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Short & Sweet (written 1-6-21)

Both of us were seriously overdue for a haircut. Scotch got his this past Monday. Much like the last visit to the groomer, (all of six, l...

Reyna Bradford

Jan 12
4 min

Breaking Trail (written 1/1/21)

The first heavy snowfall of the winter arrived today at sunrise. It was Christmas-card snow: feathery, hushed and beautiful. It was the k...

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Reyna Bradford

Jan 11
4 min

Naughty & Nice (Written 12/19/20)

Here's another one for Tassie's brag bag. My mom and I went Christmas shopping yesterday. Naturally, we were going for the dogs. It was a...

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Reyna Bradford

Jan 7
3 min

Keeping Track (written 12/17/20)

Tassie, Karen, and I have been off track lately. Literally. Between the Thanksgiving holiday, uncooperative weather, people not always fe...

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Reyna Bradford

Dec 18, 2020
3 min

Kitchen Witchin' (written 12/7/20)

Generally speaking, training dogs is a long-haul operation. It takes time. This is especially true if, like me, you are obsessed with com...

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Reyna Bradford

Dec 9, 2020
4 min

Two Different Dogs (written 11/24/20)

Butterscotch embarrassed me last week. Socialization opportunities continue to be few and far between for him. My dogs and I are still no...

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Reyna Bradford

Nov 30, 2020
2 min

Hay Bales (written 11/13/20)

They are finally here. Twenty bales of prairie hay, neatly stacked in our barn hunt arena. Dad dropped them off just this afternoon, and ...

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Reyna Bradford

Nov 28, 2020
3 min

Teamwork (written 11/1/20)

As mentioned in an earlier post, it is not easy to wrangle five teenage goats. That's something Gem has been discovering in the past few ...

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Reyna Bradford

Nov 20, 2020
3 min

First Love (written 10/27/20)

Yesterday I sold my senior buck, Petra. It really was time. Petra has been here four or five years, and he's really contributed all that ...

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Reyna Bradford

Nov 17, 2020
2 min

A Job for Gem (written 10/23/17)

The preparations for barn hunt are in full swing, and they have now happily overflowed to include yet another eager dog. I have two rats ...

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Reyna Bradford

Nov 12, 2020
2 min

Joining the Rat Race (written 10/17/20)

With the door indefinitely closed on obedience matches and trials for the near future, I'm exploring a few new sports to keep the dogs an...

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Reyna Bradford

Oct 20, 2020
2 min

It Took A Turtle (Written 10/5/20)

You never know what will happen on a dog walk. Maybe I've mentioned that before, but what happen today surprised even me. We had just abo...

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Reyna Bradford

Oct 10, 2020
2 min

Disappointment (Written 10/4/20)

Unhappy news today. My hopes of doing practice shows with my dogs, which had skyrocketed a few weeks ago, were shattered. Just this past w...

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Reyna Bradford

Sep 24, 2020
3 min

Back On Track (Written 9/17/20)

Little by little, the dogs and I continue to shake off the coronavirus doldrums. We haven't yet attended a practice show, but I have set ...

Reyna Bradford

Sep 22, 2020
3 min

Blue Roan (Written 9/4/20)

I never intended to keep Sakke. For one thing, she is a Minty/Epic kid, a cross that I wasn't terribly keen on. There were just things in...

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'Tis Almost the Season (Written 8/25/20)

Reyna Bradford

Sep 17, 2020
2 min

'Tis Almost the Season (Written 8/25/20)

I knew something was going on before I even stepped out of the house this morning. As I sent several dogs out the back door and leaned th...

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Reyna Bradford

Sep 3, 2020
3 min

Get Back to Work! (Written 8/22/20)

Ever since the Covid-19 situation happened, the dogs and I haven't done much. For starters, this past spring and most of the summer every...

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Reyna Bradford

Aug 25, 2020
2 min

All By Himself Alone (Written 8/7/20)

Sometimes it's really hard to be a big boy. Cognac found that out for himself today. It was another milestone in the life of a baby buck....

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Establishing Good Habits (Written 7/24/20)

Reyna Bradford

Aug 14, 2020
4 min

Establishing Good Habits (Written 7/24/20)

You never know what will happen on a walk. In some ways, walking the dogs is my least favorite part of each day. It shouldn't be. It sho...

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Reyna Bradford

Jul 21, 2020
4 min

Seeing Red (Written 7/21/20)

I was out of sorts today. For starters, it rained this morning. Steady, soaking rain which made chores miserable, and also made it imposs...

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