Dogs and new languages/names

My home is my home, but it is also the castle of up to 4 dogs at a time. As a guide dog trainer for the blind, I am always giving dogs off and bringing new ones into my home – up to 6 times a year. When there are that many dogs in one home, there are bound to …

Using Resources

Although we might not think it at times, we are surrounded with resources – people, books, articles, videos – that can help us with something we are working on. Often we come up to a “wall” in our training that we have difficulty getting around. So much time and energy gets put into solving these training-puzzles, when our questions could …

Using Resources

Although we might not think it at times, we are surrounded with resources – people, books, articles, videos – that can help us with something we are working on. Often we come up to a “wall” in our training that we have difficulty getting around. So much time and energy gets put into solving these training-puzzles, when our questions could …

Tracks

Yesterday I flew the roughly 27 hours from Tasmania, Australia, back home in Frankfurt, Germany. Phew! Definitely not wanting to sit in or see an airplane for a good while. On the plane, I used the endless hours of sitting to watch some cool movies. One especially. Within two minutes of it starting, I thought to myself, I need to …

Tracks

Yesterday I flew the roughly 27 hours from Tasmania, Australia, back home in Frankfurt, Germany. Phew! Definitely not wanting to sit in or see an airplane for a good while. On the plane, I used the endless hours of sitting to watch some cool movies. One especially. Within two minutes of it starting, I thought to myself, I need to …

In Tasmania – Last Day

The last two months have passed me by in a blur. I apologize for not writing more and will post videos as soon as I’m home (in Germany) again. This past week has been filled with lovely trail rides. Ty has become wonderfully responsive, on the trail and in the arena. We had a lovely moment of lightness the other …

In Tasmania – Last Day

The last two months have passed me by in a blur. I apologize for not writing more and will post videos as soon as I’m home (in Germany) again. This past week has been filled with lovely trail rides. Ty has become wonderfully responsive, on the trail and in the arena. We had a lovely moment of lightness the other …

In Tasmania – Trail rides and the ocean

Well quite a lot has happened on my trip here in Tasmania, unfortunately the internet has been a bit of an issue, but I’ll try to give you an idea of what I’ve been up to… Ty has been started under saddle and is developing very nicely. He already feels like a seasoned trailer horse! All of the stubbornness he …

In Tasmania – Trail rides and the ocean

Well quite a lot has happened on my trip here in Tasmania, unfortunately the internet has been a bit of an issue, but I’ll try to give you an idea of what I’ve been up to… Ty has been started under saddle and is developing very nicely. He already feels like a seasoned trailer horse! All of the stubbornness he …

In Tasmania – Swimming and riding!

It is getting quite warm here in Tasmania! Perfect horse-lover weather. About a week ago, we took the horses down to a large pond here on the property and had some fun with the horses. Some touched it with their muzzle and others launched themselves in (and back out) with enthusiasm. One of the mares even took up snorkeling by