1100 Miles Home: Lessons from Herding Trials

Learning from Experience. Why is it that we can’t just “download” the instruction manual that was built from the blood, sweat and tears of those who have learned before us? Sigh. It’s just the way of the world, I guess. Sometimes learning comes from that ‘first hand, landing in the middle of stuff’ experience. Other […]

Russell: Heart and Legacy

Russell working at his last sheepdog trial...at 12.5 years young!

It’s taken me a week to find the heart to write this post. I want to share our story. I hope that I can make it to the ending. I guess I should just start with the end: He’s gone. My heart is broken. My Russell is now on the other side of the veil. […]