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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I have a thing about small victories. I really like them. In a world where so much, even what I can see right in front of my face, is...

It's taken more than two years, but Banner and I have finally earned our first ever title together. The delay was my fault, not his....

Okay, so I said Barley the Scotch collie wouldn't come home for another year. The timing just isn't right. This year belongs to me and my...

Just before Christmas, and I'd known this day was coming. To all appearances, it was a routine vet visit. Gem was due for shots. A couple...

This was one of the worst New Year's I can remember. It started late New Year's Eve with ominous noises from my heater. By the morning of...

Two and a half years ago, Gem's world came to a screeching halt. Although she continued to live in the physical sense -- crunching down...

The adventure continues. Of course, the reason I got rats in the first place was to train my dogs for the canine sport of barn hunt. As...

I had figured out a few things even before my parents moved to the farm. I had figured out the concept of free food. I had grasped the...

I have held down my homestead -- living alone and without vision -- for almost eighteen years now. And I don't think it's an exaggeration...

Tonight's chore time began like any other, except for one critical detail. Tonight there was a chance of thunderstorms. We've had very...

This summer truly has dragged. When I glance reluctantly back at it, the time blurs into one, long, monotonous busyness. Milking twice a...

It was the morning of the Fourth of July, and Kola couldn't get up. I had carried the dogs' breakfast dishes into the laundry room where...

Back in January, I had a big birthday. I'm not going to tell you exactly how big, but it was a birthday big enough to make a person pause...

Rats just don't live very long. For some folks, that may not be much of a problem. But for unique and slightly crazy people like me, it...

So kidding season is over for this year. As usual per every year, this one was also full of ups and downs, weariness and worry, surprise...