Following Paw Prints

The wonderful thing about working with animals is there is always a chance to begin again, to build on what has been done and hold the potential for an even better future. The same is true with...

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It's been forever since we wrote a blog post, but that doesn't mean we haven't been busy. I attended my fourth Tellington TTouch class in Pflugerville, Texas, in early June. And, I leave on Frida...

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This poem hangs in my office. One day I will find a framed copy but, for now, it is typed and taped to my wall. I found my eyes searching for it this morning as I walked in, and now have read it ...

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Last fall, I wrote a post about our all-too-short time with the animals in our lives. At the time, my parents' little terrier-mix had begun having seizures and coughing at any exertion. For a bri...

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How many photos needed before we can get a good group shot of four terriers? Well ... WHEW!

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I mentioned last week that we planned to attend our first barn hunt over the weekend. We did and it was so much fun! I should have packed the car Friday night. I didn't and that meant getting u...

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Yesterday we had the day off from school AND the weather was nice. That meant it was time to do some serious terrier grooming. After all, we will attend our first-ever barn hunt this weekend in ...

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 This ... Plus this ...  And this ... Equals THIS!

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Do you celebrate holidays with your pet? I'll be the first to admit that while my dogs are definitely spoiled, we rarely have special pet-centered celebrations. They like to chew things too much ...

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It is interesting that Lying Leopard is described as being less invasive than Clouded Leopard and so many animals like it better if they are sensitive to touch. We had kind of a mixed reaction he...

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The only kind of snow day I like (and even then, it's too cold!). While not directly pet-related, I learned my love of animals - terriers, in particular - from my parents. We had any combin...

http://followingpawprints.blogspot.com/2014/01/nearly-wordless-wednesday-only-not-today.html

Do you celebrate holidays with your pets? More and more people do just that, so we'll take a bit of space each month to let you know what's going on and where you can find more information. Jan...

http://followingpawprints.blogspot.com/2014/01/pet-holidays-january-2014.html

I'm sorry to report that we will have a brief interruptions in posts as my primary computer crashed over the weekend. I hope to make a Tulsa run this afternoon to buy a new one and then will go b...

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This was definitely my biggest challenge yet as far as practicing on my own dogs. I would love to actually have photographic evidence but, since it's just the dogs and me, I don't have enough han...

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Even when the temperature dips well below freezing, most Oklahomans know it simply doesn't get cold enough here to kill off "critters" in our homes, yards and on pets. And now there is a new, ...

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Celebrating dog beds! We have five for three dogs, with two located on my bed and another on the floor of my bedroom, one in the living room and the big one in front of the dining room window. ...

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As I mentioned last week, Clouded Leopard was one of the first touches I learned. I think a lot of people do something like this pretty much naturally, at least the touch part. What I believe is ...

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Sorry! The day almost got away from me. Here are a few bits of the natural world to share from our little corner of the globe. Offered with love from Blue, Carson and Marley. Storm clouds sou...

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The holidays are gone and now the college-age children gone, as well. My son left on Thursday for a four-month internship in Florida. As he does each time he leaves, he spent some quality time wi...

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My apologies in advance if these experiments aren't as interesting as they seem to me! This week we worked with Bear, which means using the fingertips at a 90 degree angle to the skin/coat. I rea...

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Celebrating the holidays, time together, rest and relaxation - and trying to keep the cold away!

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Much of the country has been dealing with winter storms and bitterly cold temperatures. Here in Oklahoma, the thermometer plummeted on Saturday afternoon, taking with it the ability to spend very...

http://followingpawprints.blogspot.com/2014/01/baby-it-cold-outside.html

I hope everyone had just the kind of holiday season they hoped to have  - and now it's time to create the best year ever. At least that's my plan. My writings here will (hopefully!) be a bit mor...

http://followingpawprints.blogspot.com/2014/01/new-year-new-goals.html

A wise woman and fellow pet blogger recently made me realize I am writing too much. Not too often - obviously - but simply too much. And so today I will start planning my 2014 blogging calendar...

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I realized this weekend that the dogs are masters of how to be truly successful in cold weather. Here are how the dogs at my house deal with cold weather: 1.  Drink plenty of water. I tend to...

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