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Reyna Bradford
Jan 92 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Sep 23, 20244 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Jan 29, 20243 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Jan 23, 20242 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Jan 4, 20242 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Jul 4, 20234 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Feb 2, 20233 min read
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,...
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Reyna Bradford
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Dec 16, 20222 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Dec 5, 20222 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Nov 29, 20224 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Oct 18, 20223 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Oct 4, 20224 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Aug 24, 20223 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Jun 24, 20225 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
May 26, 20223 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
May 18, 20223 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Mar 18, 20223 min read
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...
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Reyna Bradford
Mar 11, 20223 min read
Stand Back (Written 2/15/22)
Last spring, I made a vow. As I wrestled several hundred-and-fifty-pound first-time milkers onto the milking stand, between my grunts and...
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Reyna Bradford
Feb 18, 20223 min read
Fourteen (Written 2/5/22)
I still can't believe we made it to this day. One year ago, I couldn't believe we had made it even that far. That was a milestone. This...
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