9-27-09 Birchbark Books

Abby Sunshine basked in the ambience of a bookstore. She found every nook and cranny, smelled every smell and enjoyed dashing out the front door on occasion. You see, the weather outside was lovely and the entrance was wide open. She quickly learned, under guidance of some quick-handed dog handlers, that the goal for this [...]

9-25-09 The Beagle Pup

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I opened the door, and to my great surprise, a Beagle Pup was sniffing around our backyard. It turns our that our neighbors were taking care of the little tyke.

Abby got rather enthused to see this new canine. She chased her like crazy! We were watching carefully, and the small Beagle [...]

9-24-09 Abby and the Pool

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Summer in September? I guess so! It is still warm and Abby Sunshine continues to play in her pool.

Lately, I’ve noticed Abby looking intently into her pool. She wags her tail all the while.

Next she reaches her paw into the water and appears to be “pawing” at something.

She dashes to the [...]

9-23-09 Abby and the Cockle-Burrs

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers

As you know, Abby Sunshine is an active dog, unafraid of nature and the outdoors. Well, if you look closely at the fur on her ears, you will see that she has gotten into some cockle-burrs! A cockle-burr is a weed with spiny “burrs” which stick onto anything. In fact, a [...]

9-22-09 Abby Sunshine at the Soccer Game

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers

Abby Sunshine is sitting on the sidelines, watching her buddy, Renae. She is playing in a grueling soccer match. It appears that Abby is well aware of what is happening in the game, don’t you think? What do you think is happening in the game?
“Run, Renae, run. . . Get that [...]

9-12-09 Fall Harvest

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers

Believe it or not, some dogs really enjoy eating raw vegetables as well as some fresh fruit. Vegetables and fruit are a very excellent source of vitamins. Dogs are able to convert the vegetable oil and fat into the necessary nutrients in order to live. If you want to feed your [...]

9-9-09 Charlie, Alle Hunde Kommen in den himmel

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers

Abby’s good friend, Charlie, has gone to the next place. Charlie passed away this week. I was thinking about appropriate connections to make with regard to mourning Charlie, when I thought of the movie All Dogs go to Heaven. Then I found this German version that even has “Charlie” as the main [...]

9-6-09 Guest Editorial by Cesar Millan

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This Editorial is from the Cesar Speaks section of Cesar Millan’s website.

Canine Heroes
September 6, 2009
A kind and gentle seeing-eye dog guiding his blind caretaker across the street, the intense focus of a K9 police unit sniffing out a bomb, a search dog barking to let us know that she has found [...]

9-1-09 Back to School!

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It’s that time of year. . .Back to School! Yippee!

How was your first day at school?