Some photos of me practicing equestrian soccer on Teddy. Teddy is Stacia’s 11-year old bay Appendix Quarter Horse and a natural at equestrian soccer.
Category: Dogs and Horses
Birdfreak Welcomes – Leo Tolstoy!!
The Ohio Birdfreak clan Jennie, Dakota and Lily Nevada adopted a new family member: Leo Tolstoy. Leo comes from the Humane Society and SPCA of Hancock County and turns one on December 7th. Leo likes sleeping on the couch, gazing through the picture window and going for long walks. He is getting used to his
Horse Days 2011 – Loving the Draft Horses
We spent Saturday at Horse Days at the Boone County Fairgrounds in northern Illinois. Unfortunately, it rained hard for a solid hour and delayed/canceled a lot of the events we wanted to see. But we were still able to enjoy a few dog demonstrations, some equine-soccer demos, and my favorite part, admire the beautiful draft
Puppies and Dog Training
I’ve now been volunteering at TAILS Humane Society for nearly a month and have logged 15 hours of service. I am going twice a week: Wednesdays are “Puppy Class” where I bring an adoptable puppy to train and socialize with other pups and Saturdays where I do dog enrichment and obedience training class. A few
TAILS Visit Number Two
To continue my volunteering at TAILS Humane Society, I spent two more hours there on a rainy Saturday morning. As soon as I arrived I was put to work walking dogs! This is one of the main things I wanted to do when I volunteered so I was thrilled to get to on just my
Volunteering at TAILS (Animal Shelter)
I had been thinking of volunteering at an animal shelter for quite some time but didn’t want to commit until I was settled in to a more regular schedule. Now that I think I am, I decided to go for it and went to TAILS in DeKalb, Illinois to start volunteering. For the first three
A Farewell to Socks
On June 30th, 2011 we faced the heart-wrenching decision every dog owner must eventually face. It is a decision nobody wants to make nor even talk about. But as a family we all decided it was right. We bid a farewell to Socks, our always faithful, always loyal pup. She was 17! Socks was a
Phriday Photo – Bella Nova Scotia’s New Walking Jacket
We took advantage of a great sale at PetSmart and bought a new walking jacket for the diva Bella Nova Scotia. She looks pretty in pink! Socks, our nearly 17 year old dog, looking on The jacket has already gotten use as we had a lot of rain over the weekend and snow during the
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