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...
Jolene Goes to Work
We just got back from a clinic in Wyoming, a place where the weather controls the landscape and there are...
Trailer Training Jolene
We are camping in the yard lately. Did you do it when you were a kid? I'm hooked. Evenings are...
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...
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...
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,...
An Anniversary! And a Promotion From a Dead Horse
Today is a big anniversary for me. Here is the thing about anniversaries; they only matter to the ones having...
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...
Calming Signals and Playing Poker with Horses.
I can't remember my age when I first saw Dogs Playing Poker, the famous painting by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. It...
Horsewomen and the Reverse Banana Peel Approach
Do you ever just stop in your tracks, look at your (insert your choice: horse, dog, child) and go blank?...
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