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Barn Hunt Buddies Trial – December 2017

December 2, 2017 Elizabeth

Today we went a bit out of our comfort zone. Tilda & I have been training and trialing in Barn Hunt in Howell and in Flushing at places where Tilda feels comfortable and that are fairly rural. Today we went to the Paw Palace in Fenton for a trial. This was an indoor facility … [Read more...]

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

Michigan Barn Hunt Club – November 2017

November 18, 2017 Elizabeth

We got our first leg in Novice today!! So proud! We've been training and we are really starting to get some teamwork going. No videos because I was on my own today, but here's our ribbon for Third place in our class. … [Read more...]

Barn Hunt, Dogs Barn Hunt, Coonhound, Team Tilda

Michigan Barn Hunt Club – Trial 10/28/2017

October 28, 2017 Elizabeth

Tilda in Instinct

We went to the Michigan Barn Hunt Club trial in Howell today. This was Halloween themed. We have been training at this facility with Karli and so Tilda is feeling comfortable here. This was our first of many trials we hope! Here's our first instinct run at a trial. I … [Read more...]

Barn Hunt, Dogs Barn Hunt, Coonhound, Team Tilda, Tilda

Chip has a bad infection

May 11, 2017 Elizabeth

So, I've been reluctant to share all of this as I feel like a chunk of my life for the last year has been filled with sad dog sickness stories.  But, I need to document what is going on with Chip and people will ask, so here goes. Chip is quite sick. He's been on medication … [Read more...]

Dogs Chip

April 2017 PupDate – Tilda

May 4, 2017 Elizabeth

My husband & I adopted Tilda from New Hope Pet Rescue. Part of our Adoption contract calls for us to share monthly Pupdates with them.  I thought I'd share the notes from my training notebook here and perhaps these things would be helpful to others as well as supplying the … [Read more...]

Dogs Dogs, Pupdate, Tilda

Introducing Mathilda Wilma Whiting

March 29, 2017 Elizabeth

I was admittedly foundering after the loss of our beloved basset hound, Quincy in February.  Chip was sad. Steve was sad. I was sad. This was a sad, depressed household.  I was pining for another dog, a companion for our family.  I know that no dog will ever … [Read more...]

Dogs Tilda

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