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Teaching in Between the Lines
Agility, TeachingWhen you design a lesson plan you have a grandiose idea like “students will execute conversions using Avogadro’s number to calculate grams of an element given the moles” and then you get into the classroom and you realize it’s more…
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The Blue Boat
FictionThe valley sits at the corner of two mountain ranges, the golden grass tinkling as it bends with the summer wind. I can see all the way to forever and it is quiet. Fat and juicy grasshoppers bounce off my…
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Peep Show Rehab Post #3
Agility, Canine RehabDay 35, out of 90, slowly dragging by. Everyday, when I sit on the floor and do Peep’s range of motion stretches, I wonder if we will return to agility. Not because of the recovery, I am sure it will…
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Peep Show Rehab Post #2
Agility, Canine RehabDay 25 out of 90 in shoulder hobbles. At least I can take them off and put them on easily during our therapy sessions at 4Paws Rehabilition & Wellness Clinic; practice makes perfect! Keeping Peep entertained during his crate/x-pen rest…
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Dog Training is Life Skillz
AgilityMy dogs love me, they do agility because I ask them to, but they would be just as happy going for a walk or chasing Frisbees. It has always been hard for me to keep a neutral perspective with dog…
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Peep’s Shoulder and Psoas Rehab Post 1
Agility, Canine RehabPeep is on day 14 out of 90 in hobbles on crate rest. To catch everyone up here is the story leading up to his diagnoses and treatment; I am super happy we are moving forward again! One week before…
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