tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55426751069953415152024-03-14T02:09:18.239-04:00Timber View FarmKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-47487899846705921932012-04-26T12:49:00.001-04:002012-04-26T12:49:56.740-04:00TMT I missed a few...<br />
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<strong>1. Are you a morning person? A night owl? Do you pop up out of bed full of song
and happiness? Do you just hit your stride after dark?</strong><br />
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Typically a morning person. I like to get up early and then would LOVE to be able to have a nap early in the day. Defiantely not a night person, when it gets dark I'm ready for bed!!<br />
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favorite candy?</strong><br />
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Hmmm I don't really eat a lot of candy. I'm loving these Lindor Truffles my co-workers gave me yesterday though!<br />
<br /><strong>3. What is your biggest driving pet peeve?</strong><br />
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Umm I have to pick just one????? Yeah everyone knows I'm full of road rage. I guess slow people, especially if you are going under the speed limit, OMG that is cause for me to scream at you. Yes I admit I am a speed demon...<br />
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prepare yourself and your dogs for summer?</strong><br />
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I don't really. I barely heat my house in the winter and I barely cool my house in the summer. Lots of open windows and fans and occasionally the air just because of the humidity. So they become acclimated no going from freezing cold inside to hot outside that gives me migraines!<br />
<br /><strong>5. Lets talk about grass in your
dog yard. Do you have any? How much maintenance do you do?</strong><br />
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Well in the yard there is tons of grass. I do have 10 x 10 kennels that dogs go up in when I'm "doing something" ie feeding horses, riding, mowing grass, that sort of thing and those have no grass, but they didn't to start with. They used to have a nice bed of mulch but a combination of dogs running around it it and pushing mulch to the outside and rain its washed out of the kennels.<br />
<strong><br /></strong>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-3619533700538447902012-03-27T13:33:00.000-04:002012-03-27T13:33:17.265-04:00TMT way late...hey it still works Tell Me Tuesday ;)<center><a href="http://rockinewestockdogs.blogspot.com/2012/03/tell-me-thursday-2012-10.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/tellmethursW_sm.gif" /></a></center><center> </center><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1. Where were you born? Did you grow up there?</strong></div><br />
A little town called Derita....which is no longer a town and seems to be an outskirt of downtown Charlotte at this point. Back then it wasn't, the neighbors had cows, I remember the cows getting out and the "men" of the neighborhood going out to round up the bull. I remember playing in the creek, last time I looked at that creek I thought if anything went in that water it would come out mutated. So now I just say Huntersville becase no one from anywhere other than Derita knows where Derita is and it really was an outskirt of Huntersville back then.<br />
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<strong>2. How did you come to end up living where you are now?</strong></div><br />
Well I'm poor but I wanted land/a small farm. So I had to go where land was affordable. This is definately not where I thought I would live but I'm glad I didnt' find land in Huntersville, its just TOO congested now!<br />
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<strong>3. What is the most unusual trick you have taught your dog? Or the most unusual animal you have taught tricks?</strong></div><br />
Umm well if you hold your finger in a gun and say bang Duke will "die". But I think he only does that for me. And he crawls as well....I'm not much on tricks, Duke is just good at it and he doesn't do anything else so I randomly decide to teach him things :)<br />
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<strong>4. What is the most unusual food you enjoy?</strong></div><br />
Ummm well I did try some of Jen's rabbit the other day does that count? I like quail. I don't like sushi or any of that stuff....I'm probably boring<br />
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<strong>5. I know this has been asked before, but I'm always looking for a great book to read so what was the last book you read? Did you like it? Would you recommend it?</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong></strong> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I just started The Girls of Ames. I'll let you know how it is once I actually get into the book. My son did make me take him to The Hunger Games movie on Sunday, it was actually a very good movie considering I do not like Sci Fi stuff....</div><center> </center>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-34554665719174977202012-03-09T10:22:00.000-05:002012-03-09T10:22:53.818-05:00Random TMT on Friday<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2012/03/tell-me-thursday-2012-9.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/tellmethursW_sm.gif" /></a></center><center> </center><div align="left">Laura's TMT for this week was to post random thoughts....OK I'm warning you in advance, you asked for it.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">- How can people be so unhappy with life. I mean really its too short to be that miserable!</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">- I wonder how loud I can turn my radio up to avoid ^^ without getting in trouble at work</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">- How to I manage to spend so much money on my dogs without realizing it?</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">- I don't think I'm ever going to get on the road tonight to get to the trial, so much to do. I think I procrastinate on purpose, because I work best under pressure and all....</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">- Is any of this making sense or have people stopped reading because they a. think I'm crazy or are b. bored out of their minds</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">- I hope Tucker is doing well at his battle of the books competition today</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">- Is the rabbit I just bought going to make my Jen less itchy...please please please I beg the itchy gods :)</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">- I hope I don't forget to do something before I leave....</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">- Can I bring anyone a cat to the trial?</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">- Ok I should stop now, maybe I'll add more later</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-28600466518714952012012-03-01T12:35:00.000-05:002012-03-01T12:35:54.878-05:00TMT - 2 post in one day....something must be wrong!!!<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2012/03/tell-me-thursday-2012-8.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/tellmethursW_sm.gif" /></a></center><center> </center><div style="text-align: left;">I'm having one of those days at work....you know the ones where you wonder why you even bother. Ok so maybe one of those months, I'm fed up with people who dont' do their jobs somehow getting raises yet those of us who slave away are stuck....</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Moving on to something more fun now...</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1. What blogging tip would you give other dog-bloggers?</strong></div><br />
I don't think I blog enough to have any tips. Except maybe control your crazy. If I can read your blog and decipher just from it that you probably need mental help and not in the ha ha funny way, you should probably step away from the computer<br />
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<strong>2. If you were going to be stranded on a deserted island and could take five things with you (aside from the clothes on your back), what would they be?</strong></div><br />
Chapstick, sunscreen, my dogs, food and water<br />
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I'm obviously not very practical LOL<br />
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<strong>3. How much pain are you willing to endure in the name of physical appearance? Do you have painful things done to enhance beauty?</strong></div><br />
Well it depends on what you consider pain. Waxing? Yes I wax. Plucking? Yes I pluck. Work out? Yes I work out. That's about it...<br />
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<strong>4. Speed limits... how fast do you drive? Do you drive Miss Daisy? Do you do the Indy 500 to work?</strong></div><br />
Well ummmmm I don't drive slow lets just put it that way. This is my dad...what does that tell you :)<br />
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<strong>5. What trial (that you go to) is your favorite, and why?</strong></div><br />
Well since I don't go to many. I'd say the trial at Shoofly Farm is one of my favorites. Good friends, good cause, great fun and good food!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-4868937894220903452012-03-01T08:49:00.001-05:002012-03-01T08:49:39.246-05:00I told you someone was going to get hurtIf I have to look at one more picture of one more horse that wasn't properly taught to jump and is flinging its self over a fence because that's all it knows how to do I'm literally going to throw up! <br />
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I will no longer offer suggestions to people who are friends on how they can improve their horses jump. Obviously there are lots of trainers out there who can do it better and would no way ever use a grid/gymnastics exercise to teach a horse to use its self over a fence rather than haphazardly flinging its self. Because its better just to keep raising the fences, eventually they will figure it out. And I'm I'll remember that I'm so old school in my thinking that horses need A LOT of flatwork before being put to fences.....because you know there isn't oh like 1000 strides in each over fences course verses the 10 jumps. <br />
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I have said a million times, your gonna get hurt if you keep doing things the same way with horses over huge fences that really have no idea how to jump. But what do I know, lets just blame it on something else...And all you top notch professionals out there that are in it for the money or keep students by making them happy with bigger fences you are doing nothing more than downgrading the future of the equestrian sport.Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-75201078002425010702012-02-16T13:30:00.000-05:002012-02-16T13:30:42.153-05:00TMT time :)<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2012/02/tell-me-thursday-2012-7.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/tellmethursW_sm.gif" /></a></center><center> </center><center> </center><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1. </strong><a href="http://jorbar.livejournal.com/"><span style="color: #5588aa;"><strong>Jorgen</strong></span></a><strong> would like to know what skill would you like to have that you don't currently have?</strong></div><br />
Honestly, I'd like to be able to talk to animals. Not the hokey kind of animal whisperer you laugh at but to be able have a true connection and talk to them and understand what's going on. If you don't feel well, tell me what is wrong/painful/etc so we can do the right test. If you don't understand something tell me what it is. That kind of thing.....That would be wonderful :)<br />
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<strong>2. If someone were going to play you in a movie, who do you think it would be?</strong></div><br />
Is there someone out there that brave? Can I make them much more attractive than me? And smarter too? And someone who had no fear of saying the things that I bite my tongue and sit on my hands to keep from saying/typing to people :) HA! I'll have to think on that one...<br />
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<strong>3. </strong><a href="http://in-theworks.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #5588aa;"><strong>Kelsey</strong></span></a><strong> wants to know what is a quality that you admire in a dog but would never fit with you?</strong></div><br />
Hmmmm probably an extreme of either end. A super, super soft dog and I wouldn't get along. I have tweaked myself to get along with Dutch who is an unconfident dog because I love him but sometimes even I still scare him...I just am not the cheerleader type. And a super hard dog and I wouldn't get along, because that would turn into a battle of the wills and I wouldn't stop until I won....I just want a dog who can get the job done with out a lot of input. I like dogs that are smart and get things with few repititions too :) I dont' ask for much LOL<br />
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<strong>4. If you had just enough money to pay someone to do one chore for you, what would it be?</strong></div><br />
To keep my car clean. I have this thing where if I can't keep it perfect I just can't deal with it. And with a ton of dogs and an 11 year old son I can't keep it perfect. So it looks like a rolling trash dump...or something like that. I try I really do, but I just need someone to do it for me, PLEASE! My dad once told me about an old car I had when I told him I was going to clean it out "you better not clean that car out, I think all that crap you keep in it is what holds it together and if you clean it, it might go into shock and fall apart."<br />
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<strong>5. Are you a procrastinator, a doitnower (I made that word up), or something in between?</strong></div><div>Well it depends on what it is. I'm kind of a now or never kind of person but if I know that I'm not going to achieve perfection then I'm more than likely a procrastinator. Oh and at work I'm definatley a procrastinator, I perform quite well under pressure. So I do tend to wait until the last minute to do things are work...nothing like trying to beat a deadline!</div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-88725604615457381112012-02-10T09:23:00.001-05:002012-02-10T09:54:39.783-05:00This is way off the dog topic but maybe it relates....This is my, hopefully, final vent about horse things going on around me....I gave up the horse showing world for a reason and really stopped teaching for the same reason. <br />
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I love horses, I love sitting on a horse, I love teaching kids and adults alike and I really love caring for horses. But what I don't love it the politics, uncaring trainer and riders, and those who move up the levels without the basic skills that keep them in the saddle.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Classical equitation/horsemanship, is just that classical. Yes it can change slightly, you can put your variation on it, each discipline has slightly different forms of equitation to better serve the terrain they will be riding over. But classic equitation should be the same basic seat, hands and leg position with slight variances for what type of riding you are doing. <br />
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So if you look at every single picture and video that people have taken of you on a horse and you are looking down. You should probably start doing something about getting your "chin up". If every picture and video shows your heels up, or your horse inverted, or your horse in rollkur then that is how you probably ride the majority of the time or how your horse goes. DO something about it. Stop blaming the photographer or the day or whatever. Find someone that can help you. I'm not talking about backyard riders/trainers here that have no clue, I'm talking about competent students and adults who will argue that its just in that picture or those pictures. Its not.....I'm sorry, if someone captures you doing something in almost every single picture/video on different days doing the same thing then its a problem. If your trainer isn't catching it then ask! If they don't see a problem with it then maybe its time to start looking for another trainer or a supplemental trainer, something as simple as looking down can affect your whole position. Constantly hearing that you need to lift or pull back your inside shoulder? Straightening your head/neck is only going to help your shoulder. Use the pictures people take to help you understand whats going on, post them and ask for honest opinions, I'm so tired of seeing horrible pics of glaringly blatant faults where everyone goes "how pretty"....<br />
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And you trainers who are out there and have gotten by without the basics, have no idea how to teach the basics and have just lucked into damn good horses. STOP, stop now. Don't teach anymore because you are going to get someone killed. Good trainers have students that get hurt even with the best basics, bad trainers are the ones that are getting kids killed. I'm not calling anyone out but we all know trainers who have kids over faced on horses or who let kids jump 3'6" because that what the kids/parents or even the trainer wants. Horses are dangerous in themselves, 1200 pounds of raw power, that we sit on and point at huge fences. Just because your horse has gotten you out of scary situations doesn't mean your students are going to fair so well. I honestly hold the trainers responsible for what their students are doing. You are the higher power, you should know what's right and wrong, you should put a stop to it, you should do the right thing no matter what. Just because something is in right now or not being effectively stopped by the governing bodies doesn't mean you should teach it to your students! Its not just hunters, jumper, eventers, dressage riders. It flows over into the western sports as well<br />
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Yes there are different ways of getting a result but in the end they should all start from the forward riding system, legs first, hands just control the movement! I ride hunters and believe me I'm not taking up for them either, most hunter riders need to learn how to sit! I'm glad I can go back to being an amateur and not have to be the one who decides what is right and wrong, but now I need to find a trainer who has some b#ll$ and isn't afraid to do the right thing...Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-85233923332823036132012-02-09T13:37:00.000-05:002012-02-09T13:37:10.108-05:00Its that time again :) TMT #6<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2012/02/tell-me-thursday-2012-6.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/tellmethursW_sm.gif" /></a></center><center> </center><div align="left"><strong>1. </strong><a href="http://www.shooflyfarm.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #5588aa;"><strong>Robin</strong></span></a><strong> wants to know what your ideal number of dogs is?</strong></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">4, it makes it so easy around my house. Though I currently have 5 dogs...</div><div align="left"><strong>2. </strong><a href="http://rockingdawgs.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #5588aa;"><strong>Lora</strong></span></a><strong> wants to know if you find that your dogs are better or worse after time off from training?</strong></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">I'd say yes, my dogs had to take an unexpected and unwanted vacation from work after my sheep were killed and they can back working very nicely, though they were a little pushy and hard to handle, the work flowed very nicely.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><strong>3. What is your favorite power tool? What power tool do you wish you had?</strong> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Well its a toss up, I use the drill a lot but I love my circular saw too....</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Hmmm what do I wish I had.....I really have no idea. Does a skidsteer count as a power tool LOL</div><div align="left"><strong>4. What did you want to be when you grew up?</strong> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Veterinarian....always</div><div align="left"><strong>5. How many of your friends are not "dog people"?</strong> </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Ummm none? Maybe not to the extreme I am though. And if by some off chance someone I know isn't a dog person they have horses, so they are a horse person.....</div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-52178562185368714192012-02-02T13:11:00.001-05:002012-02-02T15:35:51.216-05:00TMT 2012 #5<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2012/02/tell-me-thursday-2012-5.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/tellmethursW_sm.gif" /></a></center><center> </center><center> </center><br />
<div align="left">Its that day of the week again....</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><strong>1. </strong><a href="http://www.willowsrest.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #5588aa;"><strong>Julie</strong></span></a><strong> would like to know one frugal tip this week.</strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I had to come back to this question. Hmmm....does it count that sometimes I wash out plastic sandwich bags and reuse them?</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Or I've been leaving my house heat set at 55 and just warming the room we are in with a ceramic heater? The verdict is still out on wether or not that is saving me $$$</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Lately I've also been trying to cook bigger meals at night so that I have lunch to take to work with me the next day. The $9 lunches are killing me!!!<br />
<strong>2. What are you reading this week?</strong></div><div align="left">Reading? Craigslist, emails, blogs...do those count?</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">No I have 2 books I'm flipping through now, one on farming on small acerage, the other on gardening on small acerage. Just trying to get a plan for the garden this year. I'd go broke if I got new books every time I finished one, most of the time I read the books my mom gets me for christmas in about 3 days :)</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>3. </strong><a href="http://www.barjor.livejournal.com/"><span style="color: #5588aa;"><strong>Barbara</strong></span></a><strong> wants to know: do you hit the snooze button on the alarm clock, and if so how many times?</strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I set the alarm so it goes off 15 minutes before I have to get up. It makes me feel good to have a few minutes to lay in bed and watch the news! So I hit snooze once (my alarm goes off after 9 minutes) and then get out of bed a few minutes later</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>4. If you had to travel in a sedan (or if you already drive a sedan type car) and you had five or six dogs, how would you handle it?</strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I had a mazda protege and I had, I think, 4 dogs at the time and Tucker who had to still ride in the back. Solution was to throw dogs in the back seat and one in the front and crates that folded up in the trunk. It wasn't ideal or super safe, but it worked.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Now I have a mazda tribute. Its the small SUV. I have more dogs, 5 to be exact, which is lower that what I typically keep. One rarely travels with us so that helps. But I do Jen and Hep in a crate together, they actually do wonderfully that way. Dutch and Cass ride seperately. I'm searching for used Central Metal crates, they make them in narrower and shorter versions of regular crates, which would allow me to fit 4 crates of the same (intermediate) size in the back. I can fit 2 intermediate and 2 mediums in the car now, but I'm still searching for cheap medium crates on craigslist :) I've gotten 3 intermediate/large crates for $10 why do people want more for medium???</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>5. How much do you filter what you put on your own blog?</strong></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">A lot, I love the super snarky blogs, but I also know that I have people that would offend and also some of my former riding students who read here. I also work for a non-profit that is funded by the state :)</div><div align="left"></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-84658020621999767562012-01-26T10:11:00.000-05:002012-01-26T10:11:39.666-05:00I guess it would be bad if I didn't answer my own TMT questions while they are in the spotlight?<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2012/01/tell-me-thursday-2012-4.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/tellmethursW_sm.gif" /></a></center><center> </center><center> </center><div align="left"><strong>1. How do you search for and then choose a trainer? </strong></div><br />
Word of mouth and past history. I have a lot of experience being and choosing trainers in the horse world, not so much in the dog world but I think the same principles apply. For myself I'm not looking for the most flamboyant trainer or the one who stands out. I tend to be drawn to the trainers who are reserved and have a way with the animals that goes without speaking....they are the ones who will be in the world a long time, not the one or 2 hit wonders, and they may not win every time but they are consistently near the top even in unnoticed.<br />
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I have had my share of bad horse trainers, those who maybe were at the top but got their because of short cuts. I don't believe in short cuts... Most people today (again this is the horse world) just want to win, they don't want to take years of slow and steady work to achieve the proper training and form to win. Sorry went off on a tangent :)<br />
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<strong>2. The dog world is small and... uh... talkative. After choosing a trainer how do you handle those people in your life who don't believe in that trainer/trainers methods and criticize them to you?</strong></div><br />
I listen, I catalog and I move on. Everyone has a past, everyone does things that others don't approve of. Its up to you to decide if you can live with them. Every one can also change, just because you've see Mr. X do Y to a dog in the past doesn't mean that is still the method he uses today. I've heard dogs can be ruined by letting them sleep on your bed, I know horse trainers that believe a horse can truly be ruined by letting them pick up the wrong lead one time.....<br />
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<strong>3. Do you believe that a person's personal life should influence your choice of a trainer? (i.e do you believe a person's choice to be a party animal outside of work would affect your choice?) </strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong> </div><div align="left">I asked this question because of an on-going debate in the horse world. There is a decent lower level trainer in the area that has quite a flamboyant lifestyle, he is a homosexual man and likes to party. People are trying to get his judges card revoked just because of the lifestyle he chooses to lead...</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">My thoughts are, if you can keep your home and work life separate then I don't care what you do. However, I can't condone drugs, stealing or crimes against nature (rape, bestiality, etc...) so if I find out you are part of these then I'm probably going to part ways with you.</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>4. When you have a break through moment with your dog, do you feel that moment makes your connection stronger with that dog and makes the next step in training easier? </strong></div><br />
Having recently had a break through moment with my dog I find the connection between us amazing. She has always been a great dog but recently its like things just clicked with her and she has now turned into an amazing working dog. Its like there isn't anything she isn't getting right now. Maybe its her age or the fact that she matured or maybe because I just started working her with no thoughts on where this training would lead. But I'm blown away when I work her now.....<br />
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<strong>5. Do you stick with just one trainer, or do you go to multiple sources for help? </strong></div><br />
I would like to stick with just one trainer but he's too far away!! But I tend to stick to trainers who have basically the same philosophy. I do like to hear others thoughts, just to keep them in my pocket even if I don't use them right away or on a particular dog.<br />
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And now for pictures of my new curly coated retriever....just kidding she's really a border collie. And she is out of a litter with 3 other smooth coats :)<br />
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<div align="left"><strong>1. What is one lesson you've learned this week?</strong></div><div align="left">Hmmmmm....Uhhh....my brain is fried, good thing today is my Friday :)</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>2. Who or what might you have been in another life? What might you be in a next life?</strong></div><div align="left">I was probably a horse in another life. Though my best friend and I, in college, went to one of those psychic readers and she said I was a healer in a past life :) </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">In my next life I just want to have lots of money...ha ha no not really. Being another healer would be great!</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>3. What unusual things do you like the smell of but don't usually admit?</strong></div><div align="left">dirty socks..gross but true, vingear - I could smell it all day, horse poop</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>4. What are your thoughts on continuing on vs. retiring when a trial run is going badly? How do you decide? Where do you draw the line?</strong></div><div align="left">I dont' think I have trialed enough to have a definite answer. I hope that I would be one who would walk away to help my dog before the sidelines are (Laura!) going OMG go help your dog, but I can't make promises on that. I don't want to injure anyone's stock so....</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>5. This is a call for questions or subjects you'd like to talk about - I'd appreciate suggestions (and please come link up so that I'll be sure to see your post), so here's your chance!</strong></div><div align="left">I have a few questions...they all stem from things going on in my life :) And believe it or not it is stuff that isn't going on in the dog world</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">1. How do you choose a trainer? By word of mouth? Watching said trainer work/train?</div><div align="left">2. And after choosing a trainer how do you handle those people in your life who dont' believe in that trainer/trainers methods and criticize them to you?</div><div align="left">3. Do you believe that a person's personal life should affect your choice of a trainer? (i.e do you believe a person's choice to be a party animal outside of work would affect your choice?) <em>and did I use the correct form of effect/affect?????</em></div><div align="left">4. When you have a break through moment with your dog, do you feel that moment makes your connect stronger with that dog and makes the next step in training easier? <br />
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And here is a personal plea! I know some of you that read my blog aren't my facebook friend, so while this is my personal blog i'm going to post this. (if it offends you let me know!)<br />
I am a national board member of the Brown Dog Foundation (browndogfoundation.org), we have a national fund but without wonderful donors we are going to be out of funding. Please if you can give, even if its just a dollar, consider giving to Brown Dog!</div><div align="left"></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-86675701398712417932012-01-12T11:48:00.000-05:002012-01-12T11:48:09.199-05:00TMT #2 for 2012<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/tellmethursW_sm.gif" /></a></center><br />
Laura's question for the week are as follows:<br />
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<strong>1. Stopping your dog - what do you prefer? On their feet? On their belly? Some combination?</strong><br />
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Depends on the dog in my case. When Jen stops is is smack to the belly, as of recently she thinks stopping is optional so we are working on simply stopping. There are cases when I would like to have a stand on her so my next task is to teach her to stand. <br />
Dutch on the other hand does NOT lie down behind sheep, no way, no how. He's always had a standing stop even as a puppy. I did eventually teach him to lie down off stock and he does it. And on rare occasions he will lie down when we are setting for an outrun but this is not the norm for him. He is quiet and not scary to his sheep so I'm OK with that.<br />
Hep seems to think that it doesn't matter if you stand or lie, its a mixed bag with her. Maybe its because we are just getting a feel for each other but I sense that I am going to have to enforce a lie down because she can be a bit of a bugger behind sheep :)<br />
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<strong>2. At what point do you start teaching this?</strong><br />
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Jen came with a beautiful lie down and when she listens she still has that beautiful lie down. Dutch never was one to lie down so he got the stand command from the start. Once I get Jen's stopping issue back in hand then I am going to start trying to teach her a stand, though I think its going to be hard because the lie down is so ingrained in her mind that any form of a stop means lie down to her.<br />
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<strong>3. Do you have a favorite dog? I won't tell.</strong><br />
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Favorite dog overall? Yes, Jen everyone knows its not a secret. No matter how hard Dutch sucks up and is a wimpy mommas boy Jen will always be my heart. <br />
Working? Depends on the situation. When the sheep are flighty and likely to run like bats out of he!! then I prefer Dutch, he settles sheep and can get right up their butts without spooking them and he will stand all day holding sheep without pushing them while I do things like trim feet. <br />
If I have tough sheep I prefer Jen.<br />
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<strong>4. What is the #1 thing a dog can do to push your buttons?</strong><br />
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Off stock - not come when called. It is one of my pet peeves and makes the "evil mom" voice come out and me come after said dog :)<br />
On stock - to bust in or make a mess of things when I am trying to perform a task, i.e. trimming feet. I hate that, don't keep pushing and pushing until someone bust off or runs me over. Jen used to be the worst about that, many discussions later she is better, though not perfect :)<br />
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<strong>5. Brrrrr... it's winter. What is your favorite soup recipe?</strong><br />
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Hmmm I'm a sucker for potato soup. I have a great recipe which is not with me at the moment. Maybe I'll remember and add it tomorrowKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-31553231450210814602012-01-11T10:43:00.000-05:002012-01-11T10:43:47.913-05:00The passing of a greatI was fortunate enough to get to keep Robin French's Spottie for her retirement years. I trialed her a few times but mostly used her on the farm to help with my small flock of sheep. She was a great teacher and taught me so much in the 3 years she was here with me.<br />
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She was an amazing trial dog for Robin and a great teacher for me and I will never forget that. Thank you Spottie, may you now run free without pain. <br />
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<div align="left">TMT is back...Thanks Laura. I didn't see this yesterday before I left work, so I didn't get a chance to fill it out...<br />
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</div><div align="left"><strong>1. What is your favorite new toy? I know you have one, so you might as well go on and fess up.</strong></div><div align="left">I didn't get any new toys this year. I'm sitting here trying to think of something interesting and toy like but I have nothing....</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>2. If you're going to be caught under the mistletoe, who would you LEAST like it to be with?</strong></div><div align="left">That's probably a longer list than what anyone wants to sit here and read!</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>3. New Year's Resolutions - for your dogs - share!</strong></div><div align="left">Hep - to get her to take my away whistle and flank and to get her trialing. She needs to be more fit before doing that so we are working on it.</div><div align="left">Jen - to get her healthy and get her trialing as well. She is driving quite well now even if she tends to get dyslexia on the flanks! </div><div align="left">Dutch - keep building his confidence and get him out to new places. I think we have figured out his weight issues, so I would like to make sure that he says at his new chunky weight :)</div><div align="left">Duke - he is going to be trying out agility for fun and so that he has a focus, his resolution is to focus!</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>4. New Year's Resolutions - for yourself - share!</strong></div><div align="left">To be more organized</div><div align="left">To get out to see my friends who aren't close more</div><div align="left">To get my dogs to trials, even if just the local ones</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>5. How did you handle the holiday food situation?</strong>Oh, I wasn't supposed to eat everything in sight? We have 4 Christmas's, I ate a lot....I now wonder why I have a muffin top. Maybe the getting Hep fit thing will help me lose said muffin top? Lets pray :)</div><div align="left"></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-55254580142089213462011-12-21T14:47:00.000-05:002011-12-21T14:47:45.000-05:00Ann wants to know.....<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">What your perfect dog?</span><br />
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Do you like a dog that is really on the muscle?</strong><br />
I find the fact that dog people use this term hilarious. We use it in horses all the time. A horse on the muscle either means they are jacked up so high you can't really do much but work them down or they (in the racehorse world) are so up on the steroids they give them that they are flying high LOL..<br />
Its a lot of effort for minimal reward so I'll pass on a dog like that :)<br />
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<strong>Do you like a dog that needs a steady stream of whistles?</strong><br />
This would elude that I could spit out a steady stream of decipherable whistles...LOL so the answer would probably be NO<br />
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<strong>Are you a maximal or minimal whistler?</strong><br />
going with minimal<br />
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<strong>Do you like a natural dog that feels the sheep and just needs a little direction here and there?</strong><br />
Yes I like a dog with natural feel. Most of our work is done at home and I don't want to be barking out commands. Cover when the sheep try to break, hold them in the corner without me instructing you to hold them there, etc...<br />
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<strong>Do you like a dog that prefers certain type of sheep?</strong><br />
I have a mixed flock; slow wool sheep that will turn on a dog, crazy hair sheep that run like bats out of he!! at the slightest movement of anything, and some pet sheep that were attacked by dogs and require very careful dog working right now. So I need a dog that can work them all!<br />
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<strong>Do you like a dog that wants to partner up and be a really good team player?</strong><br />
Yes, I like a team player, but being part of that team means I also have to admit when I am wrong and the dog is right.<br />
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<strong>Do you like a dog that really knows what s/he wants and you, as a handler really has to manage?</strong><br />
Isn't that inherently bred into the working border collie? Maybe I don't understand the question, it is the afternoon before a holiday, I'm not really here...<br />
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<strong>Do you want push?</strong><br />
Yes, not too much push LOL<br />
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<strong>Do you want a good listener?</strong><br />
Yes, but I want them to not listen when I am wrong<br />
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<strong>Do you want try? (Not tri.)</strong><br />
Yes I want try and I have a bunch of tri's<br />
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<strong>Do you like a dog who gets the job done, no matter the sheep, but it’s a big job to get that dog listening?</strong><br />
No, I like a dog that trust me enough to listen for the most part.<br />
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<strong>Do you want it all?</strong><br />
Of course, doesn't every female<br />
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<strong>Can you have it all? Since I d</strong><strong>on’t know enough to know what I don’t know, what do you want? What do you like?</strong><br />
No, my OCD will come up with something else unachievable before I get to "it all".<br />
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I have 3 dogs right now. Jen was my first and she's a little spitfire! A whole lotta push and try with great listening. If I can get her geared down just a little she is going to be an amazing dog. Sometimes she frustrates me when I know she is just trying to be helpful, only because she has a bit of push. She has been a great first dog and has taught me so much.<br />
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Dutch is completely opposite. Quiet and reserved. Where Jen tends to upset sheep Dutch quiets them. Dutch's making a mess of things isn't anything like a mess, he neatly puts it back together and doesn't get overly flustered. As Pat S. once told me, this dogs whole desire in life is to work sheep perfectly the way you want them worked, he may be timid natured but he has a big heart and wants to be the dog I need him to be. He is honestly the go to dog at 2 years old for the irrationally crazy sheep I own right now just because he doesn't upset them more than they already normally are.<br />
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Hep is new to me and comes from great training. We are just linking up but she seems to be a mix of Dutch and Jen. She is a very nice dog and I really enjoy working her so far!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-38690439935356898842011-12-09T10:14:00.000-05:002011-12-09T10:14:53.278-05:00TMT a day late :)<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/tellmethursW_sm.gif" /></a></center><div align="left">We had a ton of things going on yesterday so I didn't get to this, so I guess for me its TMF!!</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><strong>1. What are your plans for the holiday season?</strong></div><div align="left">Well my holiday's tend to revolve around family and Tucker. So we have some stuff planned in that venue. But honestly I'm trying to keep it stress free! I plan to work dogs some, work a bit, take some time off, and I've had my Christmas shopping done for the most part since before Thanksgiving!</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>2. Do you decorate? If so, what have you done so far?</strong></div><div align="left">Yes, I do but not much. We are going to get our tree on Sunday. We always have a big family trip to the mountains to cut down our own tree which I love and I can't wait. I have my 2 wreaths down but I haven't hung them yet.</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>3. a. Favorite recent dog photo? b. Photo that shows your mood today (or one word)?</strong></div><div align="left">Ok the photos will have to wait, its hard getting pics with a phone! </div><div align="left">My mood today??? HAPPY!</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>4. There's been a discussion on the BC Boards about "don't train for the novice classes... just train for open and the rest will fall into place." What are your thoughts on this?</strong></div><div align="left">Well since i'm really not a trainer and am still quite the novice I'm not sure. I mean I know what it entails to get to open and have an idea of the basics of training for that. But in all honestly I don't "train" my dogs at home. I need them to do chores and work on the farm (as small as it is). So my dogs have had to split sheep off of the group before. And they do gather the sheep out of the back field. And we do move sheep from paddock to paddock. So maybe we do train for open we just haven't gotten far enough along to get to open?</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>5. What are your top five cannot-do-without-them dog items?</strong> </div><div align="left">Hmmmm.....</div><div align="left">leashes - because somehow even though my dogs are rarely on leashes I end up needing one.</div><div align="left">papertowels - not really a dog item but I swear if I don't have them someone either barfs in my car or has an accident :(</div><div align="left">medication - I always have several with me, cause you know just in case a dog or ME gets sick</div><div align="left">crates - I need more crates though, anyone got any for sale</div><div align="left">neon green collars - my dogs wouldn't be complete without them</div><center> </center>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-31497889439386690202011-12-01T15:51:00.000-05:002011-12-01T15:51:17.015-05:00I know, I know I missed a week!But it was Thanksgiving :)<br />
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Nothing really new and exciting going on here. I've gotten out to work my dogs locally a couple of times but am itching to get off work for a few weekends and head out to some trials, though I promise as soon as it gets cold I will change my mind. I hate cold, can summer come back please!!<br />
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The guard dog is slowly starting to form a bond with the sheep or maybe it should be the sheep are slowly starting to form a bond with the guard dog. They still don't find his leaping antics very funny when a person walks in the pasture and still don't want to sleep near him at night but we are working on that! <br />
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I swear I'm going to try to get some pics for next week. The new sheep haven't been seen or the new dogs either so maybe they need some photo ops!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-82670028977019312462011-11-17T08:52:00.000-05:002011-11-17T08:52:37.977-05:00Week 2 of updates and I'm keeping upDidn't do a whole lot in the way of dogs last week, considering it gets dark at 5:30 I can't get much in other than a quick walk. I did make it out to Rural Hill for the trial last Saturday. Had a great time and met some new people. I wish I had a dog that was ready to run but maybe next year :)<br />
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I got to go out to a friends and work sheep on Sunday. Its the first time my dogs have worked in over 2 months because I am rebuilding my sheep flock. They were both great! Jen was driving quite well and not looking back at me so much. And Dutch was looking nice as well, his outruns still need work but they are getting better. I finally got to work the dog I have on trial, Hep, she was very nice to work and was taking my rendition of her whistles!<br />
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I'm still on my quest to be nice. Its trying at times. Especially when people who are supposed to be your friends stab you knowingly in the back. It just reiterates to me why I don't have many close friends. Maybe that's what I need to learn, how to be acquaintances with someone without being their friend or truly letting them in my life. Whatever it is I'm trying to push forward with this lesson!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-43728974665205540782011-11-10T14:11:00.001-05:002011-11-16T09:50:11.164-05:00A new leaf?Since we aren't doing TMT until after Christmas I thought I would try to keep up with updating my blog on Thursdays anyway. Its week one so we will see how I do :)<br />
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There are some changes at the farm. This spring/summer my 2 first dogs went over the bridge to be free of pain and suffering. Emma passed when her bone cancer got too bad to bear and Oliver passed unexpectedly from hermangiosarcoma. It was a sad time with both of them going but I will say I know they are no longer in pain and will be waiting at the bridge for me when it is my time.<br />
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So I was down to 4 dogs of my own Jen, Dutch, Duke and Spottie. Spottie will be 14 on Monday and recently had a stroke type event so I'm not sure how much longer she will be with us either. She is enjoying her newfound freedom in the house, at least in her old age she is somewhat trustworthy! There are a few dogs at my house on trial. We will see how they work out in the end but for now I have a trio of tri's.<br />
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I'm trying something new with myself. I typically shy away from people, I don't like people, don't like people in my business and would prefer to be alone. But for 1 month I am going to try to be outgoing and meet new people. It is going to be a BIG stretch for me but I figure anything that doesn't kill us makes us stronger. If I don't die from this maybe I will be a stronger person when it is all over?<br />
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Oh and I need to update on my survivor sheep. Buddy is doing well, his wounds have healed and he is his typical goofy self again. Dot still has a ear that sort of hangs, she can move it but its just a big "different" now. She also appears to be pregnant. That means that my st. croix ram that died in the attack may be able to live on through her lambs, lets hope she's pregnant and not just super over weight! And poor Friendly is still chugging along. The wounds behind his ears have almost healed and hopefully the very slow healing wounds inside his mouth will continue to heal as well. I will try to update with some pics in the near future!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-47187851728272859052011-11-04T10:41:00.001-04:002011-11-04T10:44:48.826-04:00TMT a day late and probably a dollar short :)<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2011/11/tell-me-thursday-15.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/GingerandNick-1-1.jpg" /></a></center><br />
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Yes, Yes I know I'm late this week...whats new???<br />
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But here we go anyway!<br />
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<strong>1. What are you thankful for this week?</strong><br />
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I'm thankful I have a job that sometimes pays the bills, I'm thankful that i'm done dealing with the lady with horrid Rottweilers that she doesn't keep contained. And most of of i'm thankful for the strength I find within myself, especially on the days where I feel like everything is falling down on top of me! Oh yeah and Tucker and the dogs because they don't get mad when I take it all out on them ;)<br />
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<strong>2. How do you deal with a squeaker/shrieker/noisy dog?</strong><br />
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Ummm they leave? Seriously I can hear dogs if they roll over in crates, I can't take shrieking. I have one now that does some talking and we are working on correcting that EVERY SINGLE TIME. But she doesn't do it much inside. Its like nails on a chalkboard to me...<br />
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<strong>3. Barbara wants to know: what would you say is ONE skill or attribute needed to be successful?</strong><br />
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I have to agree with Laura on this one. I think anyone who is determined to do something is going to make it happen. I think they also have to have the strength within themselves to overcome the obstacles that get in there way as well. Ok so that's 2 shoot me.....<strong> </strong><br />
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4. Pippin wants to know: what are your favorite games?</strong>Games? I mean I regularly attend baseball games but that can be attributed to the fact that my son plays baseball. And I don't mean just baseball in the spring...the only time we dont' play baseball is in the dead of winter. I may complain about baseball but I really do love it. I mean I dated baseball players in college. I have withdrawals when we dont' have baseball and have no idea what to do with my extra time for weeks after it ends. <br />
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But that wasn't the question. I don't think I play any games...Well...nah I'll just hush<br />
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<strong>5. What are some of your strategies for dealing with winter?</strong><br />
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I hate cold! I dont deal well with winter. It makes me cold and tired just thinking about it. I like LOOKING at snow but really don't want to go out in in. I do love to snowski but I like it in the spring when the snow is slushy and its warm enough for a light jacket :)<br />
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I have a VERY old house that does heat well, so basically we freeze all winter and live under blankets. My dogs are all hot natured so they love it. I however do not and make them snuggle up with me at night. I'm looking at a woodstove this weekend to add to the house. Then that can fuel my OCD to be in a state of panic about burning the house down daily!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-37742081469650159092011-10-20T14:45:00.000-04:002011-10-20T14:45:42.812-04:00TMT shortened<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2011/10/tell-me-thursday-14.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/GingerandNick-1-1.jpg" /></a></center><br />
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I for one am glad you shortened TMT this week, its been a busy day at work and I just got back from fire safety training as well as getting my flu shot for the year. My arm is already burning...its that possible?<br />
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<strong>What obstacles have you overcome this week, and what did you learn from them?</strong> This can be training obstacles, life obstacles, whatever obstacles you want to talk about.<br />
Well I'm trying to over come an obstacle right now. My battery is dead in the parking lot. I get off at 4:30 and my son has a baseball game at 6 pm. I must get AAA here, jump off my car, make it to the battery place to get a new battery and then to the baseball field in time for his game.....<br />
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My mind is working beyond the here and now right now so I can't tell you what other obstacles I have over come this week, though I feel there were many given how tired I am :)Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-17546411620196780682011-10-13T10:53:00.000-04:002011-10-13T10:53:03.237-04:00Its TMT...I've lost track of my number and that's probably because this week grosses me out<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2011/10/tell-me-thursday-13.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/GingerandNick-1-1.jpg" /></a></center><br />
So here are Laura's questions this week one induces nausea in me....<br />
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<strong>1. What is your favorite Little Debbie snack? If you hate Little Debbie then I bow down to your greatness. (I suppose you can include some other favorite snack. Maybe it'll inspire me to get over LD for today.)</strong><br />
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Ummm yuck, how does anyone eat those and not want to vomit????? I mean I guess if I was dying and that was all there was I could manage. But gross, my child eats them and even the smell gets to me. I'll take straight dark chocolate with almonds Thanks!!<br />
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<strong>2. What do you use for laundry detergent?</strong><br />
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Glad to know i'm not the only person using the Xtra brand LOL. But now I may need to steal your version of homemade detergent. I have old bottles, I'll keep them out of the trash in case I can re-use them.<br />
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<strong>3. Tighty Whities or Boxers? (this, obviously, is open for interpretation)</strong><br />
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Who wears underwear anyway?? Kidding...boxers or maybe those boxer briefs. Tighty whities make me thing of redneck men who are drunk walking around in their tighty whities and wife beaters!<br />
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<strong>4. Dogs: On the bed? In the house? On the furniture? Never? What are your rules?</strong><br />
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Well some are allowed on the bed, some are restricted to the floor...yes annoying dogs who can't be still at night are restricted to clicking around on the floor. On the couches yes when there is room. e don't really have rules, except muddy dogs are confined to the dog room!<br />
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<strong>5. Favorite dog-related website (aside from my blog, obviously har har har)? Favorite NON-dog related website? Can be blogs, or whatever.</strong><br />
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Well like Laura, border collie boards are frequented but rarely posted on. I like fugly horse of the day too, though its recently changed ownership and isn't nearly as controversial which takes all the fun out of it!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-3906132755488204662011-10-06T10:41:00.000-04:002011-10-06T10:41:33.262-04:00Tell Me Thursday #4<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2011/10/tell-me-thursday-12.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/GingerandNick-1-1.jpg" /></a></center><center> </center><center>So this week Laura wants to know.........</center><center> </center><div align="left"><strong>1. If you won the lottery (a big one... I'm talking stupid muchos cash) what would you do with the money?</strong></div><br />
Ohhh I would buy a huge farm where I have various places to work my dogs and keep LOTS of sheep :) And pay off other things such as student loans and cars. Maybe then I could fly whatever trainer I chose out to my place to keep me and my dogs working properly too! Other than that i don't think much would change.<br />
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<strong>2. After winning the lottery would you work a day job? If so, what would you do? </strong></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Yes, I would keep a day job but it wouldn't be working in an office. I think I would go back to doing something with animals...vet tech, run a kennel/dog day care, back to being a horse trainer.....soemthing like that</div><div align="left"><br />
<strong>3. Do you have any auxiliary dogs? Auxiliary dogs are dogs that are not essential to your main purpose (usually tiny, but not always). If you don't have an auxiliary dog what might you choose?</strong></div><br />
Does a non-working border collie count as an auxillary dog? That's all I got, well and a retired, deaf, partially blind, loves to bark working dog! But up until recently I had a pit/lab mix and a collie/greyhound mix as auxillary dogs.....I have kept my mom's min pin and while he's nice to snuggle with I don't think I could keep a small dog in my house, Jen tends to think small dogs are cats and wants to eat them!<br />
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<strong>4. Do you have a favorite crock pot recipe (or other recipe) you can share?</strong></div><br />
MMMMMMMM Crock pot macaroni....I want some now!<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Crock Pot Macaroni & Cheese<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><o:p> </o:p><br />
1 - 8 oz pkg elbow macaroni, cooked and drained (= 1 3/4 cups dry pasta)<o:p></o:p><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">1 – 16 oz pkg sharp cheddar cheese, shredded<o:p></o:p></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">1 ½ cups regular milk<o:p></o:p></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">1 stick melted butter or margarine (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I think you could use less…</i>)<o:p></o:p></div><br />
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Wow everyone should be impressed, I've managed it 3 weeks in a row!!<br />
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OK so this week Laura (and friends) want to know this....<br />
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<strong>1. What movie do you love but are too embarrassed to admit you love it?</strong><br />
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Ummm embarrased no....a silly chick flick YES. Sweet Home Alabama. And yes it is on every weekend over and over again and yes I watch it at least once every weekend, though usually in parts :)<br />
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<strong>2. Ann wants to know: How far do you drive/travel to attend trials, clinics, lessons? How far is too far?</strong><br />
Well hmmmm I haven't trialed much, but I did back in spring drive 8 hrs to a clinic for the weekend, it was great fun and I planned to do it again but alas I will not be able to through not fault of my own.<br />
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<strong>3. What is your theme song (circa Ally McBeal)?</strong><br />
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I'm supposed to have a theme song? Sorry this I do not have <br />
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<strong>4. Laura S wants to know: If you had to choose a new dog activity, one that you had never done before, what would you choose?</strong> <br />
Well hmmmm maybe agility or search and rescue....<br />
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<strong>5. What would your dog choose (or scribe, if you're Pippin)?</strong><br />
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Spottie would choose barking and she says don't argue with her that it's not a sport<br />
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Jen says is cat herding a different sport than sheep herding? Ok how about cat biting?<br />
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Duke says he would like to take up sheep herding (and will need to find a new handler to do so!!)<br />
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Dutch would like anything that involved jumping on top of crates, etc...so maybe agility would be the sport for him!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542675106995341515.post-22425622142807482582011-09-22T09:53:00.000-04:002011-09-22T09:53:47.481-04:00Tell Me Thursday<center><a href="http://crooksandcrazies.blogspot.com/2011/09/tell-me-thursday-10.html"><img border="0" src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/lkcarson/GingerandNick-1-1.jpg" /></a></center><br />
Today Laura wants to know<br />
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<strong><em>Going forward over the next six months, what are your goals?</em></strong><br />
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Hmmmm......that's a hard one since right now I am just trying to survive!<br />
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1. Continue to improve my property (add fence along property line, add flowers/shrubs, etc...) and improve the pasture fencing as I can (horses are behind 3 strand hotwire)<br />
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2. Finish indoor home improvements (painting, putting floors down, more painting, putting up doors, etc...)<br />
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3. Get my dogs out to work more places and try to have them both ready to trial in PN by spring - I'm down to only 4 dogs, 2 of which work so it really shouldn't be too hard, just need to find the time!<br />
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4. Become more organized - this may be scary for those who know the OCD me, but maybe being more organized will help curb the OCD?? :)<br />
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5. To continue to grow in my career and not get stuck in a rut - I like change and get more fairly easily at work, if it doesn't challenge me or soemone doesn't keep me super busy I find things to amuse myself like blogging....Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956506493518234790noreply@blogger.com1