The Well Behaved Dingo

I was sitting in the van at the grocery store today waiting for Sarroar to come back when a frumpy woman came out pushing a cart full of groceries. I’m not especially interested in watching people put their groceries away but this lady looked a bit haggard and I had nothing else to do while [...]

Scherzo continues to learn the ways of calm and attention in indoor settings. Today we did a drive-by-training at The Country Bookshelf, a bookstore downtown that is dog friendly. She did awesome, stopping as I stopped, watching where I went when the aisle split up. Then we came to a set of stairs in [...]

We went to an agility “fun-run” yesterday at Paws and People, an agility and training place near Story Mill. Nancy, the owner made us feel really welcome, introduced us to everything and was really really nice. We had a great time overall, Scherzo did great she did all the obstacles and with much enthusiasm.

We were hiking in the Gallatin canyon today on a trail that follows the river. We stopped to take a break and Scherzo ran up above us a bit when I heard a crack come from a big doug fur tree that had fallen recently and was leaning above Scherzo. It was held up by [...]

Whether it was fate or the absence of the janitor who loves to chase us with the floor polisher, Scherzo shined at PetSmart today after two weeks without going. Amid the squeaky toys and Boston Terriers frantically scratching at the slick floor, Scherzo walked in calm. Sarroar realized that clicking her for walking loose might [...]

Today we did laundry and cleaned out the van first thing. We’re getting ready to go camping for a couple of weeks and the van needed a good cleaning first. But it eneded up taking the whole morning instead of just the two hours we’d expected. Of course, the rest of the day followed suit.
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We were in Bozeman today when the worst hail storms I’ve ever seen whipped through. The hail was bigger than marbles. The wind laid all the trees to a steep angle, and as the rain and hail bombarded the van I could see us lifting off in the wind, sailing with the storm as she [...]

Bedding Down For The NightOriginally uploaded by bermudi
camping out at Petosee hot springs, scherzo made herself a little bed. She laid there for a while while I made some food, then she spotted a moose about a quarter mile away on the hill. This is the second time we’ve seen a moose when we were [...]

a funny video of me huffing and puffing trying to keep up with the running dogs, and avoid gopher holes.

THE HIKE: From Helena head Head east on E Custer Ave toward N Washington St and then continue on Canyon Ferry Rd/CR-430 for 7.5 miles. Turn left at Hart Ln and continue 3.7 miles. Turn right at York Rd and go 7.3 miles. Turn left at Nelson Rd, proceed 7.9 miles. Slight right at Beaver Creek Rd [...]