Category Archives: Dog Talk

Dog Days of Summer

Posted on July 27, 2012 by mushbaby

Well, it’s been awhile. Not because anyone is hurt, or I’ve suddenly had a change of heart and despise mushing and/or dogs, or because I’ve gotten bored with the blog or forgotten about it, but just because… there’s not much … Continue reading →

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The Squash Stands Alone

Posted on May 12, 2012 by mushbaby

Due to some minor tummy upset (nothing serious I promise), Maisy is taking a few days off from mushing. The silver lining to this is that for some time I have been itching to take Squash out alone and see … Continue reading →

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Everybody SIESTA!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by mushbaby

Now that the division of labor is more evenly divided, I’ve been gradually working on increasing the dogs’ conditioning. The weather has been cool enough and I’ve been dragging myself out of bed early enough to safely start adding some … Continue reading →

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Tug Post the Second: Shaky Edition

Posted on April 15, 2012 by mushbaby

Today was our second run with the new tug line arrangement. The dogs worked really hard; partly because they were both – yay! –  pulling most of the way (occasionally Squashie fell back a bit and let his sister take … Continue reading →

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Oh Cluster, My Cluster

Posted on April 10, 2012 by mushbaby

Every once in awhile, when you’re pretty comfortable with how things are, something comes along that changes the game. Good, bad, or neutral, there’s no point in ignoring it. It’s just going to hang around, nibbling on  your status quo … Continue reading →

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All Work and No… Play?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by mushbaby

On Good Friday I inadvertently cultivated my fledgling tradition of going to the state park on a holiday without realizing that it IS a holiday thinking that (as usual) I’d have the place mostly to myself when in fact there … Continue reading →

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Wildlife and Other Sundries

Posted on April 2, 2012 by mushbaby

Quite by accident, the other day I discovered where the deer bed down when they take a break from their deer business.  We were scootering, and the dogs were getting tired so I took a shortcut back to the car … Continue reading →

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Sir, Yes Sir!

Posted on March 31, 2012 by mushbaby

Maybe you can’t tell by my cool demeanor, but I am super excited right now. Thanks to Jessica of Blue Eyes and Spitfire Racing Team fame (LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT), I have recently become aware of the existence of Mushing … Continue reading →

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And on the Seventh Day…

Posted on March 18, 2012 by mushbaby

Rest is a relative term around here. For example, today Squash slept in until seven-thirty and (sadly) that is note-on-the-calendar worthy. And everyone is pretty much lazing around here now – but after spending “only” a few hours playing in the … Continue reading →

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Nice. Trot.

Posted on February 25, 2012 by mushbaby

Nothing new going on up here. Got some snow, thought it might be enough to ski, snow mostly melted. Story of my winter! But I did want to share this picture. Squash has this lovely floaty trot that, much like … Continue reading →

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