Part Two: A Dressage Queen and a Herding Dog Walk Into a Bar
And by "bar," I mean the Swedish Vallhund Nationals. We didn't tell Mister. I packed up the Rollin' Rancho out...
Part One: A Dressage Queen and a Herding Dog Walk Into a Bar
-+ I am driving a rented passenger van. It's a first. There are three humans and five dogs. The family...
Anna Pretends to be Jane, or History Comes Alive for Jolene
I'm doing it again. Pretending to be Jane Goodall... you know, if she got a herd of sheep. I was...
Sheeps… Or Things to Do While Mourning
Mister, who is the voice of conservative reason and common sense, looks me in the eye. What starts as socializing...
Jolene Meets the Grandfather Horse (Who Has Been Dead for Years)
I wasn't thinking, really. The car was packed the night before. I got dressed while Jolene walked me, room to...
Authors, Literary Dogs, and Artificial Intelligence
A beady-eyed burnt-orange sun crept over a smoky horizon, and it's hot-air balloon season in Colorado. Juxtaposition: A new day...
Jolene Says, Lock Up Your Sheep (While I Flounder On)
We're on the road at 6:30 AM on a Sunday, and the first vehicle we passed was a horse trailer....
Jolene’s Family Reunion Isn’t Just Fun and Games
Mister would like you to know that we had a record two naps in one day. We were staying at...
Jolene Stars in a Walt Disney Movie
Last Thursday morning, we left for Texas as four bald eagles were circling high above the farm. I've never seen...
Jolene Gets a Job. Not the One You Think.
We were in a different pen than usual, and it was horribly windy. That’s the excuse you might make if...
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