices (I see room for improvement in my image recording and filing protocols) and I am finding whole sections of the trip that got missed when I posted about Ely to … Continue reading
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Tagged Field Trip, Nevada, off the interstate, signs, US Route 6, Utah
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Walk in the Sierras
Leaving Jimbo and Buddy’s house, we passed through the high Sierra Mountains, through Donner Pass. We stopped for a walk because…well, because it was so nice. After a few minutes we came upon what looked like someone’s semi permanent campsite/house, … Continue reading
Walks along the way
Driving along mostly-two-lane Route 6 gave me a chance to spot good places to walk Chico. It might be an old landfill, I wasn’t sure, but I bet it was twenty-five acres of fenced field. Lots of poop bags by … Continue reading
Can I Bring the Dog? 