Tag Archives: Chico
4th of July weekend at Sugar Bush Farm
This going camping at a place where they are having an agility trial is really working for us. I did backpack camping as a girl, and having a car and an air mattress (hey, I actually like the camping pad … Continue reading
Qualifying run
If you have the patience and curiosity, you can spend about one minute watching our qualifying run from Saturday. Not blazing fast, but good communication between us and a happy dog. That’s perfect.
And here’s something even cooler than a new title
At one point during yesterday’s agility trial, Chico and I were hanging out at the back of the arena space. I was sitting on a low perch, Chico sprawled at my feet, just kind of watching the goings on. Someone … Continue reading
Chickens and bears, oh my!
At the beginning of the summer, I had a happy little flock of thirteen chickens. On nice days, they, Chico, and I would hang out in the yard. Then, all over my rural neighborhood, the bears started making problems in … Continue reading
Fun Saturday in Maine
On Saturday morning, Chico and I went to the Bridgeton, ME Framers Market with a friend of mine. Ours. It was threatening rain and I was told that the market was not as big as it sometimes is, but it … Continue reading
Silverton Sporting Ranch, part two
The main attraction of the weekend at Silverton Sporting Ranch was our guided snowshoe walk. Denise said that our ultimate destination was a small hunting camp on her land. She had gone there on snow mobile earlier that morning to … Continue reading
Silverton Sporting Ranch
We had quite the field trip in mid-February. My longtime friend K got a deal on a lodging, food, and guided snowshoe expedition package at the Silverton Sporting Ranch in Canaan, Maine. K’s husband couldn’t make it, the place is … Continue reading
Got Ya day
I heard a great expression the other day. Someone asked how long Chico had been with me and I said “Just over two years now.” “Oh, do you celebrate his Got Ya day? The date he came to you.” Regular … Continue reading
Cross Sound Ferry
More of our adventures on the Christmas/New Years giant two-week field trip. On the way back from East Hampton, I decided to take the ferry from Orient Point, NY to New London, CT, about an hour and twenty minute ride. … Continue reading
Off-leash walking poses new dangers
I just read this article about a northern California man walking two small dogs off-leash who was hit with an electric-shock gun (apparently this is the most current public relations speak for a stun-gun) by a National Park Service ranger. … Continue reading
Can I Bring the Dog? 