Dogs, horses, and rats. Birds, goldfish, cats. Dolphins, raccoons, and elephants. What animals can’t we train? In this section you’ll find lots of great training stories and tips. You will also get to meet many of the wonderful animals that I get to train. I hope that you’ll enjoy reading about my adventures (and misadventures) and that these articles and tales can provide you with insight that will help you with your own animals.
At the end of February, Chewie and I completed our second agility test! The Online Horse Agility Club offers a special division for horses who are two years old or younger. Chewie and I submitted our first competition entry in January. You can watch that video HERE. Navigating a U shape made of four ground […]
Chewie has fully recovered from being sick and is happily participating in all of her normal daily activities again. However, I have still been going to the barn twice a day, as she finishes up her antibiotics. I thought it might be interesting to try some short training sessions in the evening. Before this week, […]
Poor Chewie has been feeling under the weather! Chewie has had a snotty nose and an upper-respiratory infection, and she felt pretty yucky for several days. However, the good news is that she is on antibiotics and is starting to feel a lot better. Chewie says, “Being sick is not fun!” I’ve been reflecting on […]
I was traveling some after Christmas, and we’ve also been dealing with some winter weather. (See Diary 51: Snow Day.) As a result, poor Chewie had to wait nearly a month and a half to finally get to play with her Christmas toy from Santa! Chewie’s first day playing with her new hay ball Chewie’s […]
I adopted Chewie at the beginning of February 2025, which means we have been together for one year! Here’s an early picture from our first week. Chewie looks so little in this photo! At the beginning, we spent a lot of time hanging out and just getting to know each other. Young Chewie getting some […]
We’ve had some bitterly cold weather here in north Texas, along with lots of ice and snow! For several days, the temperature did not get above freezing. I’m not sure if Chewie has seen snow before, but she certainly wasn’t bothered! In fact, I think she had a lot of fun running and playing in […]
