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To Pave or not to Pave
Running dogs on pavement is a topic I’ve thought about but never quite gotten around to talking about for a really long time. Mostly because it’s one of those things that for me boils down to “know your dog, use … Continue reading
Posted in Bikejoring, Health
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Pride Cometh Before the Bikejor
Well, I was that person today. That. Person. The one with the unruly dogs who really, really wanted to greet another dog that didn’t want to be greeted while I struggled to get them under control. Rewind. This spring has … Continue reading
Posted in Bikejoring, Bloopers, Training
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Lessons Learned
It’s a new year and we’ve had a dismally disappointing winter here at mushbaby HQ. As it stands, we have no snow but a lot of ice on the ground thanks to a few days of rain followed by a … Continue reading
Posted in Dog Talk, Not Mushing, Toast
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The Heart of the Matter
Originally posted on The Science Dog:
In mid-July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an alert to veterinarians and pet owners regarding reports of increased incidence of a heart disease called canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). This disorder is…
Posted in Scootering
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A Tale of Two “ON BY”s
This space has been pretty quiet for a while. When last we met, I was still wrapping my head around having Aspen living with us and all my feelings about that. I’m happy to say he’s fitting in here like … Continue reading
Posted in Scootering
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Living in the Liminal Space
Well, it’s been awhile. It’s been a year of ups and downs and changes and feelings and adapting, and while I haven’t been much in the writing mood I think it’s time for an update. First, we lost Pip in … Continue reading
Posted in Aspen, Pip
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Coming into the End Zone
After Pip had his spleen removed and we got the pathology report back, I promised him that he would never have to take a bath again. It seemed like a reasonable promise since the prognosis was about as bad … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Not Mushing, Pip
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Roadkill Willpower Depletion
Now that I broke the seal, we’ve been doing more bikejoring than scootering this spring. Aside from some stretches of rain and a few random heat waves, the weather has been pretty cooperative. Yesterday we had a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Bikejoring, Training
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Accurate Live Reading by Gifted Bikejorer
Either I can control the future or predict it, because after presciently discussing traditionally being scared of having to bail off a bicycle in a recent post, I had to bail off the bicycle. I was stopped, straddling the bike, … Continue reading
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To Own a Dog
Originally posted on Denise Fenzi:
Think about this for a minute. What it is to have a dog, another species, for a friend. A companion who will be there with you, day after day, asking little more than something to…
Posted in Dog Talk, Training
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