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Finally, Jolene Speaks.

It's still dark out, and I'm sitting on the edge of my bed trying to pull my pants on. Isn't...
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Jolene. Rebel Without a Tail.

Jolene, Mister, and I have returned home. Just in time for Jolene to transform into a charming but unrepentant hellion...
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Jolene Goes to Work

We just got back from a clinic in Wyoming, a place where the weather controls the landscape and there are...
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Trailer Training Jolene

We are camping in the yard lately. Did you do it when you were a kid? I'm hooked. Evenings are...
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The Heart Horse, The Best Dog, and Our Jolene

Mister has been studying Edgar Rice Burro, our farm's moral compass, these last years. He recognizes the donkey's buddha-like wisdom...
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Jolene’s Makeover Challenge for Animal Professionals

This week was our last appointment for puppy shots. My vet has a bustling office with three people at the...
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Valligators in the Trenches of Puppyland

When was the last time you tried to get an electrified dog collar, the kind with poison pins facing inward,...
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The Glare On My Glasses

I have a confession. I am a gray mare who loves technology, pressing my nose to monitors and screens for...
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The Nebulous Path to Partnership

Drawn like magnets, humans want to be near animals so badly. We can't help ourselves, but we are a little...
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Do Companion Animals Get Compassion Fatigue?

Lately, I've been worried about fluffy little lap dogs whose coat has gone oily and flat from excessive petting. Concerned...
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