If you want to read the first half of Tilda's story, her diagnosis with primary hyperparathyroidism, you can read those details about our initial reasons to go to the doctor and how we got diagnosed. Read Part 1 Well, our surgery date with Dr. Degner at the Animal Surgical … [Read more...]
Tilda Update – Health Issues
I've been away from blogging about birds for a couple of weeks. I have still been maintaining the feeders. We've been working on a wildflower garden and a toad garden. We have a lot of exciting things happening in the yard gardening and landscaping wise. But mostly I've stalled … [Read more...]
Team Tilda – Barn Hunt Class 4-14-2021
It was our 2nd week back to classes with Coach Karli after more than a year off. This time, class started earlier in the day, 3:30. That's an ideal time for Tilda. She's happy and active and focused in the afternoon. It's hard to factor the dog's ideal time of day into trialing, … [Read more...]
Return to Barn Hunt classes!
Tilda and I were able to return to Barn Hunt classes tonight! We've been away for over a year. It was so fun. I probably talked all the dog people's ears off. I'm not sure about my dog, but I'm definitely under-socialized. On the actual training side of things, I'm proud of … [Read more...]
Tilda competes at Barn Hunt
Tilda & I had a good day at Barn Hunt on Saturday. We dropped back to Novice B. Our first run was good. She climbed a bale and I remembered that's a good sign she's into something. She doesn't usually climb without being coaxed or finding a rat. No video of that run. Our 2nd … [Read more...]
Barn Hunt Journals
Another super fun day at Barn Hunt. Tilda hunted well, but no Open Q yet. She tunneled, climbed and found one rat both runs. We just need to focus a little more and she'll be able to find both rats. Per usual, I screwed something up. I always say she's a natural and I'm the one … [Read more...]
