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Look at these hounds catch!

March 15, 2019 Elizabeth

Duke just loves to catch treats! These are carrot chunks. … [Read more...]

Dogs Dogs, Duke, Tilda

We are foster failures

February 20, 2019 Elizabeth

Hey, just realized it's national love your pet day & I hadn't shared news of how Steve & I are foster failures! We love Duke & he's fit right into our family. His favorite things are carrots & belly rubs. He just flops down in your path for a belly rub anytime. … [Read more...]

Dogs Basset Hounds, BHROM, Duke, Foster

We foster Duke

January 8, 2019 Elizabeth

Duke with stuffed banana

Well, this is a thing that happened this week. Meet Duke. He's our foster basset. We are fostering thru Basset Hound Rescue of Michigan with an option to adopt. He's 8 years old, 73 pounds (Woah!), Pretty vocal, very snuggly, friendly with people & dogs, curious about cats, … [Read more...]

Dogs, Winter Basset Hounds, BHROM, Dogs, Duke, Foster

2018 Tree Work & Other Snaps

December 30, 2018 Elizabeth

Realized we never shared any of the tree work we did this past year. We had the trees in the backyard cleaned up. The Poplar trees were removed and the ash trees that had suffered Emerald Ash Borer disease. Luckily, the walnut tree is able to be salvaged and the tree guy thinks … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Blogging, Landscaping, Toads, Wild Turkey American Toad, Bufo americanus, Trees-R-Us, Wild Turkey

Tilda earns her Novice Title

October 27, 2018 Elizabeth

We had a great day in Barn Hunt today. Tilda found all of her ratties and earned her last 2 legs of her Novice title. It took us a while to get going, but we are starting to communicate better and her confidence is growing and our trust is growing. Barn Hunt is such a fun sport. … [Read more...]

Barn Hunt, Dogs Barn Hunt, Coonh, Rescue, Team Tilda, Tilda

Help Identify this beetle?

October 12, 2018 Elizabeth

What is it? Found in our Michigan Backyard today. He was moving too fast. We tried to get a picture of him by a lighter for size comparison. … [Read more...]

Insects Beetle, Identify, Insects, WhatIsIt

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