East Lansing AKC Dog Show
What a wonderful way to spend a weekend! Leo, our youngest Spinoni, and I got to spend some time at an AKC All Breed Dog Show.
Gratitude 365
Why is it so easy to get sucked into the vacuum of ungratefulness when far more often than not the good far outweighs the bad in life? How unbelievably incredible is it that this mass of molecules sitting here writing this came together in the perfect way needed to make this body I inhabit? This body that allows me to do so many things!
A Weekend with Blaine Carter
We had an opportunity last weekend to join in a two day seminar with Blaine Carter of Merrymeeting Kennels hosted by the Southeast Michigan NAVHDA. What an incredible learning opportunity! And of course it was spent with a group of beautiful dogs. It was like the perfect storm for me. Learning, dogs and photography. My ultimate trifecta! Anyone training a versatile hunting dog
Savoring Memories Made
Savoring every moment with these wonderful dogs! We are on the downhill side of vacation, and even though this whole trip was designed around the pups, I still feel like I don't get to spend enough time with these kids! Life doesn't get any sweeter than when t is shared with all this unconditional love! These babies are so eager to please! They spend their
Puppy Relations
Nothing like spending some time with our extended puppy family. It is always a joy to spend an afternoon with the gorgeous Spins at Busy B's. It was the perfect remedy to the stress of the show ring. Leo seems a bit smitten by there youngest, Liberty. The two of them had quite the play season yesterday, and am thinking that poor Tess
Dog-cation
So I am guessing the next two or three years all of our vacations will revolve around our pups. Not really a bad thing, So far this one is starting off wonderfully. We are filling ourselves with some incredible Md-West foods, I have no idea why the food is so much better in this part of Ohio than it is at home, but so far
AKC Dog Show Mom
As the wise adage states, we fear what we don't know... Well, I no longer fear the AKC Dog Show. Leo and I popped our dog show cherry this weekend at the Birch Run Puppy Show put on by the Saginaw Valley Kennel Club. As usual I was a totally nervous wreck of a mom. I have such a fear of letting Leo
Spring Cleaning
I am not sure what it is about spring, maybe the whole rebirth thing and wanting to be reborn in a clean and organized new world... Spring does drive me into a cleaning frenzy. Obviously since deep cleaning is referred to as spring cleaning I am not the only one with these urges. This weekend I was finally able to dig into my
Loves of my Life
As jealous as my Spinoni Italiano get when I come home from a pet photography shoot with the scent of another dog on me, I think inside they must rejoice that they are not yet again the main subjects. My Spinoni Italiano are so patient and kind with their crazy camera obsessed mother! Today Leo and Tessie were both beyond wonderful as I
The Twos Have It
We were warned early on that Spinoni don't really "turn on" until there two. Well, our first is just now turning two and by golly, she seems to have matured over night. Even little things just all of the sudden work. I have been trying for a year to get her to catch a tossed treat, and every time I tried the darn thing hit