Humor

Look at that face! This is Wally from the Moonshadows…

SO CUTE! Love his dark eyes and freckles! This is his half-sister, Pozy Clarkia, who shares those traits…

Pozy is doing so well. She is extremely smart and drivey, and loves to train. We are in tracking season right now…

This is Pozy and me — thanks to Suzanne for the photo.

We will hopefully get into a tracking test in May and/or June — Pozy is ready (and so am I!).

Costco has a nice dog bed on sale — I am sucker for Costco dog beds. There is, however, some confusion about the bed…

Pozy: DOG bed.

Karma: Get your paw off me and remove yourself from my new bed.

Capella: Excuse me, Karma, this is a DOG bed. Also, I love you and so we can share.

Karma: Get off me this minute and remove yourself from my new bed.

And the winner is…

Sparkle and Karma

A sense of humor is a barometer to how our Little Soldiers are doing. If they cannot find or appreciate humor, they are not doing well at all. My Little Soldiers and I laughed and laughed when this arrived…

There was no note as to who sent it and so I just laughed and marveled that: 1) I was laughing; 2) people are wonderful and kind — and FUNNY; and, 3) the awesomeness of my guest bathroom keeps getting even better. Thank you, Lisa K, for ALL the things.

Loss of humor is also a sign that we are overtraining but I am going to take a risk on that…

I hope my Peloton bike won’t be jealous of my new running shoes! Okay — running might be a wee bit aspirational but who can’t use some aspiration in their life?!

Exercise is the very best medicine for all kinds of things — and laughter. I think I can keep doing both, and besides, I really want the tee-shirt!

Want to join us in Missoula on June 26? Consider yourself invited, in any capacity — including just sharing the celebratory hot fudge sundae at Big Dipper Ice Cream and/or checking out the Moose Restroom. #goals

The Young Ones

My dogs are neatly divided by age groups right now — I have two veterans (Harper and Sparkle), two young dogs (Capella and Pozy) and Claire in the middle. This is a great mix for me.

Pozy and Capella

You have heard a lot about Capella lately…

Capella at nine months

Yes, Capella is like a Pot o’ Gold — consolation from the Universe for everything. Capella was also ready for fall shows…

I have already paid for this photo but have not received it — so I feel okay about using a watermarked version. Capella at 7+ months, first points.

Pozy was not. That doesn’t mean anything. It is normal and expected that dogs are ready to show at different times, based on things like coat and physical development and mental readiness.

Pozy (Major x Daisy) suffered a bit when we had the two litters — how could she not? She was only eight months old when life came to a screeching halt as 10 + 10 puppies arrived.

But she was a solid puppy and is bouncing back just fine.

Pozy is brilliant — a quick and eager learner, and showing an unusual aptitude for agility, which thrills me. But seriously — everything she is doing now in training is going well: Obedience, tracking, agility, draft, scentwork. She is my kind of dog — a do-everything-well dog. I absolutely adore her.

Sometimes I worry that it might seem that everything is all about Capella — just know that it is also all about Pozy Clarkia (and Claire and Harper and Sparkle).

Love is like that — it just seems to go on and on and on and on…

Summer Pozy Clarkia

Pozy is almost 13 months old now — still a puppy but maturing nicely…

Random shot on our walk

Random shot on our walk

She really favors her dad, Major, in her structure and movement. I adore Pozy — she is wonderful.

Have a terrific day!