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Forward March (written 3/25/25)
Just a quick doggy update. The month of March, always a time of transition, did indeed come in like the proverbial lion for me. It’s...

Reyna Bradford
Mar 283 min read
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Behind the Curtain (written 2/12/25)
Here we are, in the middle of another winter blast, and the goats have finally learned how to go into the barn. It was quite a learning...

Reyna Bradford
Feb 193 min read
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One Step at a Time (written 1/6/25)
It’s definitely time to jump-start this blog! I’ve been telling myself that for several weeks now. It’s time to move on from my “year...

Reyna Bradford
Jan 92 min read
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A Year from Hell (written 8/31/24)
As the car pushed north toward Omaha, I leaned back and tried to ignore the ever-present threat of tears. They were never far from the...

Reyna Bradford
Sep 23, 20244 min read
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Battle Lines (written 1/26/2024)
Valor lived up to her name today. I was flopping into my office chair to write up some farm notes, when I heard a commotion out in the...

Reyna Bradford
Jan 29, 20243 min read
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Artic Blast (1-21-24)
Last night was the last night of cold. We bottomed out at around eight below zero early this morning. And that was like a summer breeze...

Reyna Bradford
Jan 23, 20242 min read
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Walking in Winter 12/31/23
I am not a fair-weather dogwalker. I am hard core. Unless conditions are somehow detrimental to the dogs, nothing weather-related can...

Reyna Bradford
Jan 4, 20242 min read
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Days of Our Lives (7-4-23)
It has been a rough week. It started out well enough with a vet visit two Fridays ago. Drifter and Valor, the two guardian dogs, were due...

Reyna Bradford
Jul 4, 20234 min read
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On Guard (written 1-21-23)
I do love her, but there have been times over the last year with Valor that I have considered her to be an absolute nuisance. Okay,...

Reyna Bradford
Feb 2, 20233 min read
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Endurance (written 12/28/22)
The cold came in like a freight train. Wednesday a week ago began well enough. Chilly but calm, temperatures sitting at about...

Reyna Bradford
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Dogs in the Fog (written 12/11/22)
Despite my commitment to walking my dogs, and despite all the wonderful good that I know it will do for them and for me, there are days...

Reyna Bradford
Dec 16, 20222 min read
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The Power of "Spam" (written 12/2/22)
To most of us, the mention of “spam” conjures up irritating images of junk mail piling up in our inboxes. I assume the term was coined to...

Reyna Bradford
Dec 5, 20222 min read
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Showing Up (written 11/20/22)
I try not to be existential about dog shows, but there was a lot riding on this one. It was the last show of the year. We wouldn’t be in...

Reyna Bradford
Nov 29, 20224 min read
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Raising a Banner
In the competition obedience world, whippets are what is referred to as a “nontraditional breed.” This is a nice way of saying that, if...

Reyna Bradford
Oct 18, 20223 min read
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A Special Dog Story (written 9/27/22)
Most of the time, I like to keep these updates personal and close to home. But every once in a while, a program or a news item comes...

Reyna Bradford
Oct 4, 20224 min read
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Valor just keeps getting bigger (written 8/14/22)
At eight months old, she weighs in at about ninety pounds. Her head comes up to my hip pocket. Her feet are the size of Big Beef...

Reyna Bradford
Aug 24, 20223 min read
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The Sport of Fencing (written 6/5/22)
Raising any puppy is a lot of work. Raising this particular puppy has been an absolute nuisance. Where to begin with Valor? The last four...

Reyna Bradford
Jun 24, 20225 min read
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Bark for Life (written 5/7/22)
Working with dogs in order to help people is one of my passions. Dogs have so much to give, and, in my experience, we humans are always...

Reyna Bradford
May 26, 20223 min read
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Goat Notes for 2022 (written 5/1/22)
April was basically a blur. My busiest time of the year, come and gone. Six does freshened, eleven babies, with a tally of six boys and...

Reyna Bradford
May 18, 20223 min read
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Another Step Forward (written 2/26/22)
Another step forward. I thought Tassie was ready. I wasn't sure about Scotch. But I knew that I was ready, definitely ready to take this...

Reyna Bradford
Mar 18, 20223 min read
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